FY2025 EPS Estimates for AST SpaceMobile Lowered by Analyst

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) – Research analysts at William Blair decreased their FY2025 earnings estimates for AST SpaceMobile in a research note issued on Tuesday, November 11th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now forecasts that the company will earn ($1.23) per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of ($0.87). William Blair currently has a “Market Perform” rating on the stock. The consensus estimate for AST SpaceMobile’s current full-year earnings is ($0.40) per share. William Blair also issued estimates for AST SpaceMobile’s Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.16) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.88) EPS.

Several other research analysts also recently weighed in on ASTS. Zacks Research downgraded shares of AST SpaceMobile from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. Barclays lowered AST SpaceMobile from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $60.00 price objective for the company. in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Scotiabank cut AST SpaceMobile from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector underperform” rating and set a $42.90 target price for the company. in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have issued a Hold rating and four have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average price target of $45.27.

AST SpaceMobile Trading Down 2.9%

ASTS stock traded down $1.89 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $62.61. 2,391,419 shares of the company’s stock traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,089,282. AST SpaceMobile has a fifty-two week low of $17.50 and a fifty-two week high of $102.79. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $64.04 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $48.97. The company has a market capitalization of $22.45 billion, a P/E ratio of -50.59 and a beta of 2.46. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 9.56 and a quick ratio of 8.23.

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

Insider Activity at AST SpaceMobile

In related news, CFO Andrew Martin Johnson sold 20,000 shares of AST SpaceMobile 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 sale, 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 document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CTO Huiwen Yao sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.58, for a total value of $1,623,200.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 4,750 shares in the company, valued at $192,755. This represents a 89.39% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 30.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in AST SpaceMobile in the 3rd quarter valued at $25,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp bought a new position in shares of AST SpaceMobile during the second quarter worth about $28,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. raised its position in AST SpaceMobile by 225.0% in the 3rd quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after buying an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc acquired a new stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile in the second quarter valued at approximately $33,000. Finally, Chapman Financial Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile in the second quarter worth $38,000. 60.95% of the stock is owned by 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.