Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. AST SpaceMobile Inc shares valued at $50,000 were purchased by LARSON KEITH R on Dec 24 ’25. At $80.00 per share, LARSON KEITH R acquired 625 shares. The insider’s holdings grew to 2,015 shares worth approximately $0.19 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, LARSON KEITH R purchased 715 shares, netting a total of over 50,064 in proceeds. Following the buying of shares at $70.02 each, the insider now holds 1,390 shares.
Before that, Gupta Shanti B. had sold 10,000 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $773,400, the Chief Operating Officer traded AST SpaceMobile Inc shares for $77.34 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 10,000 shares, worth approximately $36.41 million.
As published in a research note from B. Riley Securities on January 13, 2026, AST SpaceMobile Inc [ASTS] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $105. Analysts at Scotiabank downgraded the stock from ‘”a Sector perform”‘ to ‘”a Sector underperform”‘ outlook in a report released in early January. As of November 24, 2025, Scotiabank has increased its “Sector underperform” rating to a “Sector perform” for ASTS. Earlier on October 17, 2025, Barclays downgraded its rating. Their new recommendation was “an Underweight” for ASTS stock which previously was a “an Overweight”.
Analyzing ASTS Stock Performance
On last trading session, AST SpaceMobile Inc [NASDAQ: ASTS] rose 2.70% to $95.22. The stock’s lowest price that day was $88.75, but it reached a high of $95.45 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 11.07%. Over the course of the year, AST SpaceMobile Inc shares have jumped approximately 351.92%.
Is AST SpaceMobile Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of AST SpaceMobile Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-12-31 jumping by 1.42 million shares to 38.05 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-11-28 was 36.62 million shares. A jump of 3.74% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 2.49 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 2.49.
Which companies own the most shares of AST SpaceMobile Inc (ASTS)?
In terms of AST SpaceMobile Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 52.8 in the next 12 months, down nearly -43.05% from the previous closing price of $92.72. Analysts anticipate AST SpaceMobile Inc stock to reach 60 by 2026, with the lowest price target being 45.6. In spite of this, 3 analysts ranked AST SpaceMobile Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2026.
