Iridium Communications (IRDM) stock: insider trades, news & valuation
Net sellingShare price and insider trades
Iridium Communications insider trading at a glance (Oct 9, 2026): in the past 12 months, 2 insiders bought $871K and 6 sold $20.4M of IRDM stock on the open market.
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IRDM insider buying and selling by quarter
Open-market purchases (green, above the line) and sales (red, below), by trade date.
| Quarter | Bought | Purchases | Sold | Sales |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Q4 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q3 2026 | — | 0 | $19.6M | 11 |
| Q2 2026 | — | 0 | $185K | 2 |
| Q1 2026 | — | 0 | — | 0 |
| Q4 2025 | $871K | 2 | $557K | 3 |
Valuation, profit and volume
Summary
Over the past 12 months, 2 Iridium Communications Inc. insiders reported open-market purchases totaling $871K, while 6 insiders reported sales totaling $20.4M. 2 of 16 recorded sales were made under pre-scheduled Rule 10b5-1 trading plans, which are usually less informative than discretionary sales.
Insider transactions
Open-market purchases and sales.
| Filed | Insider | Type | Shares | Price | Value | Since | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 16SEC | Timothy James LastEvp, Sales & Marketing | Sell | 5,76984,130 held (−6%) | $46.35 | $267K | +2.4% | — |
| Sep 4SEC | Timothy James LastEvp, Sales & Marketing | Sell | 2,01389,899 held (−2%) | $47.36 | $95K | +0.2% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | Thomas FitzpatrickDirector | Sell | 209,23358,306 held (−78%) | $50.22 | $10.5M | -5.5% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | Suzanne E. McbrideChief Operations Officer | Sell | 85,454282,017 held (−23%) | $50.28 | $4.3M | -5.6% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | Kathleen A. MorganGeneral Counsel | Sell | 32,648125,415 held (−21%) | $50.34 | $1.6M | -5.7% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | Timothy James LastEvp, Sales & Marketing | Sell | 19,02193,913 held (−17%) | $50.33 | $957K | -5.7% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | Thomas FitzpatrickDirector | Sell | 15,04643,260 held (−26%) | $49.20 | $740K | -3.5% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | Timothy KapalkaCao Iridium Satellite Llc | Sell | 13,47335,731 held (−27%) | $50.51 | $681K | -6.0% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | Eric T OlsonDirector | Sell | 8,000149,680 held (−5%) | $50.61 | $405K | -6.2% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | Kathleen A. MorganGeneral Counsel | Sell | 544124,871 held (−0%) | $50.85 | $28K | -6.6% | — |
| Aug 19SEC | Timothy James LastEvp, Sales & Marketing | Sell | 50093,413 held (−1%) | $50.88 | $25K | -6.7% | — |
| Apr 6SEC | Timothy KapalkaCao Iridium Satellite Llc | Sell Plan | 3,79047,764 held (−7%) | $31.00 | $117K | +53.1% | — |
| Apr 6SEC | Timothy KapalkaCao Iridium Satellite Llc | Sell Plan | 2,04345,721 held (−4%) | $33.00 | $67K | +43.8% | — |
| Nov 3SEC | Thomas FitzpatrickDirector | Sell | 20,839231,034 held (−8%) | $18.00 | $375K | +163.7% | — |
| Nov 3SEC | Matthew J DeschCEO | Buy | 20,0001,127,019 held (+2%) | $17.33 | $347K | +173.9% | — |
| Oct 29SEC | Robert H NiehausDirector | Buy | 30,000297,363 held (+11%) | $17.49 | $525K | +171.4% | — |
| Oct 29SEC | Thomas FitzpatrickDirector | Sell | 6,797251,873 held (−3%) | $18.00 | $122K | +163.7% | — |
| Oct 29SEC | Thomas FitzpatrickDirector | Sell | 3,331258,670 held (−1%) | $18.00 | $60K | +163.7% | — |
Insiders at Iridium Communications Inc.
| Insider | Bought | Sold | Last filing | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Thomas FitzpatrickDirector | — | $11.8M | Aug 19, 2026 | — |
| Suzanne E. McbrideChief Operations Officer | — | $4.3M | Aug 19, 2026 | — |
| Kathleen A. MorganGeneral Counsel | — | $1.7M | Aug 19, 2026 | — |
| Robert H NiehausDirector | $525K | — | Oct 29, 2025 | — |
| Timothy James LastEvp, Sales & Marketing | — | $1.3M | Sep 16, 2026 | — |
| Matthew J DeschCEO | $347K | — | Nov 3, 2025 | — |
| Timothy KapalkaCao Iridium Satellite Llc | — | $865K | Aug 19, 2026 | — |
| Eric T OlsonDirector | — | $405K | Aug 19, 2026 | — |
IRDM stock: common questions
Are Iridium Communications Inc. insiders buying IRDM stock?
In the past 12 months, 2 insiders reported open-market purchases of IRDM worth $871K. The latest was CEO Matthew J Desch bought $347K of IRDM at $17.33 — first open-market purchase in our records.
Are Iridium Communications Inc. insiders selling IRDM stock?
6 insiders reported sales worth $20.4M over the same period.
Where does this data come from?
Every transaction comes from Form 4 filings that insiders must submit to the SEC within two business days of a trade. We pull them from SEC EDGAR every night.
What is IRDM's 52-week range?
Over the past year IRDM has traded between $15.52 and $55.54. It last closed at $47.47 on Oct 9, 2026.