AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) Trading 5.6% Higher – Time to Buy?

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS)’s share price shot up 5.6% on Thursday . The company traded as high as $93.99 and last traded at $90.56. 14,711,455 shares traded hands during trading, a decline of 24% from the average session volume of 19,413,887 shares. The stock had previously closed at $85.73.

AST SpaceMobile News Summary

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

• Positive Sentiment: Investment thesis reminder — ASTS has surged ~101.7% over six months on recent satellite milestones and growing ties with telecom partners, which supports upside if the company executes on its constellation and commercial rollouts. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Strategic framing — commentary is circulating about whether Scotiabank’s downgrade simply reframes ASTS’s execution risk and larger constellation ambitions rather than signaling fatal flaws; useful background but not an immediate catalyst on its own. Read More.
• Neutral Sentiment: Valuation debate — multiple opinion pieces ask whether the recent multi-hundred-percent run-up makes ASTS a late-stage momentum trade or a still-reasonable growth bet; these debates can sustain volatility as investors reassess multiples vs. execution timelines. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Analyst downgrade and downside estimate — Scotiabank cut ASTS to Underperform and flagged a challenging path to match entrenched competitors (e.g., Starlink), high execution risk, and a rich valuation; Barron’s and other outlets highlighted a ~50% downside scenario from the analyst note. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Immediate market reaction — Coverage from Investing.com, MSN and others reports the stock fell sharply after the downgrade (one note cited a >12% intra-/day close decline), reflecting investor concern about near-term execution and valuation. Read More.
• Negative Sentiment: Risk checklist for investors — analysts and commentaries emphasize rising competition (Starlink and others), potential cost/launch execution risks, and a stretched valuation that makes the stock sensitive to any missed milestones or slower telecom ramp-ups. Read More.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of equities analysts have recently commented on ASTS shares. Zacks Research downgraded AST SpaceMobile from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Barclays downgraded shares of AST SpaceMobile from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered shares of 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. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.66.

AST SpaceMobile Stock Performance

The firm has a 50 day moving average of $69.45 and a two-hundred day moving average of $60.21. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 9.56 and a quick ratio of 9.48. The stock has a market cap of $33.24 billion, a PE ratio of -73.03 and a beta of 2.70.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last released its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.45) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by ($0.27). AST SpaceMobile had a negative return on equity of 27.76% and a negative net margin of 1,639.59%.The company had revenue of $14.74 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $22.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business posted ($1.10) EPS. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 1236.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Research analysts predict that AST SpaceMobile, Inc. will post -0.4 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Transactions at AST SpaceMobile

In other news, CTO Huiwen Yao sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.52, for a total value of $2,940,800.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 4,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $349,220. The trade was a 89.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, Director Keith R. Larson bought 625 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was purchased at an average cost of $80.00 per share, with a total value of $50,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 2,015 shares in the company, valued at approximately $161,200. This trade represents a 44.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last quarter, insiders bought 2,765 shares of company stock valued at $187,236 and sold 2,354,621 shares valued at $164,348,075. 30.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASTS. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile in the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new stake in AST SpaceMobile in the 2nd quarter valued at $28,000. Harvest Fund Management Co. Ltd purchased a new stake in AST SpaceMobile in the 3rd quarter valued at $29,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. boosted its stake in AST SpaceMobile by 225.0% during the 3rd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 650 shares of the company’s stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares during the period. Finally, Binnacle Investments Inc purchased a new position in AST SpaceMobile during the 2nd quarter worth $33,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 60.95% of the company’s stock.

About AST SpaceMobile

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.