Telesat Corporation (TSAT)Technology | Communication Equipment | Ottawa, Canada | NasdaqGS
42.82 USD
-2.88
(-6.302%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 42.82 |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 3:04 a.m. EDT
Telesat is currently trapped in a fundamental value trap with no safety net. The company is hemorrhaging cash, reporting negative operating margins, and carrying a debt load that dwarfs its equity base, resulting in a precarious current ratio of 0.17. While the stock recently rallied nearly 100% year-over-year, this was a volatile rebound from a decade-long decline where the business failed to generate sustainable growth or profitability. The recent price action shows a sharp capitulation, dropping back to lows, which aligns with the heavy put positioning seen in the options chain. With no dividend to provide income and a balance sheet that appears fragile under scrutiny, the long-term outlook remains deeply bearish despite the speculative fervor for a potential turnaround. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| AutoETS ✓ | 0.157703 |
| MSTL | 0.163410 |
| AutoTheta | 0.187861 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.242403 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoETS
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 28% |
| H-stat | 8.81 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.538 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -0.74 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Last Dividend Date | 2020-12-02 |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 324.068 |
| Revenue per Share | 24.359 |
| Market Cap | 2,199,979,008 |
| Forward P/E | -5.87 |
| Beta | 2.03 |
| Profit Margins | -102.89% |
| Previous Name | Telesat Canada |
| Website | https://www.telesat.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 3:04 a.m. EDT: Speculators are positioning for significant volatility rather than a clear directional bet. Call open interest is heavily skewed toward out-of-the-money strikes (55 and 65), suggesting a hope for a massive rally, while put open interest clusters deep in-the-money (30 and 40), indicating a fear of a severe crash. This 'long gamma' setup implies the market expects a binary event—either a parabolic surge or a collapse—rather than a steady trend.
| 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 | 1.2303562 |
| Address1 | 160 Elgin Street |
| Address2 | Suite 2100 |
| All Time High | 85.84 |
| All Time Low | 6.0 |
| Ask | 55.1 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Audit Risk | 9 |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 231,070 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 281,498 |
| Average Volume | 281,498 |
| Average Volume10Days | 231,070 |
| Beta | 2.034 |
| Bid | 32.4 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Board Risk | 3 |
| Book Value | 24.269117 |
| City | Ottawa |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Compensation Risk | 9 |
| Country | Canada |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 42.82 |
| Current Ratio | 0.17 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 45.99 |
| Day Low | 42.695 |
| Debt To Equity | 324.068 |
| Display Name | Telesat |
| 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 | 36.469 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 13.594 |
| Enterprise Value | 4,916,305,920 |
| Eps Forward | -7.29 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -17.01 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NMS |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 44.524 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -1.7039986 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.038271464 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 123.03562 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 61.54 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -18.720001 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.30419242 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 19.83 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 22.99 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.1593544 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 19.83 - 61.54 |
| Financial Currency | CAD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,122,471,000,000 |
| Float Shares | 2,961,230 |
| Forward Eps | -7.29 |
| Forward P E | -5.8738 |
| Free Cashflow | 659,529,024 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqGS |
| Full Time Employees | 711 |
| Fullday Change | -2.88 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.30197 |
| Fullday Price | 42.82 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Governance Epoch Date | 1,785,542,400 |
| Gross Margins | 0.38834998 |
| Gross Profits | 140,448,000 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.022650002 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.505 |
| 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 | 2,199,979,008 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_878437 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Name Change Date | 2,026-08-28 |
| Net Income To Common | -372,088,992 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 695,689,559 |
| Open | 45.07 |
| Operating Cashflow | -113,420,000 |
| Operating Margins | -0.15106 |
| 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 | 42.82 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,959,805 |
| Prev Name | Telesat Canada |
| Previous Close | 45.7 |
| Price Hint | 2 |
| Price To Book | 1.7643822 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 6.083104 |
| 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 | -2.88 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.30197 |
| Regular Market Day High | 45.99 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 42.695 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 42.695 - 45.99 |
| Regular Market Open | 45.07 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 45.7 |
| Regular Market Price | 42.82 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,200 |
| Regular Market Volume | 135,185 |
| Return On Assets | 0.00027000002 |
| Return On Equity | -0.72967005 |
| Revenue Growth | -0.251 |
| Revenue Per Share | 24.359 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Share Holder Rights Risk | 10 |
| Shares Outstanding | 15,106,517 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0684 |
| Shares Short | 1,040,320 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,343,714 |
| Short Name | Telesat Corporation |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.075 |
| Short Ratio | 3.87 |
| 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 | -17.01 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 38.89135 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | 3.92865 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | 0.10101604 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 135,185 |
| Website | https://www.telesat.com |
| Zip | K2P 2P7 |