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Telesat Corporation (TSAT)

Technology | Communication Equipment | Ottawa, Canada | NasdaqGS
51.80 USD +1.10 (2.170%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 52.11 +0.31 (0.598%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 7:49 p.m. EDT)

Short-term: ★★☆☆☆ | Long-term: ★☆☆☆☆ | Dividends: ☆☆☆☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 1:29 p.m. EDT

Telesat Corporation (TSAT) appears to be in a volatile and uncertain position, with recent price fluctuations and mixed news impacting investor sentiment. The short-term forecast suggests a slight downward trend, but the options market shows conflicting signals with both bullish and bearish positioning. The lack of dividend history and poor financial metrics like negative profit margins and high debt-to-equity ratio make it a risky investment for long-term holders. Investors should consider the high risk and limited upside potential before entering this stock.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.188481
MSTL0.219368
AutoETS0.219796
AutoARIMA0.219981

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 42%
H-stat 20.74
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.487
Excess Kurtosis -0.87
Attribute Value
Sector Technology
Last Dividend Date 2020-12-02
Debt to Equity Ratio 199.691
Revenue per Share 28.548
Market Cap 2,642,405,888
Forward P/E -7.11
Beta 1.88
Profit Margins -37.17%
Previous Name Telesat Canada
Website https://www.telesat.com

As of April 11, 2026, 1:29 p.m. EDT: Options activity indicates mixed sentiment. Calls show higher open interest and volume on out-of-the-money strikes, suggesting potential for upward movement, while puts have significant open interest on lower strikes, indicating caution. The IV is relatively low, suggesting limited volatility expectations, but the presence of high open interest on both sides suggests traders are hedging or anticipating significant price movements.


Dividend Data

Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2020-12-03 1.5 7.153076
2020-05-13 5.5 32.737732
2012-12-05 29.0 74.321776
2012-04-05 13.6 43.676833
Additional Data
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.0
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0
lastDividendValue 1.5
lastDividendDate 2020-12-03

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 2.2709677
Address1 160 Elgin Street
Address2 Suite 2100
All Time High 85.84
All Time Low 6.0
Ask 52.95
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 2
Average Daily Volume10 Day 235,630
Average Daily Volume3 Month 192,331
Average Volume 192,331
Average Volume10Days 235,630
Beta 1.881
Bid 49.85
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 3
Book Value 25.718954
City Ottawa
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 10
Country Canada
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 51.8
Current Ratio 0.251
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 53.17
Day Low 51.17
Debt To Equity 199.691
Display Name Telesat
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,773,757,800
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,773,757,800
Earnings Timestamp 1,773,750,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,070,600
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,070,600
Ebitda 204,519,008
Ebitda Margins 0.48933
Enterprise To Ebitda 24.602
Enterprise To Revenue 12.039
Enterprise Value 5,031,593,472
Eps Forward -7.29
Eps Trailing Twelve Months -7.73
Esg Populated 0
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 35.2752
Fifty Day Average Change 16.5248
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.46845374
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 227.09677
Fifty Two Week High 53.17
Fifty Two Week High Change -1.3699989
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.025766391
Fifty Two Week Low 14.77
Fifty Two Week Low Change 37.03
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 2.507109
Fifty Two Week Range 14.77 - 53.17
Financial Currency CAD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 1,122,471,000,000
Float Shares 526,355
Forward Eps -7.29
Forward P E -7.105624
Free Cashflow 155,116,256
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 711
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.50348
Gross Profits 210,432,000
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.02322
Held Percent Institutions 0.55603004
Implied Shares Outstanding 51,011,698
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 2,642,405,888
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_878437
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Name Change Date 2,026-04-18
Net Income To Common -155,354,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 768,526,529
Open 51.88
Operating Cashflow 66,704,000
Operating Margins 0.06927
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.0
Phone 613 748 8700
Post Market Change 0.31000137
Post Market Change Percent 0.59845823
Post Market Price 52.11
Post Market Time 1,776,469,754
Prev Name Telesat Canada
Previous Close 50.7
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.0140789
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 6.322211
Profit Margins -0.3717
Quick Ratio 0.173
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.1
Regular Market Change Percent 2.16962
Regular Market Day High 53.17
Regular Market Day Low 51.17
Regular Market Day Range 51.17 - 53.17
Regular Market Open 51.88
Regular Market Previous Close 50.7
Regular Market Price 51.8
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,000
Regular Market Volume 237,471
Return On Assets 0.00551
Return On Equity -0.24856001
Revenue Growth -0.265
Revenue Per Share 28.548
Sand P52 Week Change 0.36506534
Sector Technology
Sector Disp Technology
Sector Key technology
Share Holder Rights Risk 10
Shares Outstanding 14,730,782
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0681
Shares Short 1,011,571
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,056,173
Short Name Telesat Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0731
Short Ratio 5.75
Source Interval 15
State ON
Symbol TSAT
Total Cash 509,798,016
Total Cash Per Share 34.345
Total Debt 3,533,715,968
Total Revenue 417,956,000
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.0
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0
Trailing Eps -7.73
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 29.13685
Two Hundred Day Average Change 22.663149
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.77781737
Type Disp Equity
Volume 237,471
Website https://www.telesat.com
Zip K2P 2P7