Q4 EPS Estimates for AST SpaceMobile Reduced by Roth Capital

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) – Equities research analysts at Roth Capital reduced their Q4 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report issued on Tuesday, November 11th. Roth Capital analyst S. Searle now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.16) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.15). Roth Capital currently has a “Buy” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AST SpaceMobile’s current full-year earnings is ($0.40) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AST SpaceMobile’s Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.28) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.27) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($1.09) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.23) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.18) EPS, Q3 2027 earnings at ($0.11) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.55) EPS.

ASTS has been the topic of several other reports. Barclays lowered shares of AST SpaceMobile from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock. in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research cut AST SpaceMobile from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 21st. UBS Group downgraded AST SpaceMobile from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $62.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. William Blair initiated coverage on AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. They issued a “market perform” rating for the company. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a report on Wednesday, October 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus target price of $45.27.

AST SpaceMobile Stock Down 2.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASTS traded down $1.63 during trading on Thursday, hitting $62.86. 3,278,185 shares of the company were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 12,093,258. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $64.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.97. AST SpaceMobile has a 12-month low of $17.50 and a 12-month high of $102.79. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 9.56 and a quick ratio of 8.23. The stock has a market capitalization of $22.54 billion, a P/E ratio of -50.39 and a beta of 2.46.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last posted its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.45) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by ($0.27). The business had revenue of $14.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.04 million. AST SpaceMobile had a negative return on equity of 27.76% and a negative net margin of 1,639.59%.AST SpaceMobile’s revenue for the quarter was up 1236.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned ($1.10) EPS.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Andrew Martin Johnson sold 20,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.48, for a total transaction of $1,049,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer directly owned 397,485 shares in the company, valued at $20,860,012.80. The trade was a 4.79% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CTO Huiwen Yao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.58, for a total transaction of $1,623,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 4,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $192,755. This represents a 89.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 30.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of AST SpaceMobile

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rakuten Group Inc. purchased a new position in AST SpaceMobile in the first quarter worth $705,398,000. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 13.4% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 19,919,888 shares of the company’s stock worth $977,668,000 after purchasing an additional 2,351,539 shares during the period. Northern Trust Corp grew its stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 2.7% during the 1st quarter. Northern Trust Corp now owns 1,266,315 shares of the company’s stock worth $28,796,000 after purchasing an additional 33,259 shares during the period. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 1,992.5% in the 1st quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 843,554 shares of the company’s stock valued at $19,182,000 after purchasing an additional 803,240 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Bank of New York Mellon Corp lifted its stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 28.2% in the second quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 761,154 shares of the company’s stock valued at $35,569,000 after purchasing an additional 167,416 shares during the period. 60.95% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AST SpaceMobile Company Profile

AST SpaceMobile, Inc, together with its subsidiaries, develops and provides access to a space-based cellular broadband network for smartphones in the United States. Its SpaceMobile service provides cellular broadband services to end-users who are out of terrestrial cellular coverage. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.