AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) Director Adriana Cisneros Buys 10,822 Shares of Stock

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) Director Adriana Cisneros acquired 10,822 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 31st. The stock was purchased at an average price of $57.22 per share, for a total transaction of $619,234.84. Following the acquisition, the director directly owned 797,023 shares in the company, valued at $45,605,656.06. This represents a 1.38% increase in their position. The acquisition was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website.

AST SpaceMobile Trading Down 5.6%

Shares of ASTS opened at $55.80 on Wednesday. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. has a 52-week low of $36.08 and a 52-week high of $133.86. The stock has a market cap of $21.72 billion, a PE ratio of -26.07 and a beta of 2.74. The firm’s fifty day moving average is $67.38 and its two-hundred day moving average is $80.96. The company has a quick ratio of 12.90, a current ratio of 13.05 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 1.24.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last issued its earnings results on Monday, August 10th. The company reported ($0.77) EPS for the quarter, missing analysts’ consensus estimates of ($0.32) by ($0.45). The business had revenue of $31.52 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $34.53 million. AST SpaceMobile had a negative net margin of 536.66% and a negative return on equity of 22.88%. During the same quarter last year, the company earned ($0.41) earnings per share. Research analysts forecast that AST SpaceMobile, Inc. will post -1.95 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of AST SpaceMobile

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in ASTS. AQR Capital Management LLC lifted its holdings in AST SpaceMobile by 11.8% in the first quarter. AQR Capital Management LLC now owns 34,548 shares of the company’s stock valued at $786,000 after acquiring an additional 3,642 shares during the last quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. increased its stake in AST SpaceMobile by 4.6% during the first quarter. MIRAE ASSET GLOBAL ETFS HOLDINGS Ltd. now owns 79,764 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,814,000 after acquiring an additional 3,515 shares during the last quarter. Millennium Management LLC increased its stake in AST SpaceMobile by 16.1% during the first quarter. Millennium Management LLC now owns 467,626 shares of the company’s stock worth $10,634,000 after acquiring an additional 64,989 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC raised its position in AST SpaceMobile by 18.1% in the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 325,621 shares of the company’s stock valued at $7,405,000 after purchasing an additional 49,811 shares during the period. Finally, Strs Ohio purchased a new stake in AST SpaceMobile in the first quarter valued at $168,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 60.95% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts recently commented on ASTS shares. B. Riley Financial raised AST SpaceMobile from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $85.00 price target for the company in a report on Friday, July 17th. William Blair reissued a “market perform” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Friday, May 29th. Roth Capital restated a “buy” rating and issued a $108.00 target price on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Scotiabank raised AST SpaceMobile from a “sector underperform” rating to a “sector perform” rating and set a $50.80 target price for the company in a research note on Wednesday, July 29th. Finally, Piper Sandler reduced their price target on AST SpaceMobile from $100.00 to $98.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, August 11th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, AST SpaceMobile has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $85.98.

Key Headlines Impacting AST SpaceMobile

Here are the key news stories impacting AST SpaceMobile this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Director Adriana Cisneros purchased 10,822 ASTS shares for approximately $619,235 at an average price of $57.22, increasing her holdings by 1.38% to 797,023 shares. The open-market purchase may signal confidence in the company’s long-term prospects. SEC insider transaction filing
• Positive Sentiment: Japan’s Radio Regulatory Council endorsed a proposed 700 MHz framework for Rakuten and AST SpaceMobile’s direct-to-smartphone network. Final regulations could strengthen ASTS’s international commercial opportunity and competitive position against SpaceX. Japan backs Rakuten-ASTS network
• Positive Sentiment: An investment analysis maintained a bullish long-term view, citing potential multibillion-dollar annual revenue across defense, business-to-business, Internet of Things and other markets. The analysis estimated fair value of $165 per share and a 2030 target range of $315 to $551, although those estimates carry execution risk. AST SpaceMobile Q2 analysis
• Neutral Sentiment: ASTS is expected to pursue a fourth-quarter commercial launch with US Mobile, while broader industry commentary suggests satellite networks will likely complement—not replace—terrestrial towers because urban capacity and bandwidth remain limited. Space race and tower REITs
• Negative Sentiment: Possible manufacturing delays could slow BlueBird satellite production and reduce the near-term launch cadence, prompting the analyst to lower its rating from a stronger bullish stance to “buy.” Increased competition and launch-provider dependence, including concerns related to SpaceX, are also weighing on sentiment. ASTS August decline analysis
• Negative Sentiment: AST SpaceMobile’s latest quarterly results missed expectations, with a loss of $0.77 per share versus a consensus loss estimate of $0.32 and revenue of $31.52 million versus expectations of $34.53 million. Ongoing cash burn, potential dilution and prior insider-selling concerns remain additional risks. AST SpaceMobile FCC and BlueBirds analysis

About AST SpaceMobile

AST SpaceMobile is a U.S.-based aerospace company developing a space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect standard mobile phones and other devices directly to satellites. The company’s core proposition is “space-to-cell” service: operating a constellation of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites equipped with large, high-power phased-array antennas to provide wide-area mobile broadband without requiring users to buy specialized terminals or handset modifications.

AST SpaceMobile designs, builds and operates satellite payloads and supporting ground infrastructure.