IRDM Insider Trading

Insider Ownership Percentage: 2.40%
Insider Buying (Last 12 Months): $871,300.00
Insider Selling (Last 12 Months): $915,697.11

Iridium Communications Insider Trading History Chart

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Iridium Communications Share Price & Price History

Current Price: $17.54
Price Change: Price Increase of +0.41 (2.39%)
As of 12/4/2025 05:00 PM ET

This chart shows the closing price history over time for IRDM up to the past year.

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Iridium Communications Insider Trading History

Transaction DateInsider NameTitleBuy/SellNumber of SharesAverage Share PriceTotal TransactionShares Held After TransactionDetails
10/31/2025Thomas J. FitzpatrickDirectorSell20,839$18.00$375,102.00231,034View SEC Filing Icon  
10/30/2025Matthew J. DeschCEOBuy20,000$17.33$346,600.001,127,019View SEC Filing Icon  
10/28/2025Robert H. NiehausDirectorBuy30,000$17.49$524,700.00297,363View SEC Filing Icon  
10/28/2025Thomas J. FitzpatrickDirectorSell6,797$18.00$122,346.00251,873View SEC Filing Icon  
10/27/2025Thomas J. FitzpatrickDirectorSell3,331$18.00$59,958.00258,670View SEC Filing Icon  
1/10/2025Thomas J. FitzpatrickDirectorSell12,500$28.53$356,625.00241,030View SEC Filing Icon  
1/2/2025Timothy James LastEVPSell57$29.23$1,666.1130,034View SEC Filing Icon  
11/4/2024Suzanne E McbrideInsiderSell4,420$29.48$130,301.60182,797View SEC Filing Icon  
10/23/2024Robert H. NiehausDirectorSell38,355$29.39$1,127,253.45254,824View SEC Filing Icon  
11/20/2023Matthew J. DeschCEOBuy28,000$37.01$1,036,280.00706,912View SEC Filing Icon  
5/3/2023Bryan J. HartinEVPSell27,835$64.80$1,803,708.0065,101View SEC Filing Icon  
4/25/2023Bryan J. HartinEVPSell8,129$66.01$536,595.2981,601View SEC Filing Icon  
3/14/2023Barry WestDirectorSell4,564$60.50$276,122.0052,455View SEC Filing Icon  
3/13/2023Scott ScheimreifEVPSell96,348$59.79$5,760,646.92138,637View SEC Filing Icon  
3/2/2023Suzanne E McbrideInsiderSell4,669$60.65$283,174.85135,091View SEC Filing Icon  
2/27/2023Thomas C. CanfieldDirectorSell10,036$61.03$612,497.08190,587View SEC Filing Icon  
2/22/2023Barry WestDirectorSell10,900$62.88$685,392.0057,019View SEC Filing Icon  
2/22/2023Kathleen A. MorganInsiderSell5,069$63.15$320,107.3534,587View SEC Filing Icon  
2/22/2023Matthew J. DeschCEOSell100,058$62.82$6,285,643.56612,067View SEC Filing Icon  
2/22/2023Thomas J. FitzpatrickCFOSell181$64.00$11,584.00147,406View SEC Filing Icon  
1/11/2023Matthew J. DeschCEOSell8,922$59.99$535,230.78548,531View SEC Filing Icon  
1/9/2023Matthew J. DeschCEOSell2,800$59.99$167,972.00592,291View SEC Filing Icon  
1/5/2023Matthew J. DeschCEOSell22,433$54.30$1,218,111.90604,299View SEC Filing Icon  
1/5/2023Timothy KapalkaCAOSell40$56.00$2,240.0016,680View SEC Filing Icon  
1/3/2023Matthew J. DeschCEOSell21,769$54.24$1,180,750.56636,781View SEC Filing Icon  
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SEC Filings (Institutional Ownership Changes) for Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM)

84.36% of Iridium Communications stock is owned by institutions. Institutional ownership can be a sign of analyst confidence in the fundamentals of the stock.

Institutional Buying and Selling by Quarter

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Iridium Communications Institutional Trading History

Reporting DateHedge FundShares HeldMarket Value% of PortfolioQuarterly Change in SharesOwnership in CompanyDetails
11/24/2025CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC1,854$32K0.0%N/A0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Advisory Services Network LLC2,727$48K0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/18/2025Cim Investment Management Inc.10,038$0.18M0.0%-51.9%0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Hancock Whitney Corp26,849$0.47M0.0%-12.5%0.026%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Icon Advisers Inc. Co.51,567$0.90M0.2%N/A0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025CANADA LIFE ASSURANCE Co82,707$1.43M0.0%+2.8%0.079%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Caxton Associates LLP10,567$0.18M0.0%N/A0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Dark Forest Capital Management LP318,699$5.56M0.2%+395.8%0.304%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025XTX Topco Ltd107,834$1.88M0.1%N/A0.103%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Verition Fund Management LLC110,364$1.93M0.0%+20.3%0.105%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Scientech Research LLC19,549$0.34M0.1%+22.9%0.019%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Sherbrooke Park Advisers LLC89,340$1.56M0.7%+457.6%0.085%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Polymer Capital Management US LLC12,227$0.21M0.0%N/A0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Quarry LP5,264$92K0.0%+209.3%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Qube Research & Technologies Ltd466,600$8.15M0.0%+4,494.3%0.445%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Prelude Capital Management LLC14,455$0.25M0.0%N/A0.014%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Numerai GP LLC34,262$0.60M0.1%N/A0.033%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025National Bank of Canada FI55,235$0.96M0.0%+28.9%0.053%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Millennium Management LLC3,039,731$53.07M0.0%+265.8%2.902%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd.18,358$0.32M0.0%-12.0%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Larson Financial Group LLC1,508$26K0.0%+392.8%0.001%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Holocene Advisors LP136,778$2.39M0.0%+126.9%0.131%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Gotham Asset Management LLC307,518$5.37M0.0%-67.7%0.294%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Brevan Howard Capital Management LP100,693$1.76M0.0%+226.0%0.096%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bamco Inc. NY682,926$11.92M0.0%-91.8%0.652%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bank of America Corp DE1,581,142$27.61M0.0%+124.8%1.510%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Bank of Nova Scotia16,350$0.29M0.0%+10.5%0.016%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Boothbay Fund Management LLC31,697$0.55M0.0%N/A0.030%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Alliancebernstein L.P.198,117$3.46M0.0%+37.1%0.189%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Ameriprise Financial Inc.93,425$1.63M0.0%-27.3%0.089%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/17/2025Anchor Capital Management Company LLC735,366$12.84M11.1%-17.5%0.702%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Schonfeld Strategic Advisors LLC80,305$1.40M0.0%+162.7%0.077%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Creative Planning25,941$0.45M0.0%-5.0%0.025%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Raymond James Financial Inc.432,051$7.54M0.0%-28.1%0.412%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Virtu Financial LLC72,619$1.27M0.1%N/A0.069%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Amundi126,760$2.21M0.0%N/A0.121%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Man Group plc2,012,077$35.13M0.1%+226.3%1.921%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025California State Teachers Retirement System91,971$1.61M0.0%-6.0%0.088%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Horizon Investments LLC23,217$0.41M0.0%N/A0.022%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank 68,393$1.19M0.0%+104.8%0.065%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC406,634$7.10M0.0%-37.7%0.388%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Tower Research Capital LLC TRC 74,923$1.31M0.0%+431.7%0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Two Sigma Investments LP739,590$12.91M0.0%+330.9%0.706%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Squarepoint Ops LLC152,705$2.67M0.0%+955.0%0.146%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/14/2025Comerica Bank46,595$0.81M0.0%+55.9%0.044%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Entropy Technologies LP40,276$0.70M0.1%+148.7%0.038%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Arrowstreet Capital Limited Partnership937,581$16.37M0.0%+148.3%0.895%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Invesco Ltd.887,349$15.49M0.0%+25.3%0.847%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Sei Investments Co.45,338$0.79M0.0%-76.0%0.043%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025UBS Group AG1,368,527$23.89M0.0%+86.9%1.307%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025BNP Paribas Financial Markets156,986$2.74M0.0%+11.8%0.150%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Mackenzie Financial Corp27,809$0.49M0.0%+22.8%0.027%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Franklin Resources Inc.21,534$0.38M0.0%-7.7%0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Silver Heights Capital Management Inc5,189,703$90.61M40.6%+22.7%4.955%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Van ECK Associates Corp762,671$13.32M0.0%+129.8%0.728%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Legal & General Group Plc323,729$5.65M0.0%-6.3%0.309%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Vestcor Inc9,194$0.16M0.0%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Swiss National Bank188,700$3.30M0.0%+1.0%0.180%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Russell Investments Group Ltd.121,429$2.12M0.0%+230.5%0.116%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Schroder Investment Management Group992,553$17.15M0.0%-52.4%0.948%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Pinnacle Associates Ltd.607,485$10.61M0.1%+4.2%0.580%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Dynamic Technology Lab Private Ltd52,304$0.91M0.2%N/A0.050%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025Blair William & Co. IL227,731$3.98M0.0%+14.1%0.217%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/13/2025First Trust Advisors LP414,724$7.24M0.0%+46.2%0.396%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Icon Advisers Inc. Co.51,567$0.90M0.2%N/A0.049%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Barclays PLC537,862$9.39M0.0%-38.6%0.513%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Crossmark Global Holdings Inc.299,572$5.23M0.1%+5.3%0.286%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Amova Asset Management Americas Inc.4,313,080$75.26M0.7%+0.1%4.118%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025ARK Investment Management LLC6,490,108$113.32M0.7%+21.7%6.196%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Dimensional Fund Advisors LP2,327,395$40.63M0.0%-9.0%2.222%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Victory Capital Management Inc.249,593$4.36M0.0%+118.7%0.238%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Elo Mutual Pension Insurance Co75,043$1.31M0.0%+173.6%0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025New Age Alpha Advisors LLC12,339$0.22M0.0%-26.8%0.012%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025American Century Companies Inc.2,878,902$50.27M0.0%+9.0%2.748%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Quantbot Technologies LP22,006$0.38M0.0%N/A0.021%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Aster Capital Management DIFC Ltd2,654$46K0.0%N/A0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Mitsubishi UFJ Asset Management Co. Ltd.172,320$3.01M0.0%+13.8%0.165%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025Intech Investment Management LLC75,468$1.32M0.0%+12.8%0.072%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/12/2025US Bancorp DE5,063$88K0.0%-12.0%0.005%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/10/2025AXQ Capital LP29,911$0.52M0.2%N/A0.029%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/10/2025Ameritas Investment Partners Inc.19,891$0.35M0.0%-5.3%0.019%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/10/2025Citigroup Inc.310,797$5.43M0.0%+323.8%0.297%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/10/2025Jupiter Asset Management Ltd.850,036$14.84M0.1%+139.4%0.812%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025GSA Capital Partners LLP87,962$1.54M0.1%+365.2%0.084%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025M&G PLC680,857$11.58M0.1%N/A0.650%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Vanguard Group Inc.9,479,969$165.52M0.0%-2.7%9.050%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025JPMorgan Chase & Co.612,610$10.70M0.0%+8.9%0.585%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D88,114$1.54M0.0%+19.4%0.084%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025PNC Financial Services Group Inc.2,781$49K0.0%-45.3%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/7/2025Shell Asset Management Co.2,413$42K0.0%-57.5%0.002%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025LSV Asset Management9,800$0.17M0.0%N/A0.009%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Skylands Capital LLC79,500$1.39M0.2%+8.3%0.076%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Rhumbline Advisers267,069$4.66M0.0%-6.5%0.255%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Advisors Asset Management Inc.64,203$1.12M0.0%+49.3%0.061%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/6/2025Versor Investments LP21,400$0.37M0.1%-17.0%0.020%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/5/2025AdvisorShares Investments LLC19,019$0.33M0.1%+23.0%0.018%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/5/2025State of Michigan Retirement System25,259$0.44M0.0%-2.7%0.024%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/5/2025IQ EQ FUND MANAGEMENT IRELAND Ltd385,311$6.73M0.5%+128.3%0.368%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/5/2025SBI Securities Co. Ltd.3,485$61K0.0%+147.0%0.003%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
11/5/2025Envestnet Asset Management Inc.10,088$0.18M0.0%N/A0.010%Search for SEC Filing on Google Icon
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Iridium Communications logo
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. It also provides hosted payload and other data services, such as satellite time and location services; and inbound connections from the public switched telephone network, short message, subscriber identity module, activation, customer reactivation, and other peripheral services. In addition, the company offers voice and data solutions comprising personnel tracking devices; asset tracking devices for equipment, vehicles, and aircrafts; beyond-line-of-sight aircraft communications applications; maritime communications applications; specialized communications solutions for high-value individuals; mobile communications and data devices for the military and other government agencies, such as secure satellite handsets, as well as netted voice, messaging, and paging services; and maintenance services for the United States government's dedicated gateway. Further, it provides satellite handsets, voice and data modems, broadband data devices, and IoT data devices; various accessories for its devices that include batteries, holsters, earbud headphones, portable auxiliary antennas, antenna adaptors, USB data cables, charging units, and others; and engineering and support services. Iridium Communications Inc. sells its products and services to commercial end users through a wholesale distribution network that include service providers, and value-added resellers and manufacturers. The company was formerly known as Iridium Holdings LLC and changed its name to Iridium Communications Inc. in September 2009. Iridium Communications Inc. is headquartered in McLean, Virginia.
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Today's Range

Now: $17.54
Low: $17.11
High: $17.83

50 Day Range

MA: $17.67
Low: $15.84
High: $20.02

52 Week Range

Now: $17.54
Low: $15.65
High: $34.45

Volume

2,091,417 shs

Average Volume

1,650,523 shs

Market Capitalization

$1.84 billion

P/E Ratio

15.52

Dividend Yield

3.50%

Beta

0.61

Who are the company insiders with the largest holdings of Iridium Communications?

Iridium Communications' top insider shareholders include:
  1. Matthew J Desch (CEO)
  2. Robert H Niehaus (Director)
  3. Thomas Fitzpatrick (Director)
  4. Suzanne E Mcbride (Insider)
  5. Timothy James Last (EVP)
Learn More about top insider investors at Iridium Communications.

Who are the major institutional investors of Iridium Communications?

Iridium Communications' top institutional shareholders include:
  1. Vanguard Group Inc. — 9.05%
  2. ARK Investment Management LLC — 6.20%
  3. Silver Heights Capital Management Inc — 4.95%
  4. Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group Inc. — 4.15%
  5. Amova Asset Management Americas Inc. — 4.12%
  6. Millennium Management LLC — 2.90%
Learn More about top institutional investors of Iridium Communications stock.

Which institutional investors are selling Iridium Communications stock?

During the last quarter, IRDM stock was sold by these institutional investors:
  1. Bamco Inc. NY
  2. Schroder Investment Management Group
  3. Gotham Asset Management LLC
  4. Voya Investment Management LLC
  5. Two Creeks Capital Management LP
  6. Barclays PLC
  7. Vanguard Group Inc.
  8. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC
During the previous year, company insiders that have sold Iridium Communications company stock include:
  1. Matthew J Desch (CEO)
  2. Robert H Niehaus (Director)
Learn More investors selling Iridium Communications stock.

Which institutional investors are buying Iridium Communications stock?

Within the last quarter, IRDM stock was acquired by institutional investors including:
  1. Millennium Management LLC
  2. Man Group plc
  3. ARK Investment Management LLC
  4. Silver Heights Capital Management Inc
  5. Bank of America Corp DE
  6. Pacer Advisors Inc.
  7. M&G PLC
  8. Synergy Asset Management LLC
Within the last year, these company insiders have bought Iridium Communications stock:
  1. Matthew J Desch (CEO)
  2. Robert H Niehaus (Director)
Learn More investors buying Iridium Communications stock.