AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) jumped more than 9% in morning trading on September 2 after Berenberg Bank launched coverage with a Buy rating and a $92 price target. The stock hit a session high of $61.48, up from an opening price of $58.48.
The $92 target implies around 65% upside from where the stock was trading before the note dropped. That’s the kind of number that gets people’s attention.
Berenberg’s call was simple: AST SpaceMobile is the only company to have proven it can deliver cellular broadband from space directly to unmodified smartphones. No special hardware required on the user end. The bank views that as a hard-to-copy competitive advantage.
The initiation was part of a wider move by Berenberg into space sector coverage. The analysts framed the global space economy, which crossed $500 billion in 2025, as on track to hit $1 trillion by 2030. Falling launch costs and faster commercialization are the main drivers of that projection.
Within that broader picture, Berenberg called out AST’s commercial setup as a standout. The company has deals with more than 60 mobile network operators, giving it access to an estimated 3 billion potential subscribers without having to market directly to end users.
Bullish options activity had already been spotted in the session before the Berenberg note, hinting that some market participants were positioning ahead of a potential catalyst.
The Berenberg note also pointed to AST’s vertically integrated model and satellite constellation design as structural strengths. Commercial service is expected to start scaling meaningfully in 2027, giving investors a clear timeline to watch.
The broader market was quiet. The S&P 500 added 0.2%, the Dow gained 0.5%, and the Nasdaq was nearly flat. ASTS’s move was almost entirely driven by the company-specific news.
The stock has had a rough year. It’s down about 23% year to date and remains well off its 52-week high of $133.86. Monday’s bounce came from levels that many investors considered oversold.
AST is still deeply unprofitable and burning cash to fund satellite builds, launches, and infrastructure. That’s not unusual for a pre-revenue space company, but it means the stock carries real execution risk.
Any delays in constellation buildout or regulatory approvals could push back the path to commercialization. If costs run higher than expected, the company may need to raise additional capital, which could weigh on existing investors.
Average daily trading volume sits at around 16.6 million shares, and AST’s current market cap is approximately $23 billion.
The stock closed the prior session near $55.70 before the Berenberg initiation pushed it sharply higher in early trading September 2.
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