Stock Research: Iridium Communications

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Iridium Communications

NSQ:IRDM US46269C1027
24
  • Value
    56
  • Growth
    9
  • Safety
    Safety
    32
  • Combined
    13
  • Sentiment
    65
  • 360° View
    360° View
    24
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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 24 (better than 24% 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 56, 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 56% of alternative stocks in the same industry. The consolidated Sentiment Rank has a good rank of 65, which means that professional investors are more optimistic about the stock than for 65% of alternative investment opportunities. But the consolidated Growth Rank has a low rank of 9, 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 32, meaning the company has a riskier financing structure than 68 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: 19-Mar-2026.

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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
56 5 6 3
Growth
9 49 5 28
Safety
Safety
32 28 25 29
Sentiment
65 99 92 97
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24 30 12 20
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Analyst Opinions
44 78 89 56
Opinions Change
50 70 72 50
Pro Holdings
n/a 96 34 74
Market Pulse
51 82 83 88
Sentiment
65 99 92 97
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Value
56 5 6 3
Growth
9 49 5 28
Safety Safety
32 28 25 29
Combined
13 6 1 1
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Price vs. Sales (P/S)
43 13 5 5
Price vs. Earnings (P/E)
42 3 4 1
Price vs. Book (P/B)
31 3 9 17
Dividend Yield
89 58 56 54
Value
56 5 6 3
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Revenue Growth
23 60 29 54
Profit Growth
45 43 8 81
Capital Growth
17 29 12 19
Stock Returns
21 61 25 15
Growth
9 49 5 28
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Metrics Current 2025 2024 2023
Leverage
11 19 50 60
Refinancing
54 59 53 47
Liquidity
49 40 22 18
Safety Safety
32 28 25 29

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With good value and positive sentiment, but low growth and risky financing, this combination is generally dangerous as debt requires growth to sustain it. Only investors with a strong belief in future growth potential and a high-risk tolerance should consider this stock.

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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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