<div id="readability-page-1"><p>Brookstone Capital Management purchased a new position in shares of  AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS - Free Report) in the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 7,362 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $361,000.</p><ul><li>Could These 3 Aerospace Firms Go Stratospheric in 2026?</li></ul><p>A number of other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Atlantic Union Bankshares Corp acquired a new position in  AST SpaceMobile during the second quarter worth about $28,000.  Binnacle Investments Inc purchased a new position in shares of  AST SpaceMobile during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $33,000.  Chapman Financial Group LLC acquired a new position in shares of  AST SpaceMobile during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $38,000.  Spire Wealth Management purchased a new stake in  AST SpaceMobile in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $45,000.  Finally, Newbridge Financial Services Group Inc. purchased a new stake in  AST SpaceMobile in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $47,000. 60.95% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds. </p><div><p><span></span><span>Get <strong>AST SpaceMobile</strong> alerts:</span></p></div><h2>AST SpaceMobile Stock Performance</h2><p>Shares of ASTS stock opened at $72.63 on Thursday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 9.48 and a current ratio of 9.56. The firm has a market capitalization of $26.66 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of -58.57 and a beta of 2.76. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. has a one year low of $17.50 and a one year high of $102.79. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $68.50 and a 200 day moving average price of $58.71. </p><ul><li>RKLB, ASTS, TDG: Insiders are Selling These 3 Space Stocks</li></ul><p>AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November 10th. The company reported ($0.45) earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of ($0.18) by ($0.27). The company had revenue of $14.74 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $22.04 million. AST SpaceMobile had a negative net margin of 1,639.59% and a negative return on equity of 27.76%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 1236.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned ($1.10) earnings per share.  Sell-side analysts anticipate that  AST SpaceMobile, Inc. will post -0.4 EPS for the current year. </p><h2>Insider Activity</h2><p>In other news, CAO Maya Bernal sold 6,000 shares of AST SpaceMobile stock in a transaction dated Friday, December 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $73.76, for a total value of $442,560.00. Following the transaction, the chief accounting officer directly owned 122,486 shares of the company's stock, valued at $9,034,567.36. The trade was a 4.67% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, major shareholder Tower Corp /Ma/ American sold 2,288,621 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, December 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $69.75, for a total transaction of $159,631,314.75. Following the sale, the insider directly owned 211,379 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $14,743,685.25. This trade represents a 91.54% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have bought 2,765 shares of company stock valued at $187,236 and have sold 2,354,621 shares valued at $164,348,075. 30.90% of the stock is currently owned by insiders. </p><h2>Analyst Ratings Changes</h2><ul><li>MarketBeat Week in Review – 12/8 - 12/12</li></ul><p>Several research firms have weighed in on ASTS. Weiss Ratings  reissued a &#34;sell (d-)&#34; rating on shares of AST SpaceMobile in a research report on Monday. Scotiabank raised AST SpaceMobile from a &#34;sector underperform&#34; rating to a &#34;sector perform&#34; rating and set a $45.60 price objective on the stock in a research note on Monday, November 24th. Barclays downgraded shares of AST SpaceMobile from an &#34;overweight&#34; rating to an &#34;underweight&#34; rating and set a $60.00 target price for the company. in a research note on Friday, October 17th. Zacks Research lowered shares of AST SpaceMobile from a &#34;hold&#34; rating to a &#34;strong sell&#34; rating in a report on Tuesday, October 21st. Finally, UBS Group downgraded shares of AST SpaceMobile from a &#34;buy&#34; rating to a &#34;neutral&#34; rating and lowered their price target for the stock from $62.00 to $43.00 in a report on Tuesday, September 9th. Three analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating, five have assigned  a Hold rating and three have assigned  a Sell rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus rating of &#34;Hold&#34; and a consensus target price of $45.66.</p><p><b>Check Out Our Latest Report on AST SpaceMobile</b></p><h2>AST SpaceMobile Profile</h2> (Free Report)<p>AST SpaceMobile is a U.S.-based aerospace company developing a space-based cellular broadband network designed to connect standard mobile phones and other devices directly to satellites. The company's core proposition is “space-to-cell” service: operating a constellation of low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellites equipped with large, high-power phased-array antennas to provide wide-area mobile broadband without requiring users to buy specialized terminals or handset modifications.  </p><p>AST SpaceMobile designs, builds and operates satellite payloads and supporting ground infrastructure.</p><h2>Read More</h2><ul><li>Five stocks we like better than AST SpaceMobile</li><li>The Best $1 You'll Spend This Holiday Season</li><li>Holiday surprise: $1 gets you everything</li><li>America’s “most deplorable” Christmas sale</li><li>Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks</li><li>Your family's wealth expires in 2026?</li></ul><p><strong>Want to see what other hedge funds are holding ASTS?</strong> Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for AST SpaceMobile, Inc. 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<p>Brookstone Capital Management has acquired a new position in AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS), purchasing 7,362 shares valued at approximately $361,000 in Q3. Other investors have also increased their stakes in the company. AST SpaceMobile reported a quarterly loss of ($0.45) EPS, missing estimates, with revenue of $14.74 million. The stock opened at $72.63, with a market cap of $26.66 billion. Recent insider trading shows significant sales, with 30.90% of shares owned by insiders. Analysts have mixed ratings on the stock, with some downgrading their outlook.</p>

Brookstone Capital Management Takes Position in AST SpaceMobile, Inc. $ASTS