In the most recent trading session, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) closed at $104.55, indicating a -5.99% shift from the previous trading day.
With new technologies come risky but promising investment opportunities. A case in point is AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock, which just demonstrated its susceptibility to double-digit price moves.
AST SpaceMobile stock (NASDAQ:ASTS) – a company developing a low-Earth-orbit (LEO) satellite constellation to provide broadband directly to smartphones – experienced a 14% increase in stock value on Friday and has risen by over 21% over the last week. Several factors are contributing to these recent gains.
The company needs to launch dozens of satellites this year to compete with its biggest rival, Starlink.
ASTS wins a key MDA SHIELD contract, using its LEO satellites to boost U.S. missile defense and secure communications.
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Shares of AST SpaceMobile NASDAQ: ASTS jumped 15% on Friday as the company announced that it was awarded a government contract for the Missile Defense Agency Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract.
The satellite maker may get a slice of a $151 billion U.S. defense program.
AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) shares surged more than 12% on the news that the company had been awarded a contract under the US Missile Defense Agency's (MDA) Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense (SHIELD) program. The SHIELD contract, structured as an indefinite-delivery/indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) agreement, covers a broad range of work including research, development, engineering, prototyping, and operations of critical missile defense systems.
AST SpaceMobile Inc (NASDAQ:ASTS) has proven to be a worthy competitor to Elon Musk's Starlink, and is one of the biggest success stories on Wall Street so far in 2026.
On Monday, January 13, B. Riley downgraded AST SpaceMobile to Neutral from Buy, cutting their price target to $105 from $95.
VZ is expanding its wireless and broadband footprint, while ASTS is steadily advancing its satellite-based connectivity portfolio and expanding its partner base worldwide.