AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) closed the most recent trading day at $67.58, moving -7.83% from the previous trading session. The stock trailed the S&P 500, which registered a daily loss of 0.79%. Elsewhere, the Dow saw a downswing of 0.26%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq depreciated by 1.55%.
Coming into today, shares of the company had lost 11.03% in the past month. In that same time, the Computer and Technology sector gained 3.44%, while the S&P 500 gained 4.28%.
Analysts and investors alike will be keeping a close eye on the performance of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. in its upcoming earnings disclosure. The company is expected to report EPS of -$0.28, up 31.71% from the prior-year quarter. Alongside, our most recent consensus estimate is anticipating revenue of $34.32 million, indicating a 2858.28% upward movement from the same quarter last year.
For the annual period, the Zacks Consensus Estimates anticipate earnings of -$1.47 per share and a revenue of $164.76 million, signifying shifts of -9.7% and +132.32%, respectively, from the last year.
Investors should also note any recent changes to analyst estimates for AST SpaceMobile, Inc. These revisions typically reflect the latest short-term business trends, which can change frequently. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.
Our research suggests that these changes in estimates have a direct relationship with upcoming stock price performance. To benefit from this, we have developed the Zacks Rank, a proprietary model which takes these estimate changes into account and provides an actionable rating system.
The Zacks Rank system ranges from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell). It has a remarkable, outside-audited track record of success, with #1 stocks delivering an average annual return of +25% since 1988. Within the past 30 days, our consensus EPS projection remained stagnant. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. presently features a Zacks Rank of #4 (Sell).
The Wireless Equipment industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. With its current Zacks Industry Rank of 181, this industry ranks in the bottom 27% of all industries, numbering over 250.
The Zacks Industry Rank gauges the strength of our industry groups by measuring the average Zacks Rank of the individual stocks within the groups. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.
Ensure to harness Zacks.com to stay updated with all these stock-shifting metrics, among others, in the next trading sessions.
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