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Telesat Corporation (TSAT)

Technology | Communication Equipment | Ottawa, Canada | NasdaqGS
45.66 USD -0.87 (-1.859%) ⇩ (Oct. 16, 2026, 2:18 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★☆☆☆Long-term:★☆☆☆☆Dividends:☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take ↕ | Oct. 10, 2026, 7:48 a.m. EDT

The long-term investment case is severely compromised by a deteriorating balance sheet and shrinking business. Revenue has contracted by a quarter, operating margins are deeply negative, and the company is drowning in debt with a current ratio of just 0.17, indicating an imminent liquidity crisis. While the stock recently rallied nearly 150% year-over-year, this appears to be a speculative re-rating of a distressed asset rather than a turnaround story, especially given the recent legal battles with bondholders. The short-term outlook remains cautious; while the stock has outperformed its 200-day moving average, the overwhelming options activity shows sellers betting against a recovery, and the statistical forecast offers no meaningful directional edge. Without a credible path to profitability or debt restructuring, the risk of permanent capital loss outweighs any potential for a bounce.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.213152
AutoARIMA0.242548
AutoETS0.242556
MSTL0.247017

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 38%
H-stat 0.41
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.084
Excess Kurtosis 0.30
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Last Dividend Date 2020-12-02
Debt to Equity Ratio 324.068
Revenue per Share 24.359
Market Cap 2,345,633,792
Forward P/E -6.26
Beta 2.04
Profit Margins -102.89%
Previous Name Telesat Canada
Website https://www.telesat.com

As of Oct. 10, 2026, 7:48 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning defensively with heavy put volume relative to calls, particularly in the January 2027 expiration where out-of-the-money puts dominate open interest. This suggests a fear of further downside rather than a bullish breakout, despite the stock trading above its 200-day average.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
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
Additional Data
dividendYield 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 1.5
lastDividendDate 2020-12-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.44651747
Address1 160 Elgin Street
Address2 Suite 2100
All Time High 85.84
All Time Low 6.0
Ask 58.79
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 9
Average Daily Volume10 Day 120,270
Average Daily Volume3 Month 183,859
Average Volume 183,859
Average Volume10Days 120,270
Beta 2.04
Bid 33.0
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 3
Book Value 17.40885
City Ottawa
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 9
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 45.655
Current Ratio 0.17
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,790,726,400
Day High 46.845
Day Low 45.33
Debt To Equity 324.068
Display Name Telesat
Dividend Yield 0.0
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,786,631,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,786,631,400
Earnings Timestamp 1,786,624,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,794,313,800
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,794,313,800
Ebitda 134,807,008
Ebitda Margins 0.37275
Enterprise To Ebitda 36.887
Enterprise To Revenue 13.75
Enterprise Value 4,972,617,728
Eps Forward -7.29
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -18.17
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 15
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 47.7498
Fifty Day Average Change -2.0948029
Fifty Day Average Change Percent -0.0438704
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 44.65175
Fifty Two Week High 61.54
Fifty Two Week High Change -15.885002
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.25812483
Fifty Two Week Low 23.01
Fifty Two Week Low Change 22.644999
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.98413724
Fifty Two Week Range 23.01 - 61.54
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,122,471,000,000
Float Shares 4,050,480
Forward Eps -7.29
Forward P E -6.2626886
Free Cashflow 659,529,024
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 711
Fullday Change -0.8650017
Fullday Change Percent -1.8594189
Fullday Price 45.655
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,790,812,800
Gross Margins 0.38834998
Gross Profits 140,448,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.0229
Held Percent Institutions 0.50414
Implied Shares Outstanding 51,377,366
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 2,345,633,792
Market State REGULAR
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_878437
Most Recent Quarter 1,782,777,600
Name Change Date 2,026-10-16
Net Income To Common -372,088,992
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 716,659,740
Open 46.24
Operating Cashflow -113,420,000
Operating Margins -0.15106
Overall Risk 9
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 613 748 8700
Prev Name Telesat Canada
Previous Close 46.52
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.6225166
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.4858503
Profit Margins -1.0288501
Quick Ratio 0.109
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change -0.8650017
Regular Market Change Percent -1.8594189
Regular Market Day High 46.845
Regular Market Day Low 45.33
Regular Market Day Range 45.33 - 46.845
Regular Market Open 46.24
Regular Market Previous Close 46.52
Regular Market Price 45.655
Regular Market Time 1,792,174,718
Regular Market Volume 94,519
Return On Assets 0.00027000002
Return On Equity -0.72967005
Revenue Growth -0.251
Revenue Per Share 24.359
Sand P52 Week Change 0.16207206
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 15,106,517
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0881
Shares Short 1,341,203
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,788,134,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,291,244
Short Name Telesat Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0967
Short Ratio 11.18
Source Interval 15
State ON
Symbol TSAT
Total Cash 383,240,992
Total Cash Per Share 25.181
Total Debt 3,839,634,944
Total Revenue 361,654,016
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -18.17
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 42.1457
Two Hundred Day Average Change 3.5093002
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.083265916
Type Disp Equity
Volume 94,519
Website https://www.telesat.com
Zip K2P 2P7