Shares of AST SpaceMobile climbed Thursday following the announcement that its BlueBird 7 mission will launch in late February. This will be the company’s first flight aboard Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket.
AST SpaceMobile shares jumped Thursday as the company announced the launch schedule for its next BlueBird satellite, providing investors with a clearer timeline for expanding its space-based cellular network. The stock rose 7.8%, closing at $111.59, after fluctuating between $106.07 and $112.12.
AST SpaceMobile shares climbed 3.1% to $106.75 in premarket trading Thursday, following news that the satellite-to-phone company scheduled its BlueBird 7 mission for launch in late February. The stock had slipped 7.95% to close at $103.50 on Wednesday.
Rocket Lab shares climbed 1.7% in after-hours trading Wednesday, hitting $89.28 after closing the main session down 1.5% at $87.82. The stock has dropped roughly 9% over the last two sessions, fluctuating between $82.71 and $91.25 during Wednesday’s session on volume of about 28.8 million shares.
AST SpaceMobile Inc shares dropped 7.9% to $103.50 in after-hours on Wednesday, following Blue Origin’s reveal of a massive satellite communications network named TeraWave. The stock traded within a wide range, hitting a low of $96.96 and a high of $120.63 during the session.
AST SpaceMobile shares slipped 0.2% to $115.59 in early Tuesday trading, bouncing within a range from $107.69 to $118.92. Deutsche Bank boosted its price target on the Nasdaq-listed satellite company to $137 from $81, maintaining a “Buy” rating. The firm pointed to a richer valuation multiple and accelerated long-term growth assumptions in its outlook.
Space and defense stocks were back in focus after AST SpaceMobile’s sharp rise on Friday, with U.S. markets closed on Monday for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday and investors looking to Tuesday’s reopen for follow-through. https://www.nyse.com/markets/hours-calendars
AST SpaceMobile shares jumped Friday following the company’s announcement that it secured a prime contract role in the U.S. Missile Defense Agency’s Scalable Homeland Innovative Enterprise Layered Defense program.
AST SpaceMobile shares rose 14.3% to close at $115.77 on Friday, following news the satellite-to-smartphone firm landed a spot in a U.S. missile-defense contract. The Nasdaq stock fluctuated between $106.02 and $120.72, with roughly 33.7 million shares traded.
Intuitive Machines shares surged 10.7% on Friday, finishing at $21.58. The stock traded in a range from $19.37 up to $22.395 during the session, with roughly 19.6 million shares changing hands.
Shares of AST SpaceMobile surged roughly 14% in after-hours Friday, closing at $115.77. The satellite-to-phone company announced it secured a key spot on a U.S. missile-defense contracting program.
Intuitive Machines shares climbed 11.5% to hit $21.74 by midday Friday, following a close of $19.50 the day before. The stock fluctuated between $19.37 and $22.05, with around 9.3 million shares changing hands.
Shares of Firefly Aerospace Inc surged on Friday following a price target boost from Morgan Stanley, pushing the stock sharply upward in a volatile sector of the market.
AST SpaceMobile shares surged $16.20, or roughly 16%, to $117.45 Friday morning after the company announced it secured a prime contract role in the Missile Defense Agency’s SHIELD program. “Being selected as a prime contract awardee for the MDA’s SHIELD program is a major validation of our unique, on-orbit, dual-use technology,” said Chief Commercial Officer Chris Ivory.
Shares of Rocket Lab Corp jumped roughly 6% on Friday following an upgrade from Morgan Stanley, signaling renewed investor faith in the space launch and satellite firm. The stock climbed 6.4% to $96.61 in morning trading.
AST SpaceMobile shares topped $100 for the first time Thursday and pushed even higher in after-hours trading, continuing a sharp rally that’s drawn quick speculators. The stock closed the regular session up 6.3% at $101.25, then climbed roughly 6.6% more to $107.90 after the bell, according to market data.
AST SpaceMobile shares surged 6.4% to $101.25 on Thursday, breaking into triple digits following an intraday peak at $106.88. The Nasdaq-listed stock showed strong momentum throughout the session.
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. shares climbed roughly 7% Thursday, hitting an intraday peak of $104.74 before slipping back to $101.86 late in the session. The stock swung within a $12 range, showing just how volatile it can be when momentum kicks in.