Announcing fourth-quarter 2025 financial results on Monday, AST SpaceMobile (ASTS +0.06%) reported a stronger top line than analysts anticipated. Investors took note, and shares soared higher through the week, recovering from the 1.3% dip they suffered in the last week of trading in February.
According to data provided by S&P Global Market Intelligence, shares of AST SpaceMobile, which is developing a space-based cellular broadband network designed to work with everyday smartphones, rose 13% from the end of trading last Friday to the close of today's market session.
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Management expects 2026 to be out of this world
In Q4 2025, AST SpaceMobile generated revenue of $54.3 million, beating analysts' expectations of $41.6 million.
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Key Data Points
Lauding AST SpaceMobile's performance in the recently completed quarter, Abel Avellan, the company's CEO, stated in the company's press release, "For the first time in 2025, AST SpaceMobile became a revenue generating business and it significantly advanced all key aspects of our operations including commercial, government, manufacturing, spectrum rights, IP portfolio, and capital position."
With respect to the current year, AST SpaceMobile projects 2026 revenue of $150 million to $200 million." Should it achieve the midpoint of this guidance, it will represent year-over-year sales growth of about 147%.
Another catalyst for the stock's rise came from Roth Capital analyst Scott Searle, who hiked the price target to $108 from $82.50, maintaining a buy rating.
What should space investors with AST SpaceMobile stock on their radars look for moving forward?
Management foresees substantial revenue growth in 2026 as the company expands its space-based network. But it's not only the top line of the income statement that investors should watch. Those who have AST SpaceMobile stock on their watchlists will want to see the company achieve its goal of deploying at least 45 satellites in orbit by the end of 2026 as a green flag. If it fails to report successful satellite deployments, it could be a harbinger of lower 2026 revenue than management currently expects.
