FY2025 EPS Estimates for AST SpaceMobile Reduced by Analyst

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) – Equities researchers at William Blair dropped their FY2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 11th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now forecasts that the company will post earnings of ($1.23) per share for the year, down from their previous forecast of ($0.87). William Blair 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.

ASTS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Roth Capital reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a report on Tuesday, August 12th. Barclays cut 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 note on Friday, October 17th. UBS Group lowered AST SpaceMobile from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and lowered their target price for the stock from $62.00 to $43.00 in a research report on Tuesday, September 9th. Scotiabank lowered AST SpaceMobile from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector underperform” rating and set a $42.90 price target on the stock. in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued 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 assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, AST SpaceMobile has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and an average target price of $45.27.

AST SpaceMobile Price Performance

Shares of AST SpaceMobile stock traded down $1.89 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $62.61. 2,391,419 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 12,089,282. 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 quick ratio of 8.23 and a current ratio of 9.56. The stock has a market cap of $22.45 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -50.59 and a beta of 2.46. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $64.04 and its 200-day moving average price is $48.97.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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 firm had revenue of $14.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.04 million. AST SpaceMobile had a negative return on equity of 27.76% and a negative net margin of 1,639.59%.The company’s revenue for the quarter was up 1236.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned ($1.10) EPS.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AST SpaceMobile

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the company. ORG Partners LLC raised its holdings in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 5.2% in the third quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 3,150 shares of the company’s stock valued at $155,000 after purchasing an additional 155 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its holdings in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 30.0% in the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 781 shares of the company’s stock worth $38,000 after buying an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 21.9% in the 3rd quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,355 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after buying an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. Flagship Private Wealth LLC grew its position in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 2.8% during the 2nd quarter. Flagship Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,000 after acquiring an additional 250 shares during the period. Finally, SBI Securities Co. Ltd. boosted its position in AST SpaceMobile by 0.5% during the second quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 56,619 shares of the company’s stock worth $2,646,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares during the period. 60.95% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Activity at AST SpaceMobile

In other AST SpaceMobile news, CTO Huiwen Yao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on 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 in the company, valued at approximately $192,755. This represents a 89.39% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, CFO Andrew Martin Johnson sold 20,000 shares of AST SpaceMobile stock in a transaction on 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 completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 397,485 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $20,860,012.80. This trade represents a 4.79% 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 currently owned by insiders.

About AST SpaceMobile

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.