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Ast Spacemobile Inc (ASTS) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Company snapshot — Ast Spacemobile Inc

ASTS in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
AST SpaceMobile designs and builds satellites, called BlueBird, meant to let ordinary smartphones connect directly to a cellular broadband signal from space. The service aims to serve users outside normal terrestrial coverage, for commercial and government use. It is based in Midland, Texas.
Where it sits in the stack
AST SpaceMobile sits in the Space & Satellite sleeve of our HALO Growth 100 index, our growth index outside the megacaps. It is building the orbital layer itself, so it is a customer of launch providers and a supplier of coverage to mobile carriers on the ground.
Who it is priced against
Closelooknet's peer group places it with Iridium Communications, L3Harris Technologies, ViaSat and MDA, names spanning launch providers, satellite manufacturers and defence-grade space platforms across the orbital economy. The market also names SpaceX's Starlink as a comparison.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
It is a HALO Growth 100 constituent and carries a Closelooknet score, strongest on momentum and weakest on quality. The diary has not yet quoted it and it holds no editions to date.
What the diary watches
Whether BlueBird satellites reach commercial service and whether carrier agreements convert into paying coverage, which would test the gap between momentum and quality in its score.

Ast Spacemobile Inc (ASTS) trades on US exchanges, classified under Technology. Constituent of HALO Growth 100.

The Closelooknet company score reads 30/100 composite (momentum 7, quality 2, valuation 3) across 7 modules — the full breakdown, chart structure and analog history load live above.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for ASTS, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Who it is priced against HALO Growth 100 · Space & Satellite · 4 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

HALO Growth 100 · Space & Satellite

Launch providers, satellite manufacturers, defence-grade space platforms. The orbital economy from sub-scale to commercial.

Compared against ASTS on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Versus its index HALO Growth 100 — the name, its sleeve and the index over day, week and month

Versus its index

The name against its Closelooknet index and its own sleeve — equal-weight, nightly closes.

HALO Growth 100 · as of 2026-09-25

DayWeekMonth3 months
ASTS+1.2%+5.6%+3.2%−13.5%
Space & Satellite+0.2%+2.0%−0.8%—
HALO Growth 1000.0%+0.2%−7.6%—

Against the index: 5.4 pts ahead on the week, 10.8 pts ahead on the month; against its Space & Satellite sleeve 4.0 pts ahead on the month.

Returns from the index workers’ nightly closes; equal-weight sleeves. A relative reading from the research diary, not advice.

Dividends and capital return no distribution in twelve months

Dividends and capital return

What ASTS pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Distributions No cash distribution recorded in the price series over the last three years
  • Share count +65.7% in FY2025 47 m USD of stock-based compensation in the year

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

How it trades on rate days beta 1.10 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How ASTS has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 1.10 — shows only a loose link to bond moves for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), Ast Spacemobile Inc moved 1.10% on average · correlation 0.09 · higher than 90% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 2.87 more rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −2.40% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days +1.80% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Weather around the name 4 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sector × region …

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sector × region Technology in US: +3.6% week · +7.5% month · +8.5% quarter · +40.9% yearThe Sector Engine cell this name lives in, from XLK.US; the 11 × 4 matrix shows where its sector is being bought and where it is being sold. Sector Engine → 2026-09-25
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is Ast Spacemobile Inc (ASTS)?

Ast Spacemobile Inc trades as ASTS on the US exchange (US) and is classified under Technology in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is ASTS in a Closelooknet index?

Yes — Ast Spacemobile Inc is a constituent of HALO Growth 100, as of 2026-09-26.

What is Ast Spacemobile Inc's Closelooknet composite score?

30 out of 100, with momentum 7, quality 2 and valuation 3 sub-scores, as of 2026-09-26. Scores are Closelooknet's own research readings, not ratings or investment advice.

Where does ASTS trade against its moving averages?

Resizing — 54.4% off its high: 54.4% below its 52-week high, under its 200-day — a deeper resizing of the trend, not a shallow dip. As of 2026-09-24 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How is ASTS doing against its Closelooknet index?

Over the past month Ast Spacemobile Inc is +3.2% against −7.6% for the HALO Growth 100 — 10.8 points ahead of its index, as of 2026-09-25. Its Space & Satellite sleeve is −0.8% over the same month. The “Versus its index” table on this page carries the day, the week and the month for the name, its sleeve and the index.

What does Ast Spacemobile Inc do?

AST SpaceMobile designs and builds satellites, called BlueBird, meant to let ordinary smartphones connect directly to a cellular broadband signal from space. The service aims to serve users outside normal terrestrial coverage, for commercial and government use. It is based in Midland, Texas. Closelooknet's peer group places it with Iridium Communications, L3Harris Technologies, ViaSat and MDA, names spanning launch providers, satellite manufacturers and defence-grade space platforms across the orbital economy. The market also names SpaceX's Starlink as a comparison.

Where does Ast Spacemobile Inc sit in the AI build-out?

AST SpaceMobile sits in the Space & Satellite sleeve of our HALO Growth 100 index, our growth index outside the megacaps. It is building the orbital layer itself, so it is a customer of launch providers and a supplier of coverage to mobile carriers on the ground. It is a HALO Growth 100 constituent and carries a Closelooknet score, strongest on momentum and weakest on quality. The diary has not yet quoted it and it holds no editions to date.

Does Ast Spacemobile Inc pay a dividend?

No cash distribution shows in Ast Spacemobile Inc’s price series over the last three years. The share count rose 65.7% over the fiscal year. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

How does Ast Spacemobile Inc trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year Ast Spacemobile Inc had a beta of 1.10 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it shows only a loose link to bond moves, higher than 90% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −2.40% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for ASTS, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

same Closelooknet index seat first, then Communication Equipment. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.