Q4 Earnings Forecast for AST SpaceMobile Issued By B. Riley

Key Points

• B. Riley cut its Q4 2025 EPS estimate to ($0.14) from ($0.10) and now forecasts FY2026 EPS of ($0.45), with quarterly losses expected across 2026.
• AST SpaceMobile missed Q3 estimates, reporting EPS of ($0.45) vs. a consensus of ($0.18) and revenue of $14.74M versus an expected $22.04M, despite a large year‑over‑year revenue increase.
• Shares dipped about 2.5% to $62.86 amid multiple analyst downgrades; MarketBeat's consensus rating is "Reduce" with an average price target of $45.27.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at B. Riley decreased their Q4 2025 EPS estimates for AST SpaceMobile in a research report issued to clients and investors on Tuesday, November 11th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford now expects that the company will earn ($0.14) per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of ($0.10). The consensus estimate for AST SpaceMobile's current full-year earnings is ($0.40) per share. B. Riley also issued estimates for AST SpaceMobile's Q1 2026 earnings at ($0.14) EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at ($0.13) EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at ($0.10) EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at ($0.08) EPS and FY2026 earnings at ($0.45) EPS.

ASTS has been the subject of a number of other reports. Zacks Research downgraded AST SpaceMobile from a "hold" rating to a "strong sell" rating in a research note on Tuesday, October 21st. UBS Group cut shares of AST SpaceMobile from a "buy" rating to a "neutral" rating and cut their price target for the company from $62.00 to $43.00 in a research note on Tuesday, September 9th. Barclays downgraded 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 reaffirmed a "sell (d-)" rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Finally, Scotiabank cut AST SpaceMobile from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector underperform" rating and set a $42.90 price target on the stock. in a research note on Tuesday, October 7th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, four have given a Hold rating and four have assigned a Sell rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, AST SpaceMobile has a consensus rating of "Reduce" and an average price target of $45.27.

AST SpaceMobile Stock Down 2.5%

Shares of NASDAQ:ASTS traded down $1.63 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $62.86. The company had a trading volume of 3,278,185 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,093,258. AST SpaceMobile has a 1-year low of $17.50 and a 1-year high of $102.79. The stock has a market cap of $22.54 billion, a PE ratio of -50.39 and a beta of 2.46. The company has a quick ratio of 8.23, a current ratio of 9.56 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The business's 50 day moving average price is $64.04 and its 200 day moving average price is $48.97.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly 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 business had revenue of $14.74 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $22.04 million. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($1.10) earnings per share. The company's quarterly revenue was up 1236.4% compared to the same quarter last year.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other AST SpaceMobile news, CFO Andrew Martin Johnson sold 20,000 shares of AST SpaceMobile stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 26th. The shares were sold at an average price of $52.48, for a total value of $1,049,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer owned 397,485 shares in the company, valued at $20,860,012.80. The trade was a 4.79% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, CTO Huiwen Yao sold 40,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, September 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $40.58, for a total transaction of $1,623,200.00. Following the transaction, the chief technology officer owned 4,750 shares in the company, valued at approximately $192,755. The trade was a 89.39% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 30.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AST SpaceMobile

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ASTS. REAP Financial Group LLC acquired a new stake in AST SpaceMobile during the third quarter worth approximately $25,000. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile during the 2nd quarter worth $28,000. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. increased its position in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 225.0% in the third quarter. Geneos Wealth Management Inc. now owns 650 shares of the company's stock worth $32,000 after purchasing an additional 450 shares during the period. Binnacle Investments Inc acquired a new position in AST SpaceMobile in the second quarter valued at about $33,000. Finally, Hollencrest Capital Management acquired a new position in AST SpaceMobile in the third quarter valued at about $39,000. 60.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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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