Roth Capital Forecasts AST SpaceMobile Q1 Earnings

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 EPS estimates for AST SpaceMobile in a note issued to investors on Thursday, April 10th. Roth Capital analyst S. Searle forecasts that the company will post earnings per share of ($0.15) for the quarter. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $42.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for AST SpaceMobile's current full-year earnings is ($0.40) per share. Roth Capital also issued estimates for AST SpaceMobile's Q2 2025 earnings at ($0.13) EPS, Q3 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, FY2025 earnings at ($0.58) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.23) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.22) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.20) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($0.87) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.16) EPS, FY2027 earnings at ($0.26) EPS, FY2028 earnings at $0.75 EPS and FY2029 earnings at $1.85 EPS.

A number of other equities analysts have also weighed in on the company. Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Wednesday, March 5th. UBS Group upped their price objective on shares of AST SpaceMobile from $31.00 to $38.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, March 5th. Finally, Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $30.00 target price on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Tuesday, March 4th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, Based on data from MarketBeat, AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $42.82.

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AST SpaceMobile Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ ASTS traded up $0.01 during mid-day trading on Monday, reaching $22.92. The company's stock had a trading volume of 7,090,319 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,283,373. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31, a quick ratio of 5.80 and a current ratio of 5.80. The stock has a 50-day moving average of $26.78 and a two-hundred day moving average of $24.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.25 billion, a P/E ratio of -10.81 and a beta of 1.81. AST SpaceMobile has a 1-year low of $1.99 and a 1-year high of $39.08.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of ASTS. FMR LLC boosted its stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 230.5% in the 3rd quarter. FMR LLC now owns 39,638 shares of the company's stock valued at $1,037,000 after buying an additional 27,644 shares during the period. HighTower Advisors LLC lifted its stake in AST SpaceMobile by 30.0% in the third quarter. HighTower Advisors LLC now owns 23,343 shares of the company's stock worth $610,000 after acquiring an additional 5,392 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp grew its holdings in AST SpaceMobile by 14.8% during the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 3,091,577 shares of the company's stock worth $80,845,000 after acquiring an additional 399,713 shares in the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC increased its position in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 9.4% in the 3rd quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 3,267,066 shares of the company's stock valued at $85,450,000 after purchasing an additional 281,749 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Sunbelt Securities Inc. raised its holdings in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 3,380.0% in the 3rd quarter. Sunbelt Securities Inc. now owns 3,480 shares of the company's stock valued at $91,000 after purchasing an additional 3,380 shares in the last quarter. 60.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling at AST SpaceMobile

In other AST SpaceMobile news, Director Julio A. Torres sold 20,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.73, for a total value of $614,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now owns 52,628 shares in the company, valued at $1,617,258.44. The trade was a 27.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Company insiders own 41.80% of the company's stock.

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.