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IRDM — structural market context

Iridium Communications Inc

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 21. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $44.25 (Oct 21) vs $43.94 (Oct 20): +0.71%.

Volume

1.29× its 20-session average (978K) on Oct 21.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 3.4M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 3.4M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 3 days with fails, largest 2K shares on Sep 30.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 1 day with fails, largest 113 shares on Sep 2.

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Insider filings (Form 4)

None recorded in this window.

IRDM short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
3.4M
% OF FLOAT
3.7%
DAYS TO COVER
2.5
CHANGE VS PRIOR
-0.9%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (22d ago)

IRDM fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-30 · 22d2K$47.94
2026-09-28 · 24d28$48.75
2026-09-22 · 30d12$48.21

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

IRDM insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 0 purchases · 11 sales

InsiderTypeSharesValueFiled
Last Timothy James · officer: EVP, Sales & MarketingSale (S)6K$267K2026-09-16
Last Timothy James · officer: EVP, Sales & MarketingSale (S)2K$95K2026-09-04
FITZPATRICK THOMAS · directorSale (S)15K$740K2026-08-19
Last Timothy James · officer: EVP, Sales & MarketingSale (S)19K$957K2026-08-19
Last Timothy James · officer: EVP, Sales & MarketingSale (S)500$25K2026-08-19

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

Frequently asked questions

What is IRDM's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, IRDM had 3.4M shares sold short — 3.7% of its float, with 2.5 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying IRDM?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, IRDM recorded 0 insider purchases and 11 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell IRDM?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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