AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) Reduces -17.93% In A Week: What’s Taking The Stock Higher?

In recent trading session, AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) saw 2.07 million shares changing hands at last check today with its beta currently measuring 1.71. Company’s recent per share price level of $26.41 trading at -$1.15 or -4.17% at last check today assigns it a market valuation of $8.36B. That most recent trading price of ASTS’s stock is at a discount of -47.97% from its 52-week high price of $39.08 and is indicating a premium of 92.54% from its 52-week low price of $1.97. Taking a look at company’s average trading volume for last 10-days demonstrates a volume of 16.6 million shares which gives us an average trading volume of 11.55 million if we extend that period to 3-months.

For AST SpaceMobile Inc (ASTS), analysts’ consensus is at an average recommendation of Buy while assigning it a mean rating of 1.00. Splitting up the data highlights that, out of 3 analysts covering the stock, 0 rated the stock as a Sell while 0 recommended an Overweight rating for the stock. 0 suggested the stock as a Hold whereas 3 see the stock as a Buy. 0 analyst(s) advised it as an Underweight. The company is expected to be making an EPS of -0.14 in the current quarter.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) trade information

Upright in the red during last session for losing -4.17%, in the last five days ASTS remained trading in the red while hitting it’s week-highest on Friday, 03/07/25 when the stock touched $26.41 price level, adding 22.46% to its value on the day. AST SpaceMobile Inc’s shares saw a change of 25.17% in year-to-date performance and have moved -17.93% in past 5-day. AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) showed a performance of -7.00% in past 30-days. Number of shares sold short was 45.28 million shares which calculate 3.16 days to cover the short interests.

Wall Street analysts have assigned a consensus price target of 47.9 to the stock, which implies a rise of 44.86% to its recent value today. Analysts have been projecting 47.9 as a low price target for the stock while placing it at a high target of 47.9. It follows that stock’s current price would drop -81.37% in reaching the projected high whereas dropping to the targeted low would mean a loss of -81.37% for stock’s current value.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (ASTS) estimates and forecasts

This year revenue growth is estimated to rise 1,074.32% from the last financial year’s standing.

2 industry analysts have given their estimates about the company’s current quarter revenue by setting an average figure of 3.12M for the same. And 2 analysts are in estimates of company making revenue of 7.59M in the next quarter. Company posted 500k and 900k of sales in current and next quarters respectively a year earlier.

Weighing up company’s earnings over the past 5-year and in the next 5-year periods, we find the company posting an annual earnings growth rate of -80.92% during past 5 years.

AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS)’s Major holders

Insiders are in possession of 23.89% of company’s total shares while institution are holding 33.61 percent of that, with stock having share float percentage of 44.16%. Investors also watch the number of corporate investors in a company very closely, which is 33.61% institutions for AST SpaceMobile Inc that are currently holding shares of the company. BLACKROCK INC. is the top institutional holder at ASTS for having 8.57 million shares of worth $99.52 million. And as of 2024-06-30, it was holding 7.0583 of the company’s outstanding shares.

The second largest institutional holder is VANGUARD GROUP INC, which was holding about 6.69 million shares on 2024-06-30. The number of shares represents firm’s hold over 5.5045 of outstanding shares, having a total worth of $77.61 million.

On the other hand, Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund and Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund are the top two Mutual Funds which own company’s shares. As of Dec 31, 2024 , the former fund manager was holding 4.73 shares of worth $126.74 million or 2.08% of the total outstanding shares. The later fund manager was in possession of 3.83 shares on Dec 31, 2024 , making its stake of worth around $102.52 million in the company or a holder of 1.68% of company’s stock.