UBS Group Issues Positive Forecast for AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) Stock Price

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) had its price objective boosted by research analysts at UBS Group from $43.00 to $85.00 in a research note issued to investors on Wednesday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. UBS Group’s price objective points to a potential downside of 17.83% from the company’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently weighed in on ASTS. Zacks Research cut AST SpaceMobile from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a report on Tuesday, January 20th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Monday, December 29th. B. Riley Financial decreased their price target on AST SpaceMobile from $105.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Friday, February 13th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered AST SpaceMobile from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector underperform” rating and set a $45.60 price objective on the stock. in a report on Wednesday, January 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AST SpaceMobile has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $63.77.

AST SpaceMobile Trading Up 11.6%

AST SpaceMobile stock traded up $10.76 during trading on Wednesday, hitting $103.44. The company had a trading volume of 7,651,105 shares, compared to its average volume of 15,720,342. The stock has a market cap of $37.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -78.36 and a beta of 2.77. The company has a current ratio of 9.56, a quick ratio of 9.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. AST SpaceMobile has a 1-year low of $18.22 and a 1-year high of $129.89. The company’s 50 day simple moving average is $93.83 and its 200-day simple moving average is $73.28.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, March 2nd. The company reported ($0.26) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by ($0.08). AST SpaceMobile had a negative net margin of 482.16% and a negative return on equity of 28.89%. The firm had revenue of $54.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.53 million. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2731.3% compared to the same quarter last year. As a group, analysts expect that AST SpaceMobile will post -0.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, COO Shanti B. Gupta sold 10,000 shares of AST SpaceMobile stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.34, for a total transaction of $773,400.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer owned 382,375 shares in the company, valued at $29,572,882.50. This trade represents a 2.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Keith R. Larson purchased 625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $80.00 per share, for a total transaction of $50,000.00. Following the purchase, the director directly owned 2,015 shares in the company, valued at $161,200. This trade represents a 44.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 2,015 shares of company stock valued at $149,144 and have sold 2,344,621 shares valued at $163,788,075. Insiders own 30.90% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of AST SpaceMobile

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Vanguard Group Inc. increased its position in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 7.9% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 21,488,180 shares of the company’s stock valued at $1,560,687,000 after purchasing an additional 1,568,292 shares during the period. Vodafone Ventures Ltd acquired a new position in AST SpaceMobile during the fourth quarter worth about $397,413,000. Morgan Stanley raised its position in AST SpaceMobile by 44.0% in the fourth quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 4,661,551 shares of the company’s stock worth $338,569,000 after acquiring an additional 1,425,199 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC boosted its position in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 9.8% during the 4th quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 4,522,549 shares of the company’s stock valued at $328,749,000 after purchasing an additional 402,505 shares in the last quarter. Finally, State Street Corp grew its stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 9.7% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,951,685 shares of the company’s stock worth $287,011,000 after purchasing an additional 350,690 shares during the last quarter. 60.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Key Headlines Impacting AST SpaceMobile

Here are the key news stories impacting AST SpaceMobile this week:

• Positive Sentiment: TELUS commercial agreement to deliver space‑based cellular broadband across Canada — expands ASTS’s carrier footprint and moves the company closer to recurring commercial service revenue. TELUS and AST SpaceMobile Partner
• Positive Sentiment: Defense and European carrier traction — contracts with the U.S. Space Development Agency (SDA), partnership activity with Orange, and the recent BlueBird‑6 launch strengthen both government and commercial addressable markets. These validate ASTS’s tech and help de‑risk future revenue scaling. AST SpaceMobile Edges Toward Core Infrastructure Role
• Positive Sentiment: Big revenue beat and strong liquidity — Q4 revenue surged year‑over‑year (2,700%+ growth) and company reports ~$3.9B in liquidity, signaling capacity to fund satellite deployments and commercial rollouts. That topline strength supports growth expectations despite ongoing losses. AST SpaceMobile Reports Big Revenue Beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Market reaction and intraday moves — coverage noted sizable intraday gains (reports of the stock up ~6–7%), reflecting investor enthusiasm for commercial wins even as fundamentals remain mixed. Short‑interest reports in feeds are noisy and not signaling a meaningful shift. AeroVironment and AST SpaceMobile Jump
• Negative Sentiment: Wider-than-expected quarterly loss and EPS miss — ASTS reported a larger net loss/per‑share miss vs. consensus and negative margins remain steep; some analysts have trimmed 2026 estimates, keeping valuation and profitability risk elevated. ASTS Reports Wider-Than-Expected Q4 Loss

AST SpaceMobile Company Profile

AST SpaceMobile is a U.S.-based aerospace company developing a space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect standard mobile phones and other devices directly to satellites. The company’s core proposition is “space-to-cell” service: operating a constellation of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites equipped with large, high-power phased-array antennas to provide wide-area mobile broadband without requiring users to buy specialized terminals or handset modifications.

AST SpaceMobile designs, builds and operates satellite payloads and supporting ground infrastructure.