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Iridium Communications Inc.
Communication Services · Telecom Services · NMS
$51.39
Close 2026-05-28
✓ ETHICAL PASS

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 100%
Full financial profile available
Market Cap
$5.4B
Trailing P/E
50.88
Forward P/E
38.35
Rev Growth
+1.9%
Profit Margin
12.1%
ROE
21.4%
Analyst Target
$40.00
Recommendation
BUY
About Iridium Communications Inc.

Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and foreign governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers in the United States, Canada, and internationally. The company offers mobile satellite communications services for land mobile end users and aviation sectors; broadband terminals, embedded devices, and handsets for merchant shipping, fishing, leisure and research vessels, and specialized watercraft; satellite-based IoT services; hosted payload and other data services; and other data services and engineering services. It also provides postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; Internet of Things (IoT); and satellite time and location services. In addition, the company offers personnel tracking devices; asset tracking devices for equipment, vehicles, and aircrafts; beyond-line-of-sight aircraft communications applications; maritime communications applications; specialized communications solutions for high-value individuals; and mobile communications and data devices for the military and other government agencies, such as secure satellite handsets; and maintenance services for the U.S. government's dedicated gateway. Further, it provides satellite handsets, voice and data modems, broadband data devices, and IoT data devices; and various accessories for its devices that include batteries, holsters, earbud headphones, portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, USB data cables, and charging units. The company sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that include service providers, and value-added resellers and value-added manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Iridium Holdings LLC and changed its name to Iridium Communications Inc. in September 2009. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.

Ethical Screen
Business ActivityPASS
Debt RatioN/A
Cash RatioN/A
Receivables RatioN/A
Revenue Ratio (0.00%)PASS
OverallPASS
Score Ethical: 64.7
Score Valuation: 36.5
Score Quality: 68.2
Score Combined: 49.6

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Opportunity Scores
Valuation18.6
Quality69.7
Cash Flow58.2
Moat40.0
Balance Sheet0.0
Debt Purity50.0
Liquid Purity50.0
Rev Purity100.0
Compliance100.0
Tier: BRONZE · Score: 44.1 · Rank: #3314
Insider Transactions
No insider transaction data.
Top Institutional Holders
No institutional holder data.
Additional Fundamentals
Enterprise Value
$7.1B
Price/Book
11.57
Beta
0.798
Analysts
8
Total Revenue (TTM)
$875.8M
Total Debt
$1.8B
Earnings Growth
-25.9%
Dividend Yield
117.0%
Rec. Mean
2.10
Short Ratio
2.18
Short % Float
0.1%
Employees
975

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Trade Consideration
The Opportunity
Score 49.6 (P73 — top 27.3% of scored tickers). Unknown Moat. Ethical PASS. 8 analysts at Buy.
Price: $51.39 | Target: $36.38 (+-29%)
Score
50
Moat
Unknown
Conviction
Standard
Upside
+-29%
The Fundamentals
Revenue Growth+1.9%
Profit Margin12.1%
ROE21.4%
Forward P/E38.4
Market Cap$5.4B
Position Sizing Scenarios
Stop: $43.68 (-15%) | Entry: $51.39
SharesCostProfit to TargetR:R
To Consensus ($36.38, 8 analysts)
10$513.90+$-150.20 (-29%)-1.9R
50$2,569.50+$-751.00 (-29%)-1.9R
100$5,139.00+$-1,502.00 (-29%)-1.9R
Risk Factors
  • Valuation stretched on forward earnings
The Verdict
Iridium Communications Inc. passes all ethical screens and holds a unknown competitive moat.
Quantitative Grade

A single score combining all analytical layers below. A is strongest, D is weakest.

A
Quant Score
79.5
Risk Grade
LOW_RISK
Layers
7
Risk Profile

How much could this ticker lose on a bad day? These metrics measure worst-case scenarios from historical data.

VaR 95%
-4.8%
worst expected daily loss, 19 in 20 days
CVaR 95%
-7.3%
avg loss on the worst 5% of days
Annual Volatility
Sortino Ratio
0.73
above 1.0 is good
Max Drawdown
-51.7%
Worst Day
Forward Outlook

Based on 10,000 simulated price paths, here is the probability of where this ticker could be in 30, 60, and 90 days.

30d Prob Up
90d Prob Up
Median Return 30d
Liquidity Score
75
Liquidity Grade
LIQUID
Trend & Momentum

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Kalman Trend
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Momentum Signal
HMM Regime
RSI Signal
Technical Signals

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MA Crossover
ABOVE_200
Bollinger Position
NEAR_UPPER
Beta
Relative Volume
1.2x
Short Interest
Financial Health

Is this company financially sound? The Z-Score measures bankruptcy risk. The F-Score measures fundamental strength.

Altman Z-Score
below 1.81 = distress zone
Piotroski F-Score
Earnings Beat Rate
Earnings Consistency
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Seasonality

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Best Day
Thursday
Worst Day
Tuesday
Best Month
May
Worst Month
Sep
Fri-Mon Effect
0.06626001732849011
Momentum Rankings

How does this ticker's recent performance compare to the entire universe? Ranked across 1, 3, 6, and 12-month returns.

1M Return
+37.2%
3M Return
+129.3%
6M Return
+218.6%
12M Return
+100.8%
Momentum Rank
#94
Momentum Signal
STRONG_UP

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