AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Stock Slides After BlueBird 6 Launch: Today’s News, Analyst Targets, and What Investors Are Watching (Dec. 24, 2025)
AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ: ASTS) delivered a major technical milestone on December 24, 2025—but the stock delivered a very different kind of headline: a sharp, volatile reversal that looked like classic “buy the rumor, sell the news.” After the company confirmed the successful orbital launch of BlueBird 6, ASTS swung from an early surge to a steep drop by the end of the holiday-shortened session. Shares closed at $78.05, down 8.85%, after trading as high as $92.85 and as low as $76.98 on the day. Volume was heavy at roughly 26.0 million shares, underscoring how crowded (and reactive) positioning around