Is AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) a Stock That Should Double in 3 Years?

We recently published a list of the 30 Stocks That Should Double in 3 Years. In this article, we are going to take a look at where AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) stands against other stocks that should double in 3 years.

On April 25, Kari Firestone, Aureus Asset Management executive chairman and co-founder, joined CNBC’s ‘Squawk Box’ to discuss the latest market trends and express how this is a reasonable place for long-term investors to enter the market. Despite persistent concerns about a recession coming from tariffs, Firestone thinks that corporate earnings have generally exceeded expectations. The strong performance of major tech companies has been a key driver behind the market’s recent gains, such as those in the MAG7. Elaborating on the significance of these tech giants, Firestone also underscored that the top 2 companies in the S&P 500, regardless of which they are, match the market value of the bottom 300 companies in the index. This concentration means that these leading firms are fundamental to the US economy’s progress.

The conversation then addressed the impact of proposed FDA budget cuts on innovation for biotech companies. Firestone agreed that such cuts could slow down the approval process for new products and drug manufacturing, and she advised against reducing the FDA’s budget. However, she believes that the market has already priced in these risks. She compared the situation to previous market overreactions, such as the 32% drop during the early COVID-19 period, which was followed by a rapid recovery.

Firestone also concluded that the market is now fairly valued. Some sectors offer attractive opportunities due to recent price declines. She assessed the overall market valuation in light of tariff uncertainties and the recent rebound from a 20% drop to a current decline of about 10.5%. She explained that the market’s price-to-earnings multiple has decreased from 22.5x next year’s earnings to 18.5x, assuming no severe recession. She’s confident that the market is unlikely to end the year lower than current levels and recommends that long-term investors enter the market at this stage. Firestone believes that the market has partially priced in the impact of tariffs. She estimated that a 5% to 10% tariff is reflected in current prices. While a full-blown recession may not be entirely priced in, a slowdown likely is.

Our Methodology

We sifted through financial media reports and Reddit threads to compile a list of the top 30 stocks that should double in 3 years. The stocks are ranked in ascending order of the number of hedge funds that have stakes in them, as of Q4 2024. The hedge fund data was sourced from Insider Monkey’s database which tracks the moves of over 1000 elite money managers.

Why are we interested in the stocks that hedge funds pile into? The reason is simple: our research has shown that we can outperform the market by imitating the top stock picks of the best hedge funds. Our quarterly newsletter’s strategy selects 14 small-cap and large-cap stocks every quarter and has returned 373.4% since May 2014, beating its benchmark by 218 percentage points (see more details here).

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 22

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) designs and develops a constellation of BlueBird satellites in the US. It provides a cellular broadband network in space to be accessible directly by smartphones for commercial use and other applications, as well as for government use. Its SpaceMobile service provides cellular broadband services to end-users who are out of terrestrial cellular coverage.

The MNO (Mobile Network Operator) partnership segment is central to AST SpaceMobile’s go-to-market strategy. AST SpaceMobile has established agreements with ~50 mobile network operators worldwide, which encompass ~3 billion existing subscribers. These partnerships include some of the largest telco providers globally, such as AT&T and Verizon in the US, Vodafone in the US and Turkey, and Rakuten in Japan.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) recently achieved the STA (Special Temporary Authority) approval received from the FCC to commence service with AT&T and Verizon in the US. This allows for the connection and testing of the company’s Bluebird router with standard smartphones without requiring any specialized software or device updates. In March, UBS analyst Christopher Schoell raised the stock’s price target to $38 from $31, while maintaining a Buy rating.

Overall, ASTS ranks 28th on our list of the stocks that should double in 3 years. While we acknowledge the growth potential of ASTS, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold great promise for delivering high returns and doing so within a shorter time frame. There is an AI stock that went up since the beginning of 2025, while popular AI stocks lost around 25%. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than ASTS but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about this cheapest AI stock.

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Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.