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

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) had its target price decreased by analysts at B. Riley Securities from $105.00 to $95.00 in a report issued on Friday,Benzinga reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the stock. B. Riley Securities’ target price points to a potential upside of 15.54% from the company’s current price.

ASTS has been the subject of a number of other research reports. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reissued a “buy” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Tuesday, January 20th. Scotiabank downgraded shares of AST SpaceMobile from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector underperform” rating and set a $45.60 target price for the company. in a research note on Wednesday, January 7th. Barclays cut shares of AST SpaceMobile from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $60.00 price target on the stock. in a research report on Friday, October 17th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, B. Riley Financial reissued a “neutral” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Friday. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, six have assigned a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $51.83.

AST SpaceMobile Stock Performance

Shares of AST SpaceMobile stock opened at $82.22 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $30.18 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -66.31 and a beta of 2.70. AST SpaceMobile has a twelve month low of $18.22 and a twelve month high of $129.89. The company’s fifty day moving average is $91.38 and its 200 day moving average is $69.93. The company has a quick ratio of 9.48, a current ratio of 9.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.45) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.18) by ($0.27). AST SpaceMobile had a negative net margin of 1,639.59% and a negative return on equity of 27.76%. The company had revenue of $14.74 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.04 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted ($1.10) EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 1236.4% on a year-over-year basis. Sell-side analysts forecast that AST SpaceMobile will post -0.4 EPS for the current year.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, major shareholder Tower Corp /Ma/ American sold 2,288,621 shares of AST SpaceMobile stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $69.75, for a total value of $159,631,314.75. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 211,379 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $14,743,685.25. This trade represents a 91.54% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CFO Andrew Martin Johnson sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 26th. The stock was sold at an average price of $56.00, for a total transaction of $560,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 387,485 shares in the company, valued at approximately $21,699,160. The trade was a 2.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Over the last quarter, insiders purchased 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 Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently modified their holdings of ASTS. Calton & Associates Inc. lifted its stake in AST SpaceMobile by 0.8% during the 4th quarter. Calton & Associates Inc. now owns 13,579 shares of the company’s stock valued at $986,000 after acquiring an additional 104 shares in the last quarter. Investmark Advisory Group LLC lifted its position in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 2.7% during the fourth quarter. Investmark Advisory Group LLC now owns 4,645 shares of the company’s stock valued at $337,000 after purchasing an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. ORG Partners LLC boosted its holdings in AST SpaceMobile by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. ORG Partners LLC now owns 3,283 shares of the company’s stock worth $238,000 after purchasing an additional 133 shares during the last quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp grew its position in AST SpaceMobile by 18.2% in the 4th quarter. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp now owns 923 shares of the company’s stock worth $67,000 after purchasing an additional 142 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Larson Financial Group LLC increased its stake in AST SpaceMobile by 39.0% in the 4th quarter. Larson Financial Group LLC now owns 513 shares of the company’s stock valued at $37,000 after buying an additional 144 shares during the last quarter. 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: Successful BlueBird 6 deployment validates ASTS’s large-array, direct-to-phone technology and materially reduces the company’s technical risk — a key long-term catalyst for revenue from carrier contracts. BlueBird 6 Unfolds: AST SpaceMobile Unlocks Commercial Growth
• Positive Sentiment: Inclusion in the MSCI World Index will mechanically bring passive buying into ASTS ahead of the Feb. 27 implementation date, supporting demand from index-tracking funds. (Market validation / potential short-term buying pressure.)
• Neutral Sentiment: ASTS priced repurchases of roughly $300M of existing convertible notes; the move reduces outstanding convertible exposure but is being financed via concurrent registered direct offerings, which is capital structure reshuffling that can be dilutive depending on execution. AST SpaceMobile prices repurchases of ~$300M convertible senior notes
• Neutral Sentiment: Company commentary and coverage note a clearer commercial path (carrier deals, production ramp), but translating technical success into consistent revenue depends on hitting an aggressive 2026 launch/production cadence.
• Negative Sentiment: AST announced a proposed private offering of $1.0B of convertible senior notes due 2036 — investors worry about future dilution and additional leverage, which has pressured the stock. AST SpaceMobile Announces Proposed Private Offering of $1.0 Billion of Convertible Senior Notes Due 2036
• Negative Sentiment: Market commentary highlights the $1B capital raise and company funding actions as the primary driver of the intraday selloff — investors are signaling concern about dilution and the pace/terms of financing. AST SpaceMobile’s stock is falling as the satellite company seeks more cash
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz LLP has opened an investor investigation into ASTS, creating legal risk and adding selling pressure from investors sensitive to litigation headlines. INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. – ASTS
• Negative Sentiment: Insider selling (~$9.7M reported) and amplified retail chatter/premarket negative sentiment intensified the move lower, reinforcing near-term downside pressure. AST SpaceMobile Insiders Selling US$9.7m In Stock
• Neutral Sentiment: Reported short-interest figures in the fed entries appear inconsistent/erroneous and do not provide a reliable signal today.

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.