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Iridium Communications Inc

IRDM · Nasdaq

CommunicationsSatellite & Specialty CommsJust dropped outSpace Economy

IRDM stood above a rising 150-day average in 29 of the last 52 weekly readings, and has been out of that trend for the last 1 week. It is 1.1% below that average now. Satellite & Specialty Comms: 20% of its 5 stocks in an uptrend (−40 points in four weeks); Communications: 29% (−6 points in four weeks).

SEC filings

Statistics

Rotation: Just dropped out
Weeks in an uptrend: out for 1
Industry in uptrend: 20% -40 in 4 wk
Insider buys, 12 months: $871K
Insider sales, 12 months: $40.2M
Officials’ trades on record: 4
Institutions holding: 438 (+93)

In the rotation

Each square a week: lit when it closed above a rising 150-day average. 29 of 52 weeks.

21 Apr – 20 Oct

Satellite & Specialty Comms: A minority of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has fallen sharply over four weeks. Communications: A minority of its stocks are in an uptrend and the share has been slipping.

Money in and out

1 Nov 2024 – 1 Oct 2026

Open-market buys above the line and sales below, in dollars.

Congress and officials

4 disclosed lines: House 3, Senate 0, executive 1; 2 people.

Who	Did	Amount	Traded
Donald J. Trump Executive branch: Office of Government EthicsWhite House Office	bought	$15k–$50k	30 Jan 2026filed 14 May 2026
James B. Renacci House: U.S. House ClerkOH16	sold	$1k–$15k	23 Oct 2017filed 6 Nov 2017
James B. Renacci House: U.S. House ClerkOH16	sold	$1k–$15k	20 Oct 2017filed 6 Nov 2017
James B. Renacci House: U.S. House ClerkOH16	bought	$1k–$15k	6 Sep 2016filed 21 Sep 2016

Insiders

Buy orders, 12 months2

Sale orders, 12 months14

Buyers · sellers2 · 6

Who	Did	Shares	Traded
Timothy James LastEVP, Sales & Marketing	sold	5,769at $46.35	15 Sep 2026filed 16 Sep 2026
Timothy James LastEVP, Sales & Marketing	sold	2,013at $47.36	3 Sep 2026filed 4 Sep 2026
Thomas FitzpatrickDirector	sold	15,046at $49.20	18 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026
Eric T. OlsonDirector	sold	8,000at $50.61	17 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026
Kathleen A. MorganChief Legal Officer	sold	32,648at $50.34	17 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026
Kathleen A. MorganChief Legal Officer	sold	544at $50.85	17 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026
Suzanne E. McBrideChief Operations Officer	sold	85,454at $50.28	17 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026
Timothy KapalkaCAO Iridium Satellite LLC	sold	13,473at $50.51	17 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026
Timothy James LastEVP, Sales & Marketing	sold	19,021at $50.33	17 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026
Timothy James LastEVP, Sales & Marketing	sold	500at $50.88	17 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026
Thomas FitzpatrickDirector	sold	209,233at $50.22	17 Aug 2026filed 19 Aug 2026
Timothy KapalkaCAO Iridium Satellite LLC	sold	2,043at $33.00	6 Apr 2026filed 6 Apr 2026

Lines filed since 2 January 2026, newest first; every insider’s older lines are on their own page.

Institutions

Holders438+93 on the quarter

New · exited149 · 57

Reported value$4.8B

Quarter to 30 Jun 2026, against 31 Mar 2026; newest filing 31 Aug 2026.

Manager	Shares	Change
BlackRock, Inc.reduced · filed 7 Aug 2026	13,447,338$737.6M	-492,280−3.5%
AQR CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 14 Aug 2026	6,847,072$374.3M	+3,929,245+134.7%
VANGUARD PORTFOLIO MANAGEMENT LLCreduced · filed 13 Aug 2026	5,440,399$298.4M	-651,350−10.7%
AMERICAN CENTURY COMPANIES INCadded · filed 12 Aug 2026	4,856,440$266.4M	+1,386,486+40.0%
STATE STREET CORPreduced · filed 7 Aug 2026	4,733,714$259.6M	-316,452−6.3%
VANGUARD CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLCadded · filed 13 Aug 2026	4,232,161$232.1M	+120,836+2.9%
Silver Heights Capital Management Increduced · filed 12 Aug 2026	3,274,947$179.6M	-1,870,532−36.4%
Gotham Asset Management, LLCreduced · filed 14 Aug 2026	2,514,317$137.9M	-839,654−25.0%
DIMENSIONAL FUND ADVISORS LPadded · filed 11 Aug 2026	2,357,845$129.3M	+198,784+9.2%
GEODE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, LLCadded · filed 12 Aug 2026	2,044,823$112.2M	+37,812+1.9%

31 Mar 2023 – 30 Jun 2026

News

Rocket Lab Jumps 6% as FCC Clears First Hurdle on Iridium Deal; Iridium Communications Barely Budgesaol.com · 17 Sep 2026 Iridium Communications Inc.: Iridium, Deutsche Telekom IoT, and Toyota Demonstrate Voice Messaging over Satellite via Iridium NTN Directfinanznachrichten.de · 10 Sep 2026

Everyone who traded it

Eric T. Olson Director · last 30 Sep 20260 · 2

Jacqueline E. Yeaney Director · last 30 Sep 20260 · 0

Kay Sears Director · last 30 Sep 20260 · 0

Leon Anthony Frazier Director · last 30 Sep 20261 · 0

Louis M. Alterman Director · last 30 Sep 20260 · 0

Monique S. Shivanandan Director · last 30 Sep 20260 · 0

Robert H. Niehaus Director · last 30 Sep 202611 · 9

Thomas C. Canfield Director · last 30 Sep 20269 · 8

Thomas Fitzpatrick Director · last 30 Sep 20262 · 19

Timothy James Last EVP, Sales & Marketing · last 15 Sep 20260 · 4

Kathleen A. Morgan Chief Legal Officer · last 1 Sep 20260 · 6

Matthew J. Desch Chief Executive Officer · last 1 Sep 202612 · 32

Same industry

GSAT GlobalstarIn trend+4%

TSAT TelesatNot moving yet-12%

GILT Gilat Satellite NetworksNot moving yet-42%

ASTS AST SpaceMobileNot moving yet-45%

Distance from each stock’s own 150-day average.

Government contracts

No federal award is tied to it.

From its SEC filings

Operating profit marginFY 2025 · to 31 Dec 202527.1%

Free cash flow marginFY 2025 · to 31 Dec 202534.4%

Return on capital employedFY 2025 · to 31 Dec 20259.8%

Cash conversionFY 2025 · to 31 Dec 2025350%

Debt to equityFY 2025 · to 31 Dec 20253.81×

Interest coverFY 2025 · to 31 Dec 202516.05×

Research spendFY 2025 · to 31 Dec 20252.3%

Dividend growthFY 2025 · to 31 Dec 20250.0%

Share count trendFY 2025 · to 6 Feb 2026-2.7%

Cash and equivalentsFY 2025 · to 31 Dec 2025$96.5M

Free cash flowFY 2025 · to 31 Dec 2025$299.8M

Analyst forecasts

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