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Iridium Communications

IRDM

Market cap $5.03B

47.47 USD

-0.09

0.19%

At close Updated Oct 9, 4:00 PM EDT

Pre-market

After hours

47.47

0.00

0%

1 day

-0.19%

5 days

-2.51%

1 month

0.87%

3 months

-6.2%

6 months

37%

Year to date

167.29%

1 year

140.72%

5 years

28.23%

10 years

467.82%

About: Iridium Communications Inc is the commercial provider of communications services offering true globalised coverage, connecting people, organizations, and assets to and from anywhere, in real time. The company is a provider of mobile voice and data communications services through a constellation of low-earth-orbiting satellites. Iridium's solutions are ideally suited for industries such as maritime, aviation, government/military, emergency/humanitarian services, mining, forestry, oil and gas, heavy equipment, transportation, and utilities. Iridium also provides service to subscribers from the U.S. Department of Defense, as well as other civil and government agencies world-wide. The Company operates in one business segment, providing satellite communications services and products.

Employees: 975

Communication Services Telecom Services

News

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Sentiment 3-Months

Positive 42.9%

Neutral 45.7%

Negative 11.4%

Rocket Lab: Iridium Could Explode EBITDA, But A Wildcard Decides If It's Worth It

Rocket Lab tore up its $3.6 billion bridge loan without borrowing a dollar, and the Iridium deal is now fully funded. Iridium's roughly $500 million of annual EBITDA turns Rocket Lab's $80 million EBITDA loss into about $420 million, before Neutron. Up to 72 million new shares are coming, but only 17 million hinge on the collar's stock-price window.

Rocket Lab: Iridium Could Explode EBITDA, But A Wildcard Decides If It's Worth It

24/7 Wall Street

3 Space Stocks Worth Owning This October

Space investing in October 2026 calls for discipline. Rising defense budgets, the Golden Dome missile defense initiative and growing demand for direct-to-device satellite connectivity are raising the whole sector.

3 Space Stocks Worth Owning This October

The Motley Fool

Rocket Lab Sold $1.9 Billion of New Stock to Pay for Iridium. Here's the Dilution Math.

Rocket Lab raised $1.94 billion by selling about 29.3 million new shares at an average price of about $66 each. The completed stock sale let the company cancel the $3.6 billion bridge loan backing its pending acquisition of Iridium.

Rocket Lab Sold $1.9 Billion of New Stock to Pay for Iridium. Here's the Dilution Math.

24/7 Wall Street

Rocket Lab Jumps 6% as FCC Clears First Hurdle on Iridium Deal; Iridium Communications Barely Budges

Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB | RKLB Price Prediction) shares are rallying after a first-step regulatory clearance on its planned acquisition, while the target, Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM), is barely moving on the same news.

Rocket Lab Jumps 6% as FCC Clears First Hurdle on Iridium Deal; Iridium Communications Barely Budges

Rocket Lab Fully Finances Its Iridium Deal — Here's What Else Happened This Week

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB) had a busy week that included a fresh Electron launch, an analyst initiation and a major financing milestone for its pending Iridium acquisition.

Rocket Lab Fully Finances Its Iridium Deal — Here's What Else Happened This Week

The Motley Fool

Rocket Lab Raises Funds To Prepare For Closing Of Iridium Acquisition

Rocket Lab announced that it had completed an equity offering to help fund its acquisition of Iridium. The $1.94 billion capital raise, together with its existing cash balance, is sufficient to complete the deal.

Rocket Lab Raises Funds To Prepare For Closing Of Iridium Acquisition

24/7 Wall Street

Rocket Lab Rises 3% on Iridium Deal Optimism; SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile Slip 1%

Rocket Lab Corporation (NASDAQ:RKLB | RKLB Price Prediction) stock is rising 3% to $64.14 in Tuesday morning trading as investors respond to progress on the company's planned acquisition of Iridium Communications. Rocket Lab completed a $1.

Rocket Lab Rises 3% on Iridium Deal Optimism; SpaceX and AST SpaceMobile Slip 1%

Iridium: A Merger-Arb Hold At Current Levels

I rate Iridium a Hold with a $48 target, reflecting limited upside versus deal risk and timeline. The current valuation is driven by the pending Rocket Lab merger, not IRDM's standalone fundamentals. Deal structure, regulatory approvals, and RKLB share price at close are the primary catalysts and risks.

Iridium: A Merger-Arb Hold At Current Levels

Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and Toyota Demonstrate Voice Messaging over Satellite via Iridium NTN Direct

Newly completed roaming agreement extends Deutsche Telekom's IoT coverage onto Iridium's satellite network MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 10, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice, data, aircraft surveillance, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, and Deutsche Telekom IoT (DT IoT) today announced the successful transmission of a voice message over Iridium NTN Direct℠ in a demonstration with Toyota.

Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and Toyota Demonstrate Voice Messaging over Satellite via Iridium NTN Direct

The Motley Fool

Iridium CEO Sells Over 9,500 Shares as Rocket Lab Is Poised to Acquire the Company

The disposal of 9,583 shares at $46.98 per share represented a transaction value of ~$450,209 as of the September 1, 2026 transaction date. The traded shares were equal to 0.66% of the stake held by the insider before the filing.

Iridium CEO Sells Over 9,500 Shares as Rocket Lab Is Poised to Acquire the Company

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