Iridium Communications Inc (NASDAQ: IRDM) has a price-to-earnings ratio that is above its average at 27.45x. The stock has a 36-month beta value of 0.75. Opinions on the stock are mixed, with 6 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 2 as “overweight,” 1 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for IRDM is 94.20M, and at present, short sellers hold a 8.06% of that float. On June 13, 2025, the average trading volume of IRDM was 1.34M shares.
IRDM) stock’s latest price update
The stock price of Iridium Communications Inc (NASDAQ: IRDM) has surged by 1.60 when compared to previous closing price of 28.77, but the company has seen a 10.26% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. globenewswire.com reported 2025-06-11 that DENVER, June 11, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — New Iridium, a sustainable chemical innovation company pioneering low-carbon and clean chemistry technologies, today announced it has raised $2.65 million in seed financing. This funding builds on support from the National Science Foundation and U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), including a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the Bioenergy Technologies Office (BETO) and ENERGYWERX Vouchers awarded through the DOE’s Office of Technology Commercialization (OTC).
IRDM’s Market Performance
IRDM’s stock has risen by 10.26% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 13.91% and a quarterly rise of 8.78%. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.42% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.84% for Iridium Communications Inc The simple moving average for the last 20 days is 10.47% for IRDM stock, with a simple moving average of 3.54% for the last 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of IRDM
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IRDM stocks, with Oppenheimer repeating the rating for IRDM by listing it as a “Outperform.” The predicted price for IRDM in the upcoming period, according to Oppenheimer is $34 based on the research report published on May 05, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Cantor Fitzgerald gave a rating of “Overweight” to IRDM, setting the target price at $40 in the report published on January 24th of the current year.
IRDM Trading at 15.58% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought IRDM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -18.47% of loss for the given period.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IRDM starting from Kapalka Timothy, who sale 1,922 shares at the price of $26.08 back on Jun 03 ’25. After this action, Kapalka Timothy now owns 39,737 shares of Iridium Communications Inc, valued at $50,126 using the latest closing price.
Olson Eric T, the Director of Iridium Communications Inc, sale 4,955 shares at $34.03 during a trade that took place back on Feb 18 ’25, which means that Olson Eric T is holding 137,557 shares at $168,619 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for IRDM
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.25 for the present operating margin
- 0.68 for the gross margin
The net margin for Iridium Communications Inc stands at 0.15. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 18.01, with 4.62 for asset returns.
Based on Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM), the company’s capital structure generated 0.78 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.2. The debt to equity ratio resting at 3.49. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 2.29.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 415.67 million with net debt to EBITDA at 4.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 5.84. The receivables turnover for the company is 7.98for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32. The liquidity ratio also appears to be rather interesting for investors as it stands at 1.99.
Conclusion
To sum up, Iridium Communications Inc (IRDM) has seen a better performance recently. Analysts have differing views on the stock, with some seeing it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
