Space Stocks Fall Tuesday: SpaceX Down 2%, Rocket Lab Down 3%, AST SpaceMobile Down 6%
Shares of five of the most-watched space names are trading lower in the final hour Tuesday, tracking a broad
24/7 Wall Street8/18/2026Negative
ASTS
Ast Spacemobile IncNASDAQTECHNOLOGYCOMMUNICATION EQUIPMENT
Key Statistics
Market Cap
$27.69B
P/E Ratio
—
EPS
$-2.16
Beta
2.75
52W High
$133.86
52W Low
$36.08
50-Day MA
$73.15
200-Day MA
$81.89
Dividend Yield
—
Profit Margin
0.00%
Forward P/E
—
PEG Ratio
—
About Ast Spacemobile Inc
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. operates a space-based cellular broadband network for mobile phones. The company is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
Fundamentals
| Revenue (TTM) | $115.30M |
| Gross Profit (TTM) | $44.87M |
| EBITDA | $-406.32M |
| Operating Margin | -545.00% |
| Return on Equity | -45.60% |
| Return on Assets | -7.64% |
| Revenue/Share (TTM) | $0.40 |
| Book Value | $6.32 |
| Price-to-Book | 11.23 |
| Price-to-Sales (TTM) | 240.12 |
| EV/Revenue | 190.67 |
| EV/EBITDA | -2.34 |
| Quarterly Earnings Growth (YoY) | 0.00% |
| Quarterly Revenue Growth (YoY) | 2627.00% |
| Shares Outstanding | $299.79M |
| Float | $266.92M |
| % Insiders | 7.79% |
| % Institutions | 54.61% |
Historical Volatility
HV 10-Day
76.59%
HV 20-Day
86.35%
HV 30-Day
98.22%
HV 60-Day
120.07%
HV Rank
26.2%
Volatility is currently contracting
Analyst Ratings
Consensus ($78.48 target)
1
Strong Buy3
Buy7
Hold1
Sell1
Strong SellLatest News
AST SpaceMobile vs. IBM: Which Tech Stock is the Better Buy Now?
IBM's steadier earnings outlook and cheaper valuation outweigh ASTS' stronger stock gains, making it the relatively better investment option now.
Zacks Investment Research8/14/2026Positive
SpaceX Is Down 3.5% Thursday. Why Are Space Stocks Like AST SpaceMobile Under Pressure?
Space stocks are trading in split fashion Thursday morning, and the tape tells a more nuanced story than the headline suggests.
24/7 Wall Street8/13/2026Neutral
Does ASTS Stock Warrant Caution After Lackluster Q2 Performance?
AST SpaceMobile's Q2 loss and revenue missed estimates as operating costs surged, while satellite deployment progress keeps its long-term growth story intact.
Zacks Investment Research8/13/2026Neutral
Elon Musk Predicts 90% of Internet Traffic Will Flow Through His Company. That Would Be a Nightmare.
SpaceX (NASDAQ:SPCX | SPCX Price Prediction) never ceases to be in the headlines, it seems.
24/7 Wall Street8/13/2026Negative
AST SpaceMobile Stock: Buy or Sell?
Investors are increasingly considering space companies.
The Motley Fool8/13/2026Neutral
SpaceX Is Helping AST SpaceMobile Chase Its $1 Billion Revenue Goal
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) is getting closer to turning its satellite network into a commercial business, and Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (NASDAQ:SPCX) is helping put the pieces in orbit.
Benzinga8/11/2026Positive
AST SpaceMobile Stock Could Follow Voyager Technologies Higher After Earnings
AST SpaceMobile stock held firm despite an earnings miss. Its technical setup suggests it could follow space peer Voyager Technologies higher.
Barrons8/11/2026Positive
AST SpaceMobile second quarter earnings fall short of estimates
AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) reported a wider-than-expected adjusted loss and revenue below analyst estimates for the second quarter, while the company reaffirmed its full-year 2026 revenue guidance and continued to expand its satellite network. The company reported an adjusted loss of $0.77 per share for the quarter ended June 30, compared with analyst estimates for a loss of about $0.26 to $0.32 per share.
Proactive Investors8/11/2026Negative
ASTS Q2 Earnings Call Puts Beta Rollout and Government Growth in Focus
AST SpaceMobile targets about 45 BlueBird satellites in orbit by early 2027 as beta service, spectrum expansion and government growth come into focus.
Zacks Investment Research8/11/2026Positive
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Data last updated: 8/18/2026