Stock Research: Iridium Communications

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Iridium Communications

NSQ:IRDM US46269C1027
21
  • Value
    54
  • Growth
    17
  • Safety
    Safety
    23
  • Combined
    12
  • Sentiment
    55
  • 360° View
    360° View
    21
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Company Description

Iridium Communications Inc. provides mobile voice and data satellite communications globally. It operates in land mobile, maritime, aviation, IoT, and government sectors. Iridium offers services worldwide. In the last fiscal year, the company had a market cap of $3,409 million, profits of $600 million, and revenue of $831 million, with 873 employees.

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ANALYSIS: With an Obermatt 360° View of 21 (better than 21% compared with alternatives), overall professional sentiment and financial characteristics for the stock Iridium Communications are critical, mostly below average. The 360° View is based on consolidating four consolidated indicators, with half the metrics below and half above average for Iridium Communications. The consolidated Value Rank has an attractive rank of 54, which means that the share price of Iridium Communications is on the lower side compared with the typical size in indicators such as revenues, profits, and invested capital. This means that the stock price is lower than for 54% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 55, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 55% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 17, which means that the company exhibits below-average growth momentum when looking at financial metrics such as revenue, profit, invested capital growth, and stock returns. The consolidated Safety Rank has a riskier rank of 23, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 77 comparable companies when looking at the amount of its debt, its refinancing requirements, and its ability to service debt. ...read more

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Last update: 23-Apr-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
54 5 6 3
Growth
17 49 5 28
Safety
Safety
23 28 25 29
Sentiment
55 99 92 97
360° View
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21 30 12 20
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
39 78 89 56
Opinions Change
50 70 72 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 96 34 74
Market Pulse
50 82 83 88
Sentiment
55 99 92 97
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
54 5 6 3
Growth
17 49 5 28
Safety Safety
23 28 25 29
Combined
12 6 1 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
34 13 5 5
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
35 3 4 1
Price vs. Book (P/B)
24 3 9 17
Dividend Yield
87 58 56 54
Value
54 5 6 3
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
25 60 29 54
Profit Growth
45 43 8 81
Capital Growth
16 29 12 19
Stock Returns
57 61 25 15
Growth
17 49 5 28
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
12 19 50 60
Refinancing
43 59 53 47
Liquidity
49 40 22 18
Safety Safety
23 28 25 29

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The only strength is good value. All other factors (growth, safety, and sentiment) are below average. This stock is highly sensitive to a crisis and is not advisable. Avoid unless you have solid, independent reasons to believe a significant turnaround is imminent.

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The 360° View Rank indicates a company's overall performance across all major financial and non-financial metrics tracked by Obermatt. A 360° View Rank of 75 means the company is more well-rounded than 75% of similar companies. A high score indicates that the company is strong across the board; it is attractively priced, growing sustainably, financially stable, and well-regarded by the market. Learn more.

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