Roth Capital Expects Stronger Earnings for AST SpaceMobile

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) – Research analysts at Roth Capital raised their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note issued to investors 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 previous estimate 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.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Monday, August 11th. The company reported ($0.41) earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate 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 business had revenue of $1.16 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $6.37 million.

Several other brokerages also recently weighed in on ASTS. Oppenheimer started coverage on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a report on Monday, May 5th. They issued a “market perform” rating on the stock. Scotiabank dropped their price objective 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. UBS Group reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $62.00 price objective (up previously from $38.00) on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Thursday. B. Riley reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $44.00 price objective (up previously from $36.00) on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Monday, June 16th. Finally, Bank of America started coverage on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Wednesday, June 25th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $55.00 price objective on the stock. Three research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AST SpaceMobile has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $48.41.

AST SpaceMobile Price Performance

Shares of NASDAQ:ASTS opened at $48.08 on Thursday. AST SpaceMobile has a twelve month low of $17.50 and a twelve month high of $60.95. The company’s 50 day moving average is $48.37 and its 200 day moving average is $33.45. The company has a current ratio of 8.23, a quick ratio of 10.62 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.42. The company has a market cap of $15.22 billion, a PE ratio of -25.44 and a beta of 2.33.

Insider Transactions at AST SpaceMobile

In other AST SpaceMobile news, President Scott Wisniewski sold 50,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 9th. The shares were sold at an average price of $35.65, for a total transaction of $1,782,500.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the president directly owned 545,595 shares in the company, valued at approximately $19,450,461.75. This represents a 8.39% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, COO Shanti B. Gupta sold 10,000 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, June 16th. The stock was sold at an average price of $41.84, for a total transaction of $418,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 305,667 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $12,789,107.28. This represents a 3.17% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 129,250 shares of company stock valued at $4,671,650 in the last 90 days. 34.15% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On AST SpaceMobile

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Flagship Private Wealth LLC lifted its holdings in AST SpaceMobile by 2.8% in the 2nd quarter. Flagship Private Wealth LLC now owns 9,106 shares of the company’s stock valued at $426,000 after purchasing an additional 250 shares in the last quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. lifted its holdings in AST SpaceMobile by 0.5% in the 2nd quarter. SBI Securities Co. Ltd. now owns 56,619 shares of the company’s stock valued at $2,646,000 after purchasing an additional 268 shares in the last quarter. Signaturefd LLC lifted its holdings in AST SpaceMobile by 25.2% in the 2nd quarter. Signaturefd LLC now owns 1,826 shares of the company’s stock valued at $85,000 after purchasing an additional 367 shares in the last quarter. Tsfg LLC lifted its holdings in AST SpaceMobile by 37.0% in the 2nd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 1,370 shares of the company’s stock valued at $64,000 after purchasing an additional 370 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC lifted its holdings in AST SpaceMobile by 2.4% in the 2nd quarter. Wealth Enhancement Advisory Services LLC now owns 16,641 shares of the company’s stock valued at $759,000 after purchasing an additional 392 shares in the last quarter. 60.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AST SpaceMobile Company Profile

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.