--- title: "What's Going On With AST SpaceMobile Stock Today?" type: "News" locale: "en" url: "https://longbridge.com/en/news/285092762.md" description: "AST SpaceMobile shares are down 1.90% to $69.54 as investors react to proxy disclosures regarding satellite-to-phone rollout milestones. CEO Abel Avallan's $14.2 million 2025 compensation is tied to performance targets, with a key goal of having satellites in orbit by February 2026 marked as \"Not Achieved.\" The stock is trading below its 20-day and 100-day SMAs, indicating bearish momentum. AST SpaceMobile is set to report earnings on May 11, with an EPS estimate of a 21-cent loss and revenue estimate of $36.91 million. Analysts maintain a Hold rating with an average price target of $75.52." datetime: "2026-05-04T15:19:53.000Z" locales: - [zh-CN](https://longbridge.com/zh-CN/news/285092762.md) - [en](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285092762.md) - [zh-HK](https://longbridge.com/zh-HK/news/285092762.md) --- # What's Going On With AST SpaceMobile Stock Today? **AST SpaceMobile Inc** (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares are trading marginally lower Monday morning as investors digested fresh proxy disclosures that keep the spotlight on whether the company can hit satellite-to-phone rollout milestones. Here’s what investors need to know. - AST SpaceMobile shares are under pressure. What’s driving ASTS stock lower? ## What Catalyst Is Impacting AST SpaceMobile Stock? New proxy details show CEO **Abel Avellan** has taken $0 in base salary since 2021, and his 2025 compensation totals $14.2 million entirely in stock tied to execution milestones. One key goal, "number of satellites in orbit" by the end of February 2026, was marked "Not Achieved," while a connectivity-standards goal earned a 75% payout and a revenue goal paid out at 95% after $70.9 million came in just under a $75 million target. AST SpaceMobile's "satellites in orbit" miss is the line-item traders are keying on because it zeroed out that portion of the payout, reinforcing that timeline risk is still on the table. The same milestone framing drove a separate selloff when investors first processed the April 28 proxy filing tying $14,222,500 in 2025 compensation to performance targets. ## ASTS Technical Analysis: Key Levels To Watch ASTS is sitting in the lower half of its 52-week range ($22.47 to $129.89), which lines up with a stock still working through a correction from earlier highs. The stock is trading 17% below its 20-day simple moving average (SMA) and 21.3% below its 100-day SMA, a setup that leans toward sellers controlling the short-to-intermediate trend. The moving average convergence divergence (MACD), a trend/momentum measure, has the MACD line below the signal line with a negative histogram, which keeps downside momentum in control for now. That posture matches the bearish MACD cross that occurred in May 2025, even as longer-term trend followers still note the golden cross from June 2025. On levels, the nearest "line in the sand" is the $69.50 support area, since the stock is only modestly below its 200-day SMA ($73.80) and a break can change the longer-term tone quickly. Over the past 12 months, ASTS is up 182.26%, which shows the bigger trend has been powerful even with the current drawdown. - **Key Resistance**: $84.00 — a rebound area where rallies have recently stalled. - **Key Support**: $69.50 — a nearby zone where buyers may try to defend the trend. ## What Is AST SpaceMobile’s Business Model? AST SpaceMobile is designing, developing, and manufacturing its BlueBird (BB) satellites and has begun launching a space-based cellular broadband network built on a low Earth orbit (LEO) constellation. The goal is direct-to-device connectivity that works with standard, unmodified mobile devices and off-the-shelf phones, using the company's IP and patent portfolio. ## AST SpaceMobile Earnings Preview: May 11 The countdown is on: AST SpaceMobile is set to report earnings on May 11. - **EPS Estimate**: Loss of 21 cents (Down from loss of 20 cents YoY) - **Revenue Estimate**: $36.91 million (Up from 72 cents million YoY) **Analyst Consensus & Recent Actions:** The stock carries a Hold rating with an average price target of $75.52 (high: $95.00, low: $45.60) across 7 analysts. Recent analyst moves include: - **Barclays**: Underweight (Raises Target to $65.00) (April 9) - **UBS**: Neutral (Raises Target to $85.00) (March 4) - **B. Riley Securities**: Neutral (Lowers Target to $95.00) (Feb. 13) ## ASTS Stock Price Action Update **ASTS Stock Price Activity:** AST SpaceMobile shares were down 1.90% at $69.54 at the time of publication on Monday, according to Benzinga Pro data. **Read Also: Earnings Volatility Watch: 7 AI-Linked Stocks Are Set For Double-Digit Moves This Week** _Image: Shutterstock_ ### Related Stocks - [ASTS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ASTS.US.md) - [ASTX.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/ASTX.US.md) - [BCS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BCS.US.md) - [BARC.UK](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/BARC.UK.md) - [UBS.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/UBS.US.md) - [RILY.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RILY.US.md) - [RILYL.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RILYL.US.md) - [RILYG.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RILYG.US.md) - [RILYN.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RILYN.US.md) - [RILYK.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RILYK.US.md) - [RILYP.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RILYP.US.md) - [RILYZ.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RILYZ.US.md) - [RILYT.US](https://longbridge.com/en/quote/RILYT.US.md) ## Related News & Research - [$100 Invested In AST SpaceMobile 5 Years Ago Would Be Worth This Much Today](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284945851.md) - [Cypress Point Wealth Management LLC Makes New Investment in AST SpaceMobile, Inc. $ASTS](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285046453.md) - [AST SpaceMobile Shares Tumble: Did Execution Delays Kill The Rally?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/285232075.md) - [AST SpaceMobile Shares Edge Lower: What's Driving The Action?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284911191.md) - [Why did AST SpaceMobile stock slip in April?](https://longbridge.com/en/news/284971926.md)