AST SpaceMobile Q3 EPS Forecast Increased by Roth Capital

Key Points

• Roth Capital has increased its Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) forecast for AST SpaceMobile to (-$0.14), up from the previous estimate of (-$0.15), maintaining a "Buy" rating on the stock.
• While the current consensus estimate for full-year earnings is (-$0.40) per share, analysts have varied opinions on the stock's performance, with three holding a "hold" rating and five assigning a "buy" rating.
• AST SpaceMobile reported a Q2 loss of (-$0.41) EPS, missing consensus estimates, with revenue of only $1.16 million against expected figures of $6.37 million.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS - Free Report) - Equities research analysts at Roth Capital upped their Q3 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of AST SpaceMobile in a report issued on Tuesday, August 12th. Roth Capital analyst S. Searle now forecasts that the company will earn ($0.14) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.15). Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating 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 Q4 2025 earnings at ($0.15) EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.25) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.25) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.25) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.24) EPS, FY2026 earnings at ($1.00) EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at ($0.21) EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at ($0.15) EPS and FY2027 earnings at ($0.44) EPS.

Other equities analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Bank of America assumed coverage on AST SpaceMobile in a report on Wednesday, June 25th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $55.00 price target for the company. Oppenheimer began coverage on AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Monday, May 5th. They set a "market perform" rating for the company. B. Riley reiterated a "buy" rating and set a $44.00 target price (up from $36.00) on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their target price on AST SpaceMobile from $45.40 to $42.90 and set a "sector perform" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $44.99.

AST SpaceMobile Stock Up 0.6%

NASDAQ ASTS opened at $50.05 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $15.84 billion, a PE ratio of -26.48 and a beta of 2.33. AST SpaceMobile has a fifty-two week low of $17.50 and a fifty-two week high of $60.95. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $47.68 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $33.05. The company has a quick ratio of 10.62, a current ratio of 8.23 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.41) earnings per share for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of ($0.19) by ($0.22). The company had revenue of $1.16 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.37 million. AST SpaceMobile had a negative return on equity of 26.81% and a negative net margin of 7,213.90%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AST SpaceMobile

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in ASTS. Rakuten Group Inc. acquired a new stake in AST SpaceMobile in the first quarter worth $705,398,000. Alphabet Inc. acquired a new stake in AST SpaceMobile in the first quarter worth $203,375,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. acquired a new stake in AST SpaceMobile in the fourth quarter worth $59,523,000. Voya Investment Management LLC increased its position in AST SpaceMobile by 1,992.5% in the first quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 843,554 shares of the company's stock worth $19,182,000 after buying an additional 803,240 shares during the period. Finally, Jump Financial LLC acquired a new position in shares of AST SpaceMobile during the first quarter valued at $14,750,000. 60.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Activity at AST SpaceMobile

In other AST SpaceMobile news, COO Shanti B. Gupta sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.84, for a total value of $418,400.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 305,667 shares of the company's stock, valued at $12,789,107.28. This trade represents a 3.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, CTO Huiwen Yao sold 4,250 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, June 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $34.60, for a total value of $147,050.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief technology officer directly owned 20,750 shares in the company, valued at $717,950. This represents a 17.00% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last ninety days, insiders have sold 184,250 shares of company stock valued at $6,146,750. Corporate insiders own 34.15% 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.

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