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AST SpaceMobile Inc

ASTSNASDAQ

SectorCommunication Services

IndustryAlternative Carriers

Beta (adjusted)2.20

Intrinsic Value

Insufficient data for a value estimateNot enough reliable inputs to publish a fair value for this company yet.

Market Price $58.86Price as of 30 Sep 2026

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Market Cap $22.9B

Enterprise Value $23.6B

Shares Outstanding 389.2M diluted

Next Earnings Date9 Nov 2026

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Thesis

Street consensus, scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggers

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Thesis Summary

AST SpaceMobile has moved beyond a single-satellite demonstration into early constellation deployment, with 13 spacecraft in orbit, BlueBirds 14 through 16 nearing shipment, production extending through BlueBird 46, more than 60 signed MNO relationships, and approximately $1.30 billion of contracted commercial and U.S. Government revenue backlog. The opportunity is substantial, but beta service was still prospective as of the latest update, and the investment case remains highly dependent on launch execution, regulatory approvals, network integration, and conversion of backlog into recurring service revenue. The prudent stance is Hold rather than an unsupported price-driven recommendation.

This section is the 12-month view: analyst targets and the probability-weighted scenarios built from them. The intrinsic value at the top of this page answers a different question: what the business is worth today.

Street view · analyst 12-month targets11 analysts · as of 18 Aug 2026

Low · most bearish analyst$42.50

Mean target$78.48

High · most bullish analyst$108.00

Our research · scenarios, merits, risks, and invalidation triggersResearch as of 2 Sep 2026

Scenarios · 12-month scenario targetsAnchored at research date

Bear CaseDownside scenario

$42.5024%

Launch, deployment, regulatory, or integration delays prevent beta service from progressing on schedule, while 2026 revenue falls below management's guidance floor. Slow backlog conversion would prolong reliance on capital-intensive constellation construction and preserve substantial execution uncertainty.

Base CaseCentral scenario

$78.4858%

Matches the consensus mean

Constellation deployment and partner testing continue, but broad commercial service develops gradually because regulatory approvals, satellite commissioning, gateway readiness, and MNO integration remain market-specific. Revenue grows from gateway deliveries and government milestones while recurring space-based service revenue remains early.

Bull CaseUpside scenario

$108.0018%

Launches, satellite deployment, gateway installation, and partner integration proceed without material delays; beta service starts during 2026; Block 2 performance supports commercially useful broadband; and the reported backlog begins converting into sustained commercial and government revenue. This would materially reduce technical and commercialization uncertainty.

Scenarios are anchored to street consensus at the research date, with our probabilities and rationale.

Key Investment Merits

The network had expanded to 13 spacecraft in orbit, and the company reported that BlueBirds 14 through 16 were nearing shipment while production and assembly extended through BlueBird 46.
More than 60 signed MNO partners collectively represented over three billion subscribers, providing unusually broad potential distribution without requiring AST SpaceMobile to establish its own terrestrial retail channel.
Approximately $1.30 billion of contracted commercial and U.S. Government revenue backlog, including more than $125 million of aggregate U.S. Government awards, provides evidence of customer and government demand before broad commercial service.

Key Investment Risks

Beta service remained a planned 2026 milestone rather than an already established broad commercial service, leaving material technical, integration, and commercialization risk.
The company reported $31.5 million of second-quarter revenue while maintaining full-year guidance of $150 million to $200 million, making second-half contract execution and milestone timing important.
The business remains dependent on repeated launches, successful satellite deployment and commissioning, gateway completion, spectrum access, and final regulatory approvals across individual markets.

All scenarios are estimates and subject to change. Past performance is not indicative of future results.

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