Q4 EPS Estimates for AST SpaceMobile Lifted by William Blair

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) – Research analysts at William Blair increased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for AST SpaceMobile in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, October 29th. William Blair analyst L. Dipalma now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.12) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.13). 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 FY2026 earnings at ($0.60) EPS.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.41) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.19) by ($0.22). AST SpaceMobile had a negative net margin of 7,213.90% and a negative return on equity of 26.81%. The firm had revenue of $1.16 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $6.37 million.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the company. Zacks Research downgraded AST SpaceMobile from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Barclays downgraded shares of AST SpaceMobile from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $60.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Roth Capital reiterated a “buy” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Tuesday, August 12th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Scotiabank cut shares of AST SpaceMobile from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector underperform” rating and set a $42.90 price objective on the stock. in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Three investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.27.

AST SpaceMobile Trading Up 4.7%

ASTS opened at $80.25 on Monday. The company has a quick ratio of 8.23, a current ratio of 8.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. AST SpaceMobile has a 52 week low of $17.50 and a 52 week high of $102.79. The stock has a market cap of $28.77 billion, a PE ratio of -42.46 and a beta of 2.45. The business has a 50 day moving average of $60.89 and a 200-day moving average of $46.58.

Insider Transactions at AST SpaceMobile

In other news, CFO Andrew Martin Johnson sold 20,000 shares of AST SpaceMobile stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.48, for a total value of $1,049,600.00. Following the completion of 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 legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CTO Huiwen Yao sold 40,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 16th. The shares were 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. The trade was a 89.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Company insiders own 30.90% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AST SpaceMobile

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the company. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp purchased a new position in shares of AST SpaceMobile in the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in AST SpaceMobile by 225.0% during the third quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 650 shares of the company’s stock valued at $32,000 after acquiring an additional 450 shares during the last quarter. Binnacle Investments Inc bought a new position in AST SpaceMobile in the second quarter valued at about $33,000. GAMMA Investing LLC boosted its position in AST SpaceMobile by 388.7% in the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,559 shares of the company’s stock worth $35,000 after purchasing an additional 1,240 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Chapman Financial Group LLC purchased a new position in AST SpaceMobile in the second quarter worth about $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.