Iridium Communications

IRDM

Market cap $2.59B

Iridium Communications (IRDM) is upgraded to a strong buy due to positive momentum, discounted valuation, and upcoming growth catalysts. IRDM's fundamentals remain robust, with sector-leading margins and operational efficiency; 2025 revenue grew 5% to $871.55 million and net income rose 1%. Commercialization of NTN Direct and PNT ASICs, plus potential enterprise alliances, are expected to drive topline growth and support a 39% stock upside.

Smaller, purpose-built, and designed for scale, the new Iridium 9604 unifies satellite, cellular, and GNSS in a single platform engineered for global IoT MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 24, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM), a leading provider of global voice, data, and positioning, navigation, and timing (PNT) satellite services, today unveiled the Iridium 9604, a compact, three-in-one IoT module that integrates Iridium Short Burst Data® (SBD®) satellite service, LTE-M cellular connectivity, and GNSS positioning into a single platform.

MCLEAN, Va., Feb. 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Iridium Communications Inc. (Nasdaq: IRDM) ("Iridium"), a leading provider of global voice, data, and PNT satellite services, today announced its participation in the following investor events: Barclays Communications and Content Symposium Date: Tuesday, February 24, 2026 Raymond James 47th Annual Institutional Investors Conference Date: Tuesday, March 3, 2026 (webcast session at 3:25 p.m.

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Iridium shares surged 21% on Q4 2025 EPS beat, as recurring service revenue offset equipment slump and IoT growth fueled 2025 sales.

Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) Q4 2025 Earnings Call Transcript

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for Iridium (IRDM) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended December 2025, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

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Iridium Communications (IRDM) came out with quarterly earnings of $0.24 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $0.23 per share. This compares to earnings of $0.31 per share a year ago.