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Why AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) Dipped More Than Broader Market Today

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AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS - Free Report) closed at $90.74 in the latest trading session, marking a -5.18% move from the prior day. This change lagged the S&P 500's daily loss of 1.36%. Elsewhere, the Dow lost 1.64%, while the tech-heavy Nasdaq lost 1.46%.

Shares of the company have appreciated by 15.26% over the course of the past month, outperforming the Computer and Technology sector's loss of 0.24%, and the S&P 500's loss of 1.76%.

The investment community will be closely monitoring the performance of AST SpaceMobile, Inc. in its forthcoming earnings report. On that day, AST SpaceMobile, Inc. is projected to report earnings of -$0.23 per share, which would represent a year-over-year decline of 15%. Meanwhile, the latest consensus estimate predicts the revenue to be $38.24 million, indicating a 5210.56% increase compared to the same quarter of the previous year.

In terms of the entire fiscal year, the Zacks Consensus Estimates predict earnings of -$1 per share and a revenue of $179.42 million, indicating changes of +25.37% and +152.99%, respectively, from the former year.

It's also important for investors to be aware of any recent modifications to analyst estimates for AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Such recent modifications usually signify the changing landscape of near-term business trends. With this in mind, we can consider positive estimate revisions a sign of optimism about the business outlook.

Our research reveals that these estimate alterations are directly linked with the stock price performance in the near future. We developed the Zacks Rank to capitalize on this phenomenon. Our system takes these estimate changes into account and delivers a clear, actionable rating model.

The Zacks Rank system, ranging from #1 (Strong Buy) to #5 (Strong Sell), possesses a remarkable history of outdoing, externally audited, with #1 stocks returning an average annual gain of +25% since 1988. Over the last 30 days, the Zacks Consensus EPS estimate has witnessed a 10.6% decrease. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. currently has a Zacks Rank of #3 (Hold).

The Wireless Equipment industry is part of the Computer and Technology sector. At present, this industry carries a Zacks Industry Rank of 57, placing it within the top 24% of over 250 industries.

The Zacks Industry Rank is ordered from best to worst in terms of the average Zacks Rank of the individual companies within each of these sectors. Our research shows that the top 50% rated industries outperform the bottom half by a factor of 2 to 1.

Make sure to utilize Zacks.com to follow all of these stock-moving metrics, and more, in the coming trading sessions.

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