Iridium Communications vs Viasat
IRDM and VSAT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How IRDM and VSAT compare
Viasat is the larger company, worth 2.2 times as much as Iridium Communications ($10.6B against $4.8B).
Iridium Communications grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (3.1% versus 1.3% for Viasat).
Iridium Communications keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 10.5% compared with −0.64% at Viasat.
Iridium Communications pays a dividend yielding 1.3%; Viasat does not pay one.
Iridium Communications scores higher on the StockData Score (13 against 6 for Viasat), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | IRDM | VSAT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $4.8B | $10.6B |
| Share price | $44.91 | $77.02 |
| Change, 1 year | 165% | 96.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 4.9% | 15.0% |
| Beta (5Y) | 0.68 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 975 | 7,000 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 13 (better) | 6 |
| Valuation score | 1 | 1 |
| Growth score | 1 | 1 |
| Performance score | 4 (better) | 2 |
| Health score | 5 (better) | 2 |
| Dividend score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 51.0× | – |
| P/S | 5.4× | 2.3× (better) |
| P/B | 10.1× | 2.3× (better) |
| EV/EBITDA | 10.8× (better) | 142× |
| P/FCF | 16.5× | – |
| PEG | 0.35 | – |
| FCF yield | 6.1% | – |
| Fair value | $31.24 | $60.77 |
| Margin of safety | −43.8% | −26.7% (better) |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 3.1% (better) | 1.3% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 8.4% | 19.3% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | −17.6% | – |
| EPS growth (TTM) | −11.1% | – |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | 23.8% (better) | 2.4% |
| Net margin | 10.5% (better) | −0.64% |
| FCF margin | 32.6% | – |
| Return on equity | 19.7% (better) | −0.64% |
| Return on invested capital | 47.0% (better) | 0.56% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.00 | 1.39 (better) |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 43.27 |
| Interest coverage | – | 0.3× |
| Current ratio | 2.78 (better) | 1.68 |
| Altman Z-score | 1.88 (better) | 1.00 |
| Piotroski F-score | 8 (better) | 6 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 1.3% | – |
| Payout ratio | 103% | – |
| Buyback yield | 1.1% | – |
| Shareholder yield | 2.4% (better) | 0.00% |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 86.1% | 103% |
| Held by insiders | 22.9% | 15.4% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$19.8M (better) | −$70.2M |
| Superinvestors holding | – | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 4.1% | 10.2% |
Go deeper
- IRDM stock overview
- IRDM income statement
- IRDM valuation and score
- VSAT stock overview
- VSAT income statement
- VSAT valuation and score
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