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Iridium Communications Inc has a consensus price target of $34.33 based on the ratings of 8 analysts. The high is $57 issued by Deutsche Bank on September 18, 2023. The low is $16 issued by BWS Financial on April 27, 2026. The 3 most-recent analyst ratings were released by BWS Financial, BWS Financial, and Barclays on April 27, 2026, April 15, 2026, and April 9, 2026, respectively. With an average price target of $22.67 between BWS Financial, BWS Financial, and Barclays, there's an implied -46.98% downside for Iridium Communications Inc from these most-recent analyst ratings.
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The latest price target for Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) was reported by BWS Financial on April 27, 2026. The analyst firm set a price target for $16.00 expecting IRDM to fall to within 12 months (a possible -62.58% downside). 14 analyst firms have reported ratings in the last year.
The latest analyst rating for Iridium Communications (NASDAQ:IRDM) was provided by BWS Financial, and Iridium Communications maintained their sell rating.
The last upgrade for Iridium Communications Inc happened on September 18, 2023 when Deutsche Bank raised their price target to $57. Deutsche Bank previously had a hold for Iridium Communications Inc.
The last downgrade for Iridium Communications Inc happened on April 24, 2026 when Raymond James changed their price target from N/A to N/A for Iridium Communications Inc.
Analysts arrive at stock ratings after doing extensive research, which includes going through public financial statements, talking to executives and customers of Iridium Communications, and listening in to earnings conference calls. Most analysts do this every three months, so you should get 4 ratings per company per firm each year. The last rating for Iridium Communications was filed on April 27, 2026 so you should expect the next rating to be made available sometime around April 27, 2027.
While ratings are subjective and will change, the latest Iridium Communications (IRDM) rating was a maintained with a price target of $16.00 to $16.00. The current price Iridium Communications (IRDM) is trading at is $42.76, which is out of the analyst’s predicted range.
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| 04/27/2026 | Buy Now | -62.58% | BWS Financial | $16 → $16 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 04/24/2026 | Buy Now | — | Raymond James | — | Downgrade | Outperform → Market Perform | Get Alert |
| 04/15/2026 | Buy Now | -62.58% | BWS Financial | $16 → $16 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 04/09/2026 | Buy Now | -15.8% | Barclays | $25 → $36 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/18/2026 | Buy Now | -39.19% | Morgan Stanley | $24 → $26 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 02/17/2026 | Buy Now | -62.58% | BWS Financial | $16 → $16 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 01/16/2026 | Buy Now | -43.87% | Morgan Stanley | $37 → $24 | Downgrade | Overweight → Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 10/24/2025 | Buy Now | -62.58% | BWS Financial | $16 → $16 | Maintains | Sell | Get Alert |
| 10/01/2025 | Buy Now | -41.53% | Barclays | $31 → $25 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 09/11/2025 | Buy Now | -39.19% | Raymond James | $39 → $26 | Downgrade | Strong Buy → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 09/09/2025 | Buy Now | -62.58% | BWS Financial | $25 → $16 | Downgrade | Neutral → Sell | Get Alert |
| 08/01/2025 | Buy Now | -13.46% | Morgan Stanley | $40 → $37 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/28/2025 | Buy Now | -27.49% | Barclays | $38 → $31 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/25/2025 | Buy Now | -8.78% | Raymond James | $47 → $39 | Reiterates | Strong Buy → Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 05/05/2025 | Buy Now | -20.48% | Oppenheimer | → $34 | Initiates | → Outperform | Get Alert |
| 04/23/2025 | Buy Now | -41.53% | BWS Financial | $30 → $25 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 03/10/2025 | Buy Now | -11.12% | Barclays | $45 → $38 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 10/21/2024 | Buy Now | -29.83% | BWS Financial | $30 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | -29.83% | BWS Financial | $30 → $30 | Reiterates | Neutral → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 07/24/2024 | Buy Now | 5.25% | Barclays | $44 → $45 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/26/2024 | Buy Now | 2.91% | Barclays | $42 → $44 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 04/22/2024 | Buy Now | -29.83% | BWS Financial | $30 → $30 | Maintains | Neutral | Get Alert |
| 02/23/2024 | Buy Now | -1.77% | Barclays | $45 → $42 | Maintains | Overweight | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2024 | Buy Now | -29.83% | BWS Financial | → $30 | Downgrade | Buy → Hold | Get Alert |
| 02/16/2024 | Buy Now | 12.27% | Raymond James | $53 → $48 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 02/15/2024 | Buy Now | — | LightShed Partners | — | Downgrade | Buy → Neutral | Get Alert |
| 11/10/2023 | Buy Now | 23.96% | Raymond James | $58 → $53 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 10/20/2023 | Buy Now | 35.66% | Raymond James | $67 → $58 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 09/18/2023 | Buy Now | 33.32% | Deutsche Bank | → $57 | Upgrade | Hold → Buy | Get Alert |
| 08/23/2023 | Buy Now | 56.71% | Raymond James | $68 → $67 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/27/2023 | Buy Now | 52.03% | Barclays | $66 → $65 | Upgrade | Equal-Weight → Overweight | Get Alert |
| 07/26/2023 | Buy Now | 59.05% | Raymond James | $76 → $68 | Maintains | Strong Buy | Get Alert |
| 07/21/2023 | Buy Now | 54.37% | Barclays | $45 → $66 | Maintains | Equal-Weight | Get Alert |
| 06/22/2023 | Buy Now | 42.67% | Deutsche Bank | → $61 | Initiates | → Hold | Get Alert |