AST SpaceMobile Inc. shares surged by 14.49% as the company reached a 52-week high following the announcement of a prime contract with the U.S. Missile Defense Agency's SHIELD program.
This contract is a significant validation of AST SpaceMobile's capabilities in defense technology, enhancing its market position and competitiveness. The SHIELD program is part of the U.S. government's strategy to establish a resilient layered defense system, and AST's involvement is expected to lead to future opportunities in critical systems development. Investor sentiment remains bullish, reflecting confidence in the company's growth potential.
The successful acquisition of this contract not only boosts AST SpaceMobile's market recognition but also positions the company for future task orders, further supporting U.S. national security objectives.
Wall Street analysts forecast ASTS stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ASTS is 74.26 USD with a low forecast of 43.00 USD and a high forecast of 100.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
9 Analyst Rating
Wall Street analysts forecast ASTS stock price to fall over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for ASTS is 74.26 USD with a low forecast of 43.00 USD and a high forecast of 100.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
4 Buy
3 Hold
2 Sell
Hold
Current: 122.090
Low
43.00
Averages
74.26
High
100.00
Current: 122.090
Low
43.00
Averages
74.26
High
100.00
BofA
Neutral
maintain
$100
2026-01-21
Reason
BofA
Price Target
$100
AI Analysis
2026-01-21
maintain
Neutral
Reason
After Blue Origin announced plans for a new satellite communications network, TeraWave, that will leverage low and medium Earth orbit satellites to deliver symmetrical data speeds up to 6 Tbps, BofA said TeraWave "adds to the long list of planned satellite constellations," but is not a direct competitive threat to AST SpaceMobile, which targets the direct-to-device D2D market largely through mobile network operator partnerships. The firm, which contends that fears for AST SpaceMobile on the TeraWave news are "misplaced," reiterates a Neutral rating and $100 price target on AST shares.
Deutsche Bank
Buy
upgrade
$81 -> $137
2026-01-20
Reason
Deutsche Bank
Price Target
$81 -> $137
2026-01-20
upgrade
Buy
Reason
Deutsche Bank raised the firm's price target on AST SpaceMobile to $137 from $81 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares.
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Deutsche Bank
Buy
maintain
$81 -> $137
2026-01-20
Reason
Deutsche Bank
Price Target
$81 -> $137
2026-01-20
maintain
Buy
Reason
Deutsche Bank raised the firm's price target on AST SpaceMobile to $137 from $81 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm rolled forward its share valuation given the new year and AST's EBITDA multiple to 20-times from 15. The reason for the increase in Deutsche's 2030 valuation multiple is that its new forecast exits 2030 with a 60% higher EBITDA growth rate of 40%, the analyst tells investors in a research note. The firm believes AST has the partnerships in place to be successful and scale its direct-to-device business.
Clear Street
Buy
maintain
$87 -> $137
2026-01-20
Reason
Clear Street
Price Target
$87 -> $137
2026-01-20
maintain
Buy
Reason
Clear Street raised the firm's price target on AST SpaceMobile to $137 from $87 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm remains bullish on the direct-to-cellular market, saying rising competition from Starlink is likely to push mobile network operators to rely more heavily on AST partnerships to defend subscriber bases. Clear Street extended its valuation period to 2029 for the shares.
About ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. is engaged in building a global cellular broadband network in space to operate directly with standard, unmodified mobile devices based on its intellectual property (IP) and patent portfolio and designed for both commercial and government applications. The Company is engaged in designing and developing the constellation of BlueBird (BB) satellites and has planned space-based Cellular Broadband network distributed through a constellation of low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Its SpaceMobile Service is being designed to provide high-speed cellular broadband services to end-users who are out of terrestrial cellular coverage using existing mobile devices. The Company intends to continue testing capabilities of the BW3 test satellite, including further testing with cellular service providers and the government. The Company has operations in India, Scotland, Spain, and Israel.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
