Weekly Investment Analysts’ Ratings Updates for AST SpaceMobile (ASTS)

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) recently received a number of ratings updates from brokerages and research firms:

• 5/13/2026 – AST SpaceMobile is now covered by New Street Research. They set a “neutral” rating and a $80.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/13/2026 – AST SpaceMobile was upgraded by New Street Research to “hold”.
• 5/12/2026 – AST SpaceMobile had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by Roth Mkm. They now have a $108.00 price target on the stock.
• 5/12/2026 – AST SpaceMobile had its price target raised by B. Riley Financial, Inc. from $75.00 to $85.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 5/12/2026 – AST SpaceMobile had its price target lowered by UBS Group AG from $85.00 to $80.00. They now have a “neutral” rating on the stock.
• 4/20/2026 – AST SpaceMobile was given a new $115.00 price target by New Street Research.
• 4/15/2026 – AST SpaceMobile was given a new $117.00 price target by Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft.
• 4/15/2026 – AST SpaceMobile was downgraded by Wall Street Zen from “sell” to “strong sell”.
• 4/9/2026 – AST SpaceMobile had its price target raised by Barclays PLC from $60.00 to $65.00. They now have an “underweight” rating on the stock.
• 3/27/2026 – AST SpaceMobile had its “sell (d-)” rating reaffirmed by Weiss Ratings.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CTO Huiwen Yao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $88.88, for a total transaction of $3,555,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief technology officer directly owned 4,750 shares in the company, valued at approximately $422,180. This trade represents a 89.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, major shareholder Hiroshi Mikitani sold 1,690,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, April 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $91.42, for a total transaction of $154,499,800.00. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 29,330,155 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,681,362,770.10. This represents a 5.45% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Over the last three months, insiders sold 3,095,000 shares of company stock worth $275,597,100. 20.89% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.