IRDM Iridium Communications Inc. stock chart & analysis
Conviction 56Consumer DiscretionaryScan · Fri, Nov 6, 2026Iridium Communications Inc. (IRDM) closed at $44.04 (+4.81%) on Nov 6, 2026. Price is below its 50-day and above its 200-day moving average. RSI(14) 44, RS Rating 97, -23.0% from its 52-week high, +153.3% year to date. Sector: Consumer Discretionary · Communications Services, Nec.
Financials as of Wed, Sep 30, 2026 · quarterly.
IRDM technical analysis
Trend
IRDM's moving averages are mixed — no clean uptrend or downtrend. It closed 5.3% below the 50-day ($46.47) and 9.1% above the 200-day ($40.37). ADX(14) at 25 points to a moderate trend. It meets 5 of 8 trend-template criteria.
Momentum
RSI(14) is 44, in the bearish half of its range. MACD crossed below its signal line 3 sessions ago. Its RS Rating of 97 puts its weighted 12-month performance ahead of about 97% of the US market.
Volume and volatility
Volume on the latest session ran 0.9× its 20-day average. It trades about $37.4M a day on average. ATR(14) is $1.29, 2.9% of price — its typical daily range. On-balance volume is trending down.
Key levels
The chart pattern's support is $43.36 and its resistance $49.49. The 52-week range is $15.65 to $57.18; price is 23.0% below the high and 181.4% above the low. The VWAP anchored at the 52-week high is $47.82, above price.
Performance
IRDM returned -2.0% (1 week), -7.4% (1 month), -10.7% (3 months), +6.2% (6 months), +145.0% (1 year), +153.3% (year to date).
About Iridium Communications Inc.
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.
Communications Services, Nec · Listed 2008 · 975 employees
Signal lifecycle
How this symbol has moved through the lanes across 60 scans — each scan is re-classified from that day's price, so gaps are days it dropped off the board entirely.
- Setting upAug 211 scan
- Breaking out nowSep 211 scan
Insider activity
SEC Form 4 transactions in IRDM
| Insider | Side | Shares | Value | Traded | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DESCH MATTHEW J Chief Executive Officer · Common Stock · 2026-10-22 | Gift | 42.8K | — | 2026-10-22 | 2026-10-26 |
Alterman Louis M Director · Common Stock · 2026-09-30 | Grant | 43.3 | — | 2026-09-30 | 2026-10-02 |
Scheimreif Scott EVP-Government Programs · Common Stock · 2026-09-01 | Tax | 2.21K | $104K | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-02 |
DESCH MATTHEW J Chief Executive Officer · Common Stock · 2026-09-01 | Tax | 9.58K | $450K | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-02 |
Last Timothy James EVP, Sales & Marketing · Common Stock · 2026-09-01 | Tax | 1.5K | $71K | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-02 |
Kapalka Timothy CAO Iridium Satellite LLC · Common Stock · 2026-09-01 | Tax | 693 | $33K | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-02 |
O'Neill Vincent James Chief Financial Officer · Common Stock · 2026-09-01 | Tax | 1.46K | $69K | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-02 |
McBride Suzanne E. Chief Operations Officer · Common Stock · 2026-09-01 | Tax | 3.62K | $170K | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-02 |
Morgan Kathleen A. Chief Legal Officer · Common Stock · 2026-09-01 | Tax | 2.05K | $96K | 2026-09-01 | 2026-09-02 |
McBride Suzanne E. Chief Operations Officer · Common Stock · 2026-08-20 | Gift | 17.4K | — | 2026-08-20 | 2026-08-21 |
SEC filings
EDGAR filings in IRDM · 10 recent
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