B. Riley Securities Lowers AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) Price Target to $95.00

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) had its price objective dropped by equities research analysts at B. Riley Securities from $105.00 to $95.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Friday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. B. Riley Securities’ price objective indicates a potential upside of 15.14% from the stock’s previous close.

Several other equities research analysts have also recently commented on the company. Barclays cut AST SpaceMobile from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $60.00 price objective on the stock. in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research lowered AST SpaceMobile from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 9th. Scotiabank downgraded shares of AST SpaceMobile from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector underperform” rating and set a $45.60 price target on the stock. in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, B. Riley Financial reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $51.83.

AST SpaceMobile Stock Up 0.4%

Shares of NASDAQ ASTS opened at $82.51 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 9.56 and a quick ratio of 9.48. The stock has a market capitalization of $30.28 billion, a P/E ratio of -66.54 and a beta of 2.70. AST SpaceMobile has a 1 year low of $18.22 and a 1 year high of $129.89. The company has a 50-day moving average price of $91.56 and a 200-day moving average price of $70.25.

Insider Transactions at AST SpaceMobile

In other news, COO Shanti B. Gupta sold 10,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, December 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $77.34, for a total value of $773,400.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 382,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,572,882.50. The trade was a 2.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, Director Keith R. Larson acquired 625 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 24th. The stock was acquired at an average cost of $80.00 per share, with a total value of $50,000.00. Following the transaction, the director directly owned 2,015 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $161,200. This represents a 44.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this purchase is available in the SEC filing. Over the last three months, insiders have acquired 2,765 shares of company stock valued at $187,236 and have sold 2,354,621 shares valued at $164,348,075. 30.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the business. REAP Financial Group LLC bought a new position in AST SpaceMobile during the third quarter worth about $25,000. Crewe Advisors LLC bought a new stake in AST SpaceMobile during the 4th quarter worth approximately $25,000. Laurel Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new position in AST SpaceMobile in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in shares of AST SpaceMobile in the second quarter valued at approximately $28,000. Finally, Byrne Asset Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Institutional investors own 60.95% of the company’s stock.

More AST SpaceMobile News

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

• Positive Sentiment: BlueBird 6 successfully unfolded in orbit, validating AST’s large aperture Block‑2 design, increasing confidence that its satellites can deliver 4G/5G to regular smartphones and unlocking commercial agreements and material revenue commitments. This materially reduces the company’s primary technical risk and supports the long‑term growth thesis. BlueBird 6 Unfolds
• Neutral Sentiment: AST priced repurchases of roughly $300M of convertible senior notes — a balance‑sheet cleanup that reduces some legacy liability but is being executed alongside new financing, so the net capital impact is mixed. Repurchases Priced
• Neutral Sentiment: Published short‑interest data in February shows zeros/NaN and a 0.0 days ratio — this appears to be a reporting anomaly and is not currently meaningful for near‑term positioning.
• Negative Sentiment: AST launched a $1.0B convertible note offering (due 2036) to fund its rollout; markets viewed the raise and the potential dilution/debt load negatively, triggering selling pressure. MarketWatch on $1B Raise
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP announced an investor investigation into AST, which raises legal/monitoring risk and can weigh on sentiment. Pomerantz Investigation
• Negative Sentiment: Retail chatter and premarket selling intensified after the funding announcement; insiders have sold shares recently, which markets often interpret as a near‑term negative signal. MSN Retail Chatter Yahoo Insiders Selling
• Negative Sentiment: B. Riley cut its price target from $105 to $95 and moved to Neutral, which reduces upside perceived by some analysts. B. Riley Price Target Change

About AST SpaceMobile

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.