AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) Receives Consensus Recommendation of “Reduce” from Brokerages

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) has received an average rating of “Reduce” from the twelve brokerages that are presently covering the firm, Marketbeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a sell recommendation, five have assigned a hold recommendation and three have given a buy recommendation to the company. The average 12-month price target among brokerages that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $45.6571.

A number of equities analysts have issued reports on ASTS shares. Zacks Research cut shares of AST SpaceMobile from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reaffirmed a “buy” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. B. Riley cut AST SpaceMobile from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, January 13th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered AST SpaceMobile from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector underperform” rating and set a $45.60 price target for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th.

Insider Transactions at AST SpaceMobile

In other AST SpaceMobile news, CAO Maya Bernal sold 6,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $73.76, for a total value of $442,560.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 122,486 shares in the company, valued at $9,034,567.36. This trade represents a 4.67% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder Tower Corp /Ma/ American sold 2,288,621 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.75, for a total value of $159,631,314.75. Following the transaction, the insider owned 211,379 shares in the company, valued at $14,743,685.25. This trade represents a 91.54% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders bought 2,765 shares of company stock worth $187,236 and sold 2,354,621 shares worth $164,348,075. 30.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AST SpaceMobile

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASTS. Investmark Advisory Group LLC increased its holdings in AST SpaceMobile by 2.7% in the 4th quarter. Investmark Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,645 shares of the company’s stock worth $337,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC boosted its holdings in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 4.2% during the 4th quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 3,283 shares of the company’s stock valued at $238,000 after acquiring an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp boosted its holdings in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 30.0% during the 3rd quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 781 shares of the company’s stock valued at $38,000 after acquiring an additional 180 shares during the last quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. grew its stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 22.9% in the third quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 1,003 shares of the company’s stock worth $49,000 after acquiring an additional 187 shares during the period. Finally, GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 21.9% during the third quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 1,355 shares of the company’s stock valued at $67,000 after purchasing an additional 243 shares during the last quarter. 60.95% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AST SpaceMobile News Summary

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

• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory/market data on short interest is inconsistent and likely not actionable: two recent short‑interest reports (Feb 2 and Feb 3) show “0 shares” and NaN increases with a 0.0 days‑to‑cover figure — this appears to be a data error or reporting anomaly and does not provide clear evidence of meaningful short pressure or a likely short squeeze.
• Neutral Sentiment: News roundup: a Zacks piece flagged a recent price pullback in early February, noting ASTS had slid in the prior session — a factual summary of recent volatility rather than new company fundamentals. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) Stock Slides as Market Rises
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz law‑firm investor alert launched, announcing an investigation into AST SpaceMobile on behalf of investors — this raises potential litigation risk and can increase downside pressure or volatility while the inquiry proceeds. INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. – ASTS Local/AP coverage of the Pomerantz investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Critical commentary on valuation: a Seeking Alpha piece argues AST SpaceMobile is “priced for perfection,” warning the stock may be overvalued and vulnerable to downside if execution or growth disappoints — this kind of analysis can temper speculative buying and attract short sellers or profit‑taking. AST SpaceMobile: Priced For Perfection

AST SpaceMobile Stock Performance

Shares of ASTS stock opened at $115.76 on Wednesday. The company has a market capitalization of $42.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -93.35 and a beta of 2.70. AST SpaceMobile has a fifty-two week low of $18.22 and a fifty-two week high of $129.89. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 9.48 and a current ratio of 9.56. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $86.09 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $68.18.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.45) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by ($0.27). AST SpaceMobile had a negative return on equity of 27.76% and a negative net margin of 1,639.59%.The firm had revenue of $14.74 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.04 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned ($1.10) earnings per share. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 1236.4% compared to the same quarter last year. Analysts expect that AST SpaceMobile will post -0.4 earnings per share for the current year.

AST SpaceMobile Company Profile

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.