What is B. Riley's Estimate for AST SpaceMobile Q4 Earnings?

Key Points

• B. Riley has increased its Q4 2025 earnings estimate for AST SpaceMobile to ($0.11) per share, up from the previous forecast of ($0.12), maintaining a "Buy" rating and a price target of $44.00.
• Other firms such as UBS and Roth Capital also support AST SpaceMobile, with UBS raising their target price from $38.00 to $62.00 while maintaining a "buy" rating.
• The stock recently traded down 1.6% to $49.25, reflecting a market cap of $15.59 billion and a significant 52-week trading range of $17.50 to $60.95.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS - Free Report) - Stock analysts at B. Riley boosted their Q4 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note issued on Tuesday, August 12th. B. Riley analyst M. Crawford now anticipates that the company will earn ($0.11) per share for the quarter, up from their prior forecast of ($0.12). B. Riley has a "Buy" rating and a $44.00 price target on the stock. The consensus estimate for AST SpaceMobile's current full-year earnings is ($0.40) per share.

A number of other research firms have also weighed in on ASTS. Roth Capital reissued a "buy" rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Tuesday. UBS Group upped their target price on shares of AST SpaceMobile from $38.00 to $62.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday. Bank of America assumed coverage on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $55.00 target price on the stock. Oppenheimer assumed coverage on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Monday, May 5th. They issued a "market perform" rating on the stock. Finally, Scotiabank dropped their target price on shares of AST SpaceMobile from $45.40 to $42.90 and set a "sector perform" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, August 7th. Three equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have issued a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $48.41.

AST SpaceMobile Trading Down 1.6%

AST SpaceMobile stock traded down $0.80 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $49.25. The stock had a trading volume of 3,140,339 shares, compared to its average volume of 11,985,535. 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 has a 52-week low of $17.50 and a 52-week high of $60.95. The firm has a market cap of $15.59 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -26.17 and a beta of 2.33. The company has a fifty day moving average of $47.68 and a 200 day moving average of $33.05.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data 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). AST SpaceMobile had a negative return on equity of 26.81% and a negative net margin of 7,213.90%. The firm had revenue of $1.16 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $6.37 million.

Insider Buying and Selling at AST SpaceMobile

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AST SpaceMobile

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Alphabet Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile during the first quarter worth $203,375,000. Wells Fargo & Company MN lifted its stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 25.2% during the fourth quarter. Wells Fargo & Company MN now owns 117,822 shares of the company's stock worth $2,486,000 after buying an additional 23,746 shares during the period. Two Sigma Investments LP lifted its stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 117.5% during the fourth quarter. Two Sigma Investments LP now owns 51,874 shares of the company's stock worth $1,095,000 after buying an additional 28,025 shares during the period. Toronto Dominion Bank acquired a new stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile during the fourth quarter worth $4,220,000. Finally, BNP Paribas Financial Markets acquired a new stake in shares of AST SpaceMobile during the fourth quarter worth $3,264,000. 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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