AST SpaceMobile Inc [ASTS] is 52.13% higher this YTD. Is it still time to buy?

AST SpaceMobile Inc [NASDAQ: ASTS] traded at a high on Friday, posting a 6.82 gain after which it closed the day’ session at $32.10.

The results of the trading session contributed to over 13907538 shares changing hands. Over the past one week, the price volatility of AST SpaceMobile Inc stands at 12.01% while the volatility over the past one month is 9.44%.

The market cap for ASTS stock reached $6.43 billion, with 170.04 million shares outstanding and 143.03 million shares in the current float. Compared to the average trading volume of 9.82M shares, ASTS reached a trading volume of 13907538 in the most recent trading day, which is why market watchdogs consider the stock to be active.

What do top market gurus say about AST SpaceMobile Inc [ASTS]?

Based on careful and fact-backed analyses by Wall Street experts, the current consensus on the target price for ASTS shares is $38.04 per share. Analysis on target price and performance of stocks is usually carefully studied by market experts, and the current Wall Street consensus on ASTS stock is a recommendation set at 1.00. This rating represents a strong Buy recommendation, on the scale from 1 to 5, where 5 would mean strong sell, 4 represents Sell, 3 is Hold, and 2 indicates Buy.

Cantor Fitzgerald have made an estimate for AST SpaceMobile Inc shares, keeping their opinion on the stock as Overweight, with their previous recommendation back on February 06, 2025. While these analysts kept the previous recommendation, UBS raised their target price to Buy. The new note on the price target was released on March 08, 2024, representing the official price target for AST SpaceMobile Inc stock. Previously, the target price had yet another raise to $7.50, while Scotiabank analysts kept a Sector Outperform rating on ASTS stock.

The Average True Range (ATR) for AST SpaceMobile Inc is set at 2.56, with the Price to Sales ratio for ASTS stock in the period of the last 12 months amounting to 2572.37. The Price to Book ratio for the last quarter was 17.67, with the Price to Cash per share for the same quarter was set at 2.59.

How has ASTS stock performed recently?

AST SpaceMobile Inc [ASTS] gain into the green zone at the end of the last week, gaining into a positive trend and gaining by 21.09. With this latest performance, ASTS shares gained by 49.03% in over the last four-week period, additionally plugging by 54.25% over the last 6 months – not to mention a rise of 912.62% in the past year of trading.

Overbought and oversold stocks can be easily traced with the Relative Strength Index (RSI), where an RSI result of over 70 would be overbought, and any rate below 30 would indicate oversold conditions. An RSI rate of 50 would represent a neutral market momentum. The current RSI for ASTS stock in for the last two-week period is set at 67.67, with the RSI for the last a single of trading hit 71.61, and the three-weeks RSI is set at 64.29 for AST SpaceMobile Inc [ASTS]. The present Moving Average for the last 50 days of trading for this stock 23.31, while it was recorded at 29.86 for the last single week of trading, and 19.93 for the last 200 days.

AST SpaceMobile Inc [ASTS]: Deeper insight into the fundamentals

AST SpaceMobile Inc’s liquidity data is similarly interesting compelling, with a Quick Ratio of 5.80 and a Current Ratio set at 5.80.

Earnings analysis for AST SpaceMobile Inc [ASTS]

The progress of the company may be observed through the prism of EPS growth rate, while Wall Street analysts are focusing on predicting the 5-year EPS growth rate for ASTS. When it comes to the mentioned value, analysts are expecting to see the 5-year EPS growth rate for AST SpaceMobile Inc go to 37.32%.

Insider trade positions for AST SpaceMobile Inc [ASTS]

There are presently around $38.08%, or 50.10%% of ASTS stock, in the hands of institutional investors. The top three institutional holders of ASTS stocks are: BLACKROCK INC. with ownership of 8.57 million shares, which is approximately 7.0583%. VANGUARD GROUP INC, holding 6.69 million shares of the stock with an approximate value of $$77.61 million in ASTS stocks shares; and VANGUARD GROUP INC, currently with $$86.55 million in ASTS stock with ownership which is approximately 5.2802%.