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Iridium Communications Inc IRDM Stock Quote

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NASDAQ: IRDM

Last close prices updated as of Jun 05, 2023, 12:22 PM EST | USD | BATS BZX Real-Time Price
  • Last Close 62.61
  • Sector Communication Services
  • Industry Telecom Services
  • Investment Style Mid Growth
  • Day Range 60.52  –  62.47
  • Year Range 33.88  –  68.34
  • Market Cap 7.6845 Bil
  • Volume / Avg 225,208.0 /  689,199.6
  • Price / Sales 10.68
  • Price / Book 7.26
  • Forward Div Yield 0.83%
  • Trailing Div Yield 0.43%

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Company Profile IRDM

Business Description

Iridium Communications Inc offers voice and data communications services and products to businesses, U.S. and international government agencies, and other customers on a global basis. The company is a provider of mobile voice and data communications services through a constellation of low earth-orbiting satellites. Reaching across land, sea, and air, including the polar regions, 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 around the world.

Contact
1750 Tysons Boulevard, Suite 1400
McLean, VA, 22102
Industry Telecom Services
Employees 663

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Price
61.0344.721.17
Currency
USDUSDUSD
Change
−$1.59 (2.53%) −$2.49 (5.26%) −$0.02 (1.27%)
Market Cap
7.68 Bil3.44 Bil2.10 Bil
Industry
Telecom Services Communication Equipment Telecom Services Telecom Services
Sector
Communication Services
Technology
Communication Services
Communication Services

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FAQs for Iridium Communications Inc Stock

Yes. IRDM has a forward dividend yield of 0.83%. See IRDM’s full dividends and stock split history on the Dividend tab.
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IRDM’s market cap is 7.68 Bil.
Market capitalization is calculated by taking a company’s share price and multiplying it by the total number of shares. It’s often used to measure a company’s size. In the Morningstar Style Box, large-cap names account for the largest 70% of U.S. stocks, mid-cap names account for the largest 70–90%, and small-cap names are the remaining 10% of companies.

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IRDM’s stock style is Mid Growth.
Style is an investment factor that has a meaningful impact on investment risk and returns. Style is calculated by combining value and growth scores, which are first individually calculated.

High-growth stocks tend to represent the technology, healthcare, and communications sectors. They rarely distribute dividends to shareholders, opting for reinvestment in their businesses. More value-oriented stocks tend to represent financial services, utilities, and energy stocks. These are established companies that reliably pay dividends.

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IRDM’s price/sales is 10.68.
Price/sales represents the amount an investor is willing to pay for a dollar generated from a particular company’s sales or revenues.

IRDM’s price/forward earnings is 447.21.
Forward P/E gives some indication of how cheap or expensive a stock is compared with consensus earnings estimates. The lower the Forward P/E, the cheaper the stock.

IRDM’s price/book is 7.26.
Price/book ratio can tell investors approximately how much they’re paying for a company’s assets, based on historical, rather than current, valuations. Historical valuations generally do not reflect a company’s current market value. Value investors frequently look for companies that have low price/book ratios.

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IRDM’s beta can be found in Trading Information at the top of this page.
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