38,339 Shares in AST SpaceMobile, Inc. $ASTS Bought by Mutual Advisors LLC

Mutual Advisors LLC bought a new stake in AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor bought 38,339 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,882,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors also recently bought and sold shares of ASTS. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System increased its position in AST SpaceMobile by 342.2% during the second quarter. State Board of Administration of Florida Retirement System now owns 132,087 shares of the company’s stock worth $6,172,000 after buying an additional 102,217 shares during the period. Y Intercept Hong Kong Ltd purchased a new position in shares of AST SpaceMobile during the second quarter worth approximately $21,754,000. Yarbrough Capital LLC increased its holdings in shares of AST SpaceMobile by 28.0% in the 3rd quarter. Yarbrough Capital LLC now owns 99,372 shares of the company’s stock valued at $4,877,000 after acquiring an additional 21,739 shares during the period. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D raised its position in AST SpaceMobile by 14.0% in the 2nd quarter. State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D now owns 77,159 shares of the company’s stock valued at $3,606,000 after purchasing an additional 9,448 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Teacher Retirement System of Texas boosted its stake in AST SpaceMobile by 22.4% during the 2nd quarter. Teacher Retirement System of Texas now owns 28,664 shares of the company’s stock worth $1,339,000 after purchasing an additional 5,239 shares during the period. 60.95% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other AST SpaceMobile news, Director Keith R. Larson acquired 625 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, December 24th. The shares were purchased at an average cost of $80.00 per share, with a total value of $50,000.00. Following the purchase, the director owned 2,015 shares in the company, valued at approximately $161,200. The trade was a 44.96% increase in their ownership of the stock. The purchase was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. Also, COO Shanti B. Gupta sold 10,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, December 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $77.34, for a total transaction of $773,400.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 382,375 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $29,572,882.50. This trade represents a 2.55% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have acquired 2,765 shares of company stock valued at $187,236 and have sold 2,354,621 shares valued at $164,348,075. 30.90% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

AST SpaceMobile Stock Up 10.7%

ASTS stock opened at $115.76 on Wednesday. The company has a current ratio of 9.56, a quick ratio of 9.48 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43. The company’s 50-day moving average price is $86.09 and its 200 day moving average price is $68.18. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. has a 52 week low of $18.22 and a 52 week high of $129.89. The company has a market cap of $42.49 billion, a P/E ratio of -93.35 and a beta of 2.70.

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.45) EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by ($0.27). The firm had revenue of $14.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $22.04 million. AST SpaceMobile had a negative return on equity of 27.76% and a negative net margin of 1,639.59%.AST SpaceMobile’s revenue was up 1236.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned ($1.10) EPS. On average, research analysts expect that AST SpaceMobile, Inc. will post -0.4 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Key Stories Impacting AST SpaceMobile

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

• Neutral Sentiment: Regulatory/market data on short interest is inconsistent and likely not actionable: two recent short‑interest reports (Feb 2 and Feb 3) show “0 shares” and NaN increases with a 0.0 days‑to‑cover figure — this appears to be a data error or reporting anomaly and does not provide clear evidence of meaningful short pressure or a likely short squeeze.
• Neutral Sentiment: News roundup: a Zacks piece flagged a recent price pullback in early February, noting ASTS had slid in the prior session — a factual summary of recent volatility rather than new company fundamentals. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) Stock Slides as Market Rises
• Negative Sentiment: Pomerantz law‑firm investor alert launched, announcing an investigation into AST SpaceMobile on behalf of investors — this raises potential litigation risk and can increase downside pressure or volatility while the inquiry proceeds. INVESTOR ALERT: Pomerantz Law Firm Investigates Claims On Behalf of Investors of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. – ASTS Local/AP coverage of the Pomerantz investor alert
• Negative Sentiment: Critical commentary on valuation: a Seeking Alpha piece argues AST SpaceMobile is “priced for perfection,” warning the stock may be overvalued and vulnerable to downside if execution or growth disappoints — this kind of analysis can temper speculative buying and attract short sellers or profit‑taking. AST SpaceMobile: Priced For Perfection

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of brokerages have recently commented on ASTS. Barclays cut shares of AST SpaceMobile from an “overweight” rating to an “underweight” rating and set a $60.00 target price for the company. in a report on Friday, October 17th. B. Riley downgraded AST SpaceMobile from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, January 13th. Zacks Research lowered shares of AST SpaceMobile from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Scotiabank downgraded shares of AST SpaceMobile from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector underperform” rating and set a $45.60 price objective for the company. in a research report on Wednesday, January 7th. Finally, Weiss Ratings restated a “sell (d-)” rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have given a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has an average rating of “Reduce” and a consensus price target of $45.66.

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.