<div id="readability-page-1"><div><ul> <li>If you are trying to figure out whether AST SpaceMobile's current share price lines up with its underlying value, the recent moves in the stock give you plenty to think about.</li> <li>The share price closed at US$82.41, with the stock falling 12.0% over the last 7 days, rising 10.2% over the last 30 days, declining 1.3% year to date and delivering 114.8% over the last year. The 3 year return is very large at more than 10x and the 5 year return is also very large.</li> <li>Recent coverage has focused on AST SpaceMobile's satellite based mobile connectivity plans and milestones, which helps explain why investors have been reassessing both its growth potential and risk profile. These news items frame the debate around whether the current price fairly reflects the company’s progress and funding needs.</li> <li>AST SpaceMobile currently has a valuation score of 3 out of 6. The sections ahead will walk through what different valuation approaches say about that score, before finishing with a broader way to think about the stock’s value beyond the usual models.</li> </ul> AST SpaceMobile delivered 114.8% returns over the last year. See how this stacks up to the rest of the Telecom industry. <h3>Approach 1: AST SpaceMobile Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) Analysis</h3> A Discounted Cash Flow, or DCF, model takes estimated future cash flows and discounts them back into today’s dollars to arrive at an intrinsic value per share. For AST SpaceMobile, the model used is a 2 Stage Free Cash Flow to Equity approach. The latest twelve month free cash flow shows an outflow of about $1.71b. Analyst and extrapolated projections suggest continued free cash flow losses through 2028, then positive free cash flow reaching about $1.07b by 2030, all expressed in $. Simply Wall St aggregates these annual estimates and extrapolations, discounts them to today using its own assumptions, and arrives at an estimated intrinsic value of about $138.34 per share. Compared with the recent share price of $82.41, this implies the stock is 40.4% below that DCF estimate. This indicates undervaluation on this specific model. Result: UNDERVALUED Our Discounted Cash Flow (DCF) analysis suggests AST SpaceMobile is undervalued by 40.4%. Track this in your watchlist or portfolio, or discover 44 more high quality undervalued stocks. <figure><img height="476" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.simplywall.st/company/80816a05-f9bd-4d6c-84a3-3cde20828628/chart/dcf/query-ZGF0ZT0yMDI2LTA2LTEz?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="746" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.simplywall.st/company/80816a05-f9bd-4d6c-84a3-3cde20828628/chart/dcf/query-ZGF0ZT0yMDI2LTA2LTEz"/><figcaption>ASTS Discounted Cash Flow as at Jun 2026</figcaption></figure> Head to the Valuation section of our Company Report for more details on how we arrive at this Fair Value for AST SpaceMobile. <h3>Approach 2: AST SpaceMobile Price vs Book</h3> For companies where current profits are limited or volatile, the price to book (P/B) ratio is often a useful cross check because it compares the market value of the equity with the accounting value of net assets. Investors usually pay a higher or lower P/B depending on what they expect for future growth and how uncertain those outcomes appear to be. Higher growth expectations and lower perceived risk typically support a higher “normal” multiple, while slower growth or higher uncertainty can justify a lower one. AST SpaceMobile currently trades on a P/B of about 11.84x. That sits well above the broader Telecom industry average of about 1.71x and also above the peer group average of about 13.07x. Simply Wall St’s Fair Ratio is a proprietary estimate of what P/B might be reasonable for AST SpaceMobile given factors such as its growth profile, risks, profit margins, market cap and industry. This tailored yardstick can be more informative than a simple comparison with industry or peers because it aims to match the multiple to the company’s specific characteristics. However, there is no Fair Ratio output available here, so it is not possible to use this framework to judge whether the current P/B suggests the stock is overvalued, undervalued or roughly in line with expectations. Result: ABOUT RIGHT <figure><img height="476" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.simplywall.st/company/80816a05-f9bd-4d6c-84a3-3cde20828628/chart/pb-multiple-vs-industry/query-ZGF0ZT0yMDI2LTA2LTEz?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="746" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.simplywall.st/company/80816a05-f9bd-4d6c-84a3-3cde20828628/chart/pb-multiple-vs-industry/query-ZGF0ZT0yMDI2LTA2LTEz"/><figcaption>NasdaqGS:ASTS P/B Ratio as at Jun 2026</figcaption></figure> Wall Street's queuing for one rocket. While SpaceX counts down to its IPO, other companies tied to the new space race are already in orbit. → 20 Compelling Space Companies watchlist · Global Space Race Investing Ideas screener · Scan the sector by valuation on Rocket Lab's valuation page. <h2>Upgrade Your Decision Making: Choose your AST SpaceMobile Narrative</h2> Earlier it was mentioned that there is an even better way to understand valuation, so meet Narratives, a simple way for you to attach a clear story about AST SpaceMobile to your numbers by linking your view on its future revenue, earnings and margins to a financial forecast, a Fair Value estimate and then a comparison with today’s price. All of this is available inside Simply Wall St’s Community page, where Narratives from millions of investors are updated automatically when new earnings or news arrive. You can see, for example, one investor building a high conviction upside case with a Fair Value around US$524.70 per share and another taking a far more cautious view around US$25 to US$55 per share. You can then decide where your own assessment sits on that spectrum and how closely the current share price lines up with the story you believe. For AST SpaceMobile however we will make it really easy for you with previews of two leading AST SpaceMobile Narratives: These sit on opposite sides of the debate, so you can quickly see how investors looking at the same data can reach very different conclusions about what the stock is worth. 🐂 AST SpaceMobile Bull Case Fair value in this bullish narrative: US$170.00 per share. Implied undervaluation vs the recent price of US$82.41: about 51.5% below that narrative fair value. Revenue growth assumption in the model: 284.87%. <ul> <li>The bullish author treats AST SpaceMobile as a high risk, high reward infrastructure build, with the appeal centered on direct to standard smartphone connectivity and large carrier partnerships across billions of subscribers.</li> <li>This view leans heavily on the reported Q1 2026 revenue of US$14.7m, 2026 revenue guidance of US$150m to US$200m, a target of about 45 BlueBird satellites in orbit by the end of 2026 and a cash position around US$3.5b as of 31 March 2026.</li> <li>The upside case is anchored on AST SpaceMobile moving from deployment to commercial service with carriers and government customers, while acknowledging that execution risk, competition and the current valuation all leave very little room for errors.</li> </ul> 🐻 AST SpaceMobile Bear Case Fair value in this bearish narrative: US$40.00 per share. Implied overvaluation vs the recent price of US$82.41: about 106.0% above that narrative fair value. Revenue growth assumption in the model: 335.17%. <ul> <li>The bearish author focuses on AST SpaceMobile’s cash burn of about US$1.2b a year, levered free cash outflows around US$1.19b and a cash balance of about US$2.34b, which together imply limited runway before further funding is needed.</li> <li>This view also points to competition after Amazon’s US$11.6b acquisition of Globalstar, the risk that carrier partners hedge their bets and the possibility that AST SpaceMobile’s earlier time advantage is eroded.</li> <li>The analysis values the company off a scenario where revenue reaches US$3b by 2029 with 30% EBITDA margins, then applies a 15x to 20x multiple, producing a fair value range well below recent trading levels and framing the stock as richly priced against those fundamentals.</li> </ul> Taken together, these two narratives show how the same company can support either a very optimistic or a very cautious view, depending on how you weigh execution risk, competitive pressure, cash needs and the path from contracted work to durable, recurring revenue. If you want to go beyond these previews and see how other investors are framing the story, including their assumptions and fair value estimates across a wider range, See what the community is saying about AST SpaceMobile. Do you think there's more to the story for AST SpaceMobile? Head over to our Community to see what others are saying! <figure><img height="476" src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.simplywall.st/company/80816a05-f9bd-4d6c-84a3-3cde20828628/chart/quote-price/query-ZGF0ZT0yMDI2LTA2LTEz?x-oss-process=image/auto-orient,1/interlace,1/resize,w_1440,h_1440/quality,q_95/format,jpg" width="746" original-src="https://imageproxy.pbkrs.com/https://images.simplywall.st/company/80816a05-f9bd-4d6c-84a3-3cde20828628/chart/quote-price/query-ZGF0ZT0yMDI2LTA2LTEz"/><figcaption>NasdaqGS:ASTS 1-Year Stock Price Chart</figcaption></figure> This article by Simply Wall St is general in nature. 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AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) stock fell 12% weekly to $82.41 despite recent satellite milestones. While the Price-to-Book ratio appears reasonable compared to industry peers, a Discounted Cash Flow analysis suggests the stock is undervalued by 40.4%, with an intrinsic value estimate of $138.34. The company faces near-term cash flow losses but projects positive free cash flow by 2030.

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock After 12% Weekly Drop And Satellite Milestone News