AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) Shares Down 6.7% – What’s Next?

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) was down 6.7% during mid-day trading on Tuesday . The company traded as low as $63.43 and last traded at $63.87. Approximately 19,566,972 shares changed hands during trading, an increase of 27% from the average daily volume of 15,392,863 shares. The stock had previously closed at $68.43.

AST SpaceMobile News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Analysts and models expect ASTS to likely beat Q1 estimates (revenue strength and the factors that typically drive beats). That supports a positive near-term view if reported results meet or exceed expectations. Expected to Beat Q1
• Positive Sentiment: A value-focused Yahoo piece included ASTS among stocks estimated to be trading below intrinsic value, which can attract buy-side interest from value-oriented investors. Undervalued List
• Neutral Sentiment: Recent headlines noted ASTS fell more than the broader market in the latest session, a descriptive piece that reflects current volatility rather than new fundamental news. Price Movement Coverage
• Neutral Sentiment: Company fundamentals remain a mixed picture: very strong year-over-year revenue growth but negative EPS/margins and a high beta — factors that amplify moves on news and sentiment. (Background company data)
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling activity has picked up, which some traders interpret as a warning sign about near-term upside, creating selling pressure amid otherwise constructive analyst interest. Insider Sales
• Negative Sentiment: Proxy disclosures spotlight execution risk around meeting satellite-to-phone rollout milestones — investors see this as a material operational risk that can delay revenue cadence and justify downward re-pricing. Proxy Disclosures / Rollout Risk
• Neutral Sentiment: Industry hires at peers (e.g., Satellogic) signal growing demand in geospatial/satellite markets but are not specific to ASTS’s execution or revenue timing. Peer Hiring

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of analysts have recently issued reports on ASTS shares. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft set a $117.00 price target on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a report on Wednesday, April 15th. Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Friday, March 27th. B. Riley Financial reduced their target price on AST SpaceMobile from $105.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, February 13th. UBS Group lifted their target price on AST SpaceMobile from $43.00 to $85.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Finally, Zacks Research upgraded AST SpaceMobile from a “strong sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 4th. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and three have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $82.51.

AST SpaceMobile Price Performance

The company has a current ratio of 16.35, a quick ratio of 16.27 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.92. The company’s fifty day moving average is $86.85 and its two-hundred day moving average is $83.37. The stock has a market cap of $24.40 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -48.39 and a beta of 2.60.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last posted 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 23.02%. The company had revenue of $54.31 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $39.53 million. The company’s revenue was up 2731.3% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, research analysts predict that AST SpaceMobile, Inc. will post -0.99 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at AST SpaceMobile

In related news, major shareholder Hiroshi Mikitani sold 1,350,000 shares of AST SpaceMobile stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, April 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.22, for a total value of $116,397,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 27,980,155 shares in the company, valued at approximately $2,412,448,964.10. This trade represents a 4.60% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CTO Huiwen Yao sold 40,000 shares of AST SpaceMobile stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $88.88, for a total transaction of $3,555,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer owned 4,750 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $422,180. This trade represents a 89.39% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 3,080,000 shares of company stock valued at $274,452,000 in the last quarter. 30.90% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AST SpaceMobile

Institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Crewe Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AST SpaceMobile in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AST SpaceMobile in the fourth quarter worth $25,000. Portus Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of AST SpaceMobile in the first quarter worth $30,000. Advocate Investing Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of AST SpaceMobile in the first quarter worth $31,000. Finally, Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of AST SpaceMobile in the fourth quarter worth $29,000. 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.