Roth Capital Weighs in on AST SpaceMobile Q1 Earnings

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS - Free Report) - Equities researchers at Roth Capital issued their Q1 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, April 10th. Roth Capital analyst S. Searle anticipates that the company will post earnings of ($0.15) per share for the quarter. Roth Capital has a "Buy" rating and a $42.00 price objective 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 research firms have also weighed in on ASTS. Scotiabank reissued an "outperform" rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Cantor Fitzgerald reaffirmed an "overweight" rating and set a $30.00 price target on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Tuesday, March 4th. Finally, UBS Group boosted their price objective on AST SpaceMobile from $31.00 to $38.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Wednesday, March 5th. Six investment analysts have rated the stock with a buy rating, According to MarketBeat, AST SpaceMobile has a consensus rating of "Buy" and a consensus target price of $42.82.

AST SpaceMobile Stock Up 4.5 %

NASDAQ ASTS traded up $1.00 on Monday, reaching $23.39. The company had a trading volume of 6,140,620 shares, compared to its average volume of 12,386,070. The company has a quick ratio of 5.80, a current ratio of 5.80 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.31. The stock has a market capitalization of $7.40 billion, a P/E ratio of -11.03 and a beta of 1.81. The company's fifty day moving average is $26.36 and its 200 day moving average is $24.65. AST SpaceMobile has a 52-week low of $2.07 and a 52-week high of $39.08.

Insider Activity

In other AST SpaceMobile news, Director Julio A. Torres sold 20,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $30.73, for a total transaction of $614,600.00. Following the sale, the director now directly owns 52,628 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,617,258.44. This represents a 27.54 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this link. Insiders own 41.80% of the company's stock.

Institutional Trading of AST SpaceMobile

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Rakuten Securities Inc. raised its holdings in AST SpaceMobile by 157.2% during the 1st quarter. Rakuten Securities Inc. now owns 24,603 shares of the company's stock valued at $559,000 after acquiring an additional 15,037 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC boosted its stake in AST SpaceMobile by 31.3% in the 1st quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 50,124 shares of the company's stock worth $1,139,000 after purchasing an additional 11,948 shares during the period. Sowell Financial Services LLC purchased a new position in AST SpaceMobile during the 1st quarter valued at about $216,000. Janney Montgomery Scott LLC bought a new stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile during the first quarter valued at about $331,000. Finally, Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 36.8% in the first quarter. Dynamic Advisor Solutions LLC now owns 116,847 shares of the company's stock worth $2,657,000 after buying an additional 31,414 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 60.95% 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.