Telesat Corporation (TSAT)Technology | Communication Equipment | Ottawa, Canada | NasdaqGS
37.70 USD
-3.65
(-8.827%) ⇩
(July 13, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 37.70 |
Hot Take ↕ | July 11, 2026, 5:49 a.m. EDT
Telesat presents a classic value trap with a fortress of debt and deteriorating fundamentals masking a recent price recovery. Despite the stock rallying nearly 180% year-over-year, the underlying business is bleeding value: revenue contracted by 25%, profitability remains deeply negative, and the balance sheet is precarious with a current ratio of just 0.25 and debt-to-equity exceeding 200%. The recent surge appears to be a speculative reaction to the Canadian military contract and a potential restructuring, but the lack of a dividend and the heavy debt load leave little room for error. While options traders are betting on a volatile breakout, the fundamental reality is a company struggling to generate cash flow. This is a high-risk situation where the price has detached from the earnings reality, making it unsuitable for investors seeking stability or income. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL_52 ✓ | 0.066142 |
| MSTL | 0.073527 |
| AutoETS | 0.092224 |
| AutoTheta | 0.092405 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.108133 |
| MSTL_52_66 | 0.120926 |
| MSTL_66 | 0.161375 |
Forecast horizon: 60 days | Selected: MSTL_52
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 39% |
| H-stat | 0.67 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.408 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.85 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-12-02 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 222.427 |
| Revenue per Share | 26.252 |
| Market Cap | 1,936,971,136 |
| Forward P/E | -5.17 |
| Beta | 2.01 |
| Profit Margins | -47.73% |
| Previous Name | Telesat Canada |
| Website | https://www.telesat.com |
As of July 11, 2026, 5:49 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional move. Call open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (65 and 80), suggesting bets on a massive rally, while put open interest clusters around the 40-45 range, indicating a floor or downside protection strategy. The imbalance in volume versus open interest at the 80 strike suggests fresh speculative buying, but the overall low total open interest relative to the stock's size implies these are retail-driven wagers on a binary event rather than institutional accumulation.
| Date | Dividend | Yield % |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-12-03 | 1.5 | 7.153076 |
| 2020-05-13 | 5.5 | 30.572541 |
| 2012-12-05 | 29.0 | 54.013784 |
| 2012-04-05 | 13.6 | 20.606061 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.64675426 |
| Address1 | 160 Elgin Street |
| Address2 | Suite 2100 |
| All Time High | 85.84 |
| All Time Low | 6.0 |
| Ask | 47.8 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 215,600 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 262,427 |
| Average Volume | 262,427 |
| Average Volume10Days | 215,600 |
| Beta | 2.007 |
| Bid | 29.75 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 24.069944 |
| City | Ottawa |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 37.7 |
| Current Ratio | 0.251 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,782,777,600 |
| Day High | 41.5 |
| Day Low | 37.29 |
| Debt To Equity | 222.427 |
| Display Name | Telesat |
| Earnings Call Timestamp End | 1,777,991,400 |
| Earnings Call Timestamp Start | 1,777,991,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp | 1,777,984,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,786,019,400 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,786,019,400 |
| Ebitda | 172,603,008 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.44455 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | 28.694 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 12.756 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,952,655,872 |
| Eps Forward | -7.29 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -8.82 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 48.71 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -11.009998 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.22603159 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 64.67543 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 59.12 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -21.419998 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.36231393 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.59 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 18.11 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 0.9244513 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.59 - 59.12 |
| Financial Currency | CAD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,122,471,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 1,782,191 |
| Forward Eps | -7.29 |
| Forward P E | -5.171468 |
| Free Cashflow | 243,078,128 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 711 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,782,864,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.45813 |
| Gross Profits | 177,878,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.022650002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.56103003 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 51,378,542 |
| Industry | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Disp | Communication Equipment |
| Industry Key | communication-equipment |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,021-11-19 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Dividend Date | 1,606,953,600 |
| Last Dividend Value | 1.5 |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Long Business Summary | Telesat Corporation, a satellite operator, provides mission-critical communications solutions to support the requirements of satellite users in Canada, the United States, Asia, Australia, Latin America, the Caribbean, Europe, the Middle East, and Africa. It operates through Geostationary (GEO) and Low Earth Orbit (LEO) segments. The company offers broadcast services, such as direct-to-home television, video distribution and contribution, and occasional use services; enterprise services, including telecommunication carrier and integrator, government, consumer broadband, resource, maritime and aeronautical, and retail and satellite operator services; and consulting services related to space and earth segments, government studies, satellite control services, and research and development. It also provides satellites for full-time transmission of television programming; and government services. In addition, the company offers satellite capacity and end-to-end services for data and voice transmission to telecommunications carriers and integrators; and space segment services and terrestrial facilities for enterprise connectivity, internet backhaul, and cellular backhaul, as well as rural telephony services to telecommunications carriers and network services integrators. Further, it provides direct-to-consumer broadband services; communications services to offshore, oil and gas, and mining industries; and installation and maintenance of the end user terminal, as well as the provision of satellite capacity and other network elements. Additionally, the company operates satellite and terrestrial networks that support enterprise and retail activities. It offers its services through a direct sales force. Telesat Corporation was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada. |
| Long Name | Telesat Corporation |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 1,936,971,136 |
| Market State | PREPRE |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_878437 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,774,915,200 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-07-13 |
| Net Income To Common | -185,311,008 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 629,573,685 |
| Open | 41.08 |
| Operating Cashflow | -68,600,000 |
| Operating Margins | 0.020380002 |
| Overall Risk | 9 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Phone | 613 748 8700 |
| Post Market Change | 0.0 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.0 |
| Post Market Price | 37.7 |
| Post Market Time | 1,783,987,020 |
| Prev Name | Telesat Canada |
| Previous Close | 41.35 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.5662687 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 4.9887605 |
| Profit Margins | -0.47728002 |
| Quick Ratio | 0.173 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | none |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -3.65 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -8.82708 |
| Regular Market Day High | 41.5 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 37.29 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 37.29 - 41.5 |
| Regular Market Open | 41.08 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 41.35 |
| Regular Market Price | 37.7 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,783,972,801 |
| Regular Market Volume | 336,807 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00307 |
| Return On Equity | -0.30662 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.254 |
| Revenue Per Share | 26.252 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20847368 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 15,106,055 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0704 |
| Shares Short | 1,071,798 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,780,012,800 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 793,445 |
| Short Name | Telesat Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.077199996 |
| Short Ratio | 3.1 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | ON |
| Symbol | TSAT |
| Total Cash | 522,724,992 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 34.349 |
| Total Debt | 3,701,144,064 |
| Total Revenue | 388,267,008 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -8.82 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 36.43035 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 1.2696495 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.03485142 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 336,807 |
| Website | https://www.telesat.com |
| Zip | K2P 2P7 |