What is William Blair’s Forecast for IRDM Q4 Earnings?

Iridium Communications Inc (NASDAQ:IRDM) – Research analysts at William Blair reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Iridium Communications in a report released on Thursday, October 23rd. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings per share of $0.22 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $0.26. The consensus estimate for Iridium Communications’ current full-year earnings is $0.89 per share. William Blair also issued estimates for Iridium Communications’ FY2026 earnings at $0.94 EPS.

Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 23rd. The technology company reported $0.35 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.26 by $0.09. The firm had revenue of $226.94 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $222.13 million. Iridium Communications had a return on equity of 24.93% and a net margin of 14.44%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 6.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.21 EPS.

IRDM has been the topic of a number of other reports. Morgan Stanley decreased their target price on Iridium Communications from $40.00 to $37.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, August 1st. Barclays decreased their target price on Iridium Communications from $31.00 to $25.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday, October 1st. Weiss Ratings cut Iridium Communications from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “sell (d+)” rating in a report on Saturday. Raymond James Financial cut Iridium Communications from a “strong-buy” rating to an “outperform” rating and decreased their target price for the stock from $39.00 to $26.00 in a report on Thursday, September 11th. Finally, BWS Financial reaffirmed a “sell” rating and issued a $16.00 target price on shares of Iridium Communications in a report on Friday. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $29.67.

Iridium Communications Stock Performance

IRDM stock opened at $17.95 on Monday. The company has a market cap of $1.90 billion, a P/E ratio of 15.88, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.65 and a beta of 0.70. Iridium Communications has a 1 year low of $17.08 and a 1 year high of $34.45. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.02, a current ratio of 2.67 and a quick ratio of 1.93. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $20.26 and its 200-day moving average price is $24.55.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Iridium Communications

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. Quantinno Capital Management LP raised its holdings in Iridium Communications by 3.1% during the second quarter. Quantinno Capital Management LP now owns 15,199 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $459,000 after acquiring an additional 461 shares during the period. Intech Investment Management LLC raised its holdings in Iridium Communications by 0.7% during the second quarter. Intech Investment Management LLC now owns 66,921 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,019,000 after acquiring an additional 473 shares during the period. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Iridium Communications by 37.2% during the first quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 1,757 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $48,000 after acquiring an additional 476 shares during the period. IFM Investors Pty Ltd raised its holdings in Iridium Communications by 3.7% during the first quarter. IFM Investors Pty Ltd now owns 13,402 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $366,000 after acquiring an additional 480 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Iridium Communications by 14.1% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 3,961 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $108,000 after acquiring an additional 488 shares during the period. 84.36% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

About Iridium Communications

Iridium Communications Inc provides mobile voice and data communications services and products to businesses, the United States and international governments, non-governmental organizations, and consumers worldwide. The company offers postpaid mobile voice and data satellite communications; prepaid mobile voice satellite communications; push-to-talk; broadband data; and Internet of Things (IoT) services.