Ticker brief
IRDM IRIDIUM COMMUNICATIONS INC
Communications · Telecommunications
last close
$44.40
1 day
+1.4%
14 days
-6.5%
mkt cap
$5.7B
signals 14d
15
authors 14d
9
crowd 14d
-1.1σ
Options inteloptions-surface reads · latest available day per source
| metric | reading | context |
|---|---|---|
| IV — ATM 30d | 36% cheap · 2 pctile own 1y | IV/HV 1.49× (as of 2026-08-25) |
| Skew — 25Δ RR 30d | +0.007 39 pctile own 1y | balanced vs own range |
| Net dealer OI (NDOI) | +2.26 elevated | 5-session Δ +0.87 (as of 2026-07-06) |
| OI alarm | quiet | last alarm 2026-06-24 (z=10.7) |
Sentiment — last 14 days
daily mean sentiment, 2026-10-07 → 2026-10-15 · now +0.13 (−1 bearish … +1 bullish)
Who spoke9
| author | grade | trader score | signals | mean sent |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| @SpaceSector001 | C | -0.16 | 5 | +0.14 |
| @BinDollarSign | C | -0.98 | 2 | +0.45 |
| @SpacBobby | C | -6.05 | 2 | +0.18 |
| @CNBCMorningCall | C | -0.38 | 1 | +0.00 |
| @Semicon_player | C | -2.51 | 1 | +0.35 |
| @StockSavvyShay | B | -1.05 | 1 | +0.10 |
| @USAnt_IDEA | C | -0.64 | 1 | +0.60 |
| @Tickeron | C | +1.53 | 1 | -0.15 |
| @EmmanuelInvest | C | -1.12 | 1 | +0.00 |
Recent signals15of 15 in 14d — receipts included
| date (PT) | author | sent | what they said | since then | receipt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-15 | @EmmanuelInvest | +0.00 | The author lists scheduled macro releases and earnings to monitor during the session. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @Tickeron | -0.15 | Notes the Q3 reporting date and prior-quarter earnings miss without current results. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @SpacBobby | +0.15 | Clear Street cuts RKLB launch, revenue and EBITDA forecasts but remains positive on long-term demand and IRDM synergies. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @SpaceSector001 | +0.05 | Summarizes Neutron's delay, manufacturing issues, upgrades and production progress. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-15 | @USAnt_IDEA | +0.60 | Expects Starshield restrictions to drive defense customers toward alternative satellite networks. | -1.3% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @SpacBobby | +0.20 | Buy RKLB dips going forward despite the Neutron delay. — Explicitly plans to buy future RKLB dips while arguing the launch delay is manageable. | -3.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @StockSavvyShay | +0.10 | Argues ASTS could rerate sharply based on projected growth, valuation and an RKLB-IRDM transaction comparison. | -3.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-14 | @Semicon_player | +0.35 | Altair will integrate Iridium satellite connectivity into cellular-IoT chipsets, potentially expanding service revenue. | -3.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-13 | @SpaceSector001 | +0.30 | Reports testing of Iridium links for drones in the context of Rocket Lab's planned deal. | -5.0% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | @BinDollarSign | +0.20 | Summarizes a 37-page US space-sector report covering six focus companies and pending deals. | -6.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-11 | @BinDollarSign | +0.70 | Maps the space sector and reports IRDM's 170.9% rise after RKLB's $54-per-share bid. | -6.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @SpaceSector001 | +0.00 | Compares the competing direct-to-device communications strategies and cautions that TAM is not revenue. | -6.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-09 | @CNBCMorningCall | +0.00 | Promotes a discussion of satellite connectivity, spectrum acquisitions and competitive dynamics. | -6.5% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-08 | @SpaceSector001 | +0.00 | Summarizes Rocket Lab's latest Neutron testing milestones and remains explicitly bullish. | -6.6% | tweet ↗ |
| 2026-10-07 | @SpaceSector001 | +0.35 | Keep accumulating RKLB as its acquisition, backlog and supply-chain businesses advance. — Explicitly says the author will keep accumulating RKLB after citing takeover and backlog developments. | -8.2% | tweet ↗ |
“Since then” = price move from the close on the signal's date (PT) to the latest close — what happened after they said it, not a backtest. A — means no trading session has closed since the signal yet. Sentiment is our extracted per-tweet score, −1…+1.