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The SpaceX competitor is now down 38% from all-time highs.

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (NASDAQ:ASTS) is among the 10 Stocks ChatGPT Predicts Could Make You Wealthy in 3 Years. On June 9, the company announced that its next-generation BlueBird 8, 9, and 10 satellites will be launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket on June 17 from Cape Canaveral, Florida. The orbital launch mission will help in […]

The company confirmed that the satellites are secured inside a SpaceX Falcon 9 for a June 17 liftoff from Cape Canaveral.

AST SpaceMobile didn't stumble on Friday, but that hardly mattered when the biggest name in space decided to go public.

Shares of Rocket Lab and Firefly Aerospace advanced before the opening bell on Monday after the space stocks received upgrades following the sharp sector selloff late last week on Elon Musk’s SpaceX initial public offering debut. KeyBanc Capital Markets analysts Michael Leshok and Liam Baker on Sunday upgraded both Rocket Lab and Firefly to Overweight from their previous Sector Weight, setting price targets of $135 and $50, respectively for the space stocks. “Last Friday’s record-setting SpaceX IPO sent ripple effects across our coverage of space-centric equities, with the sector selling off sharply on IPO day and over the weeks leading up to it,” Leshok and Baker wrote.

The most-talked-about stocks in the Reddit subforum Wallstreetbets were mostly higher hours before M

Despite the rebound in futures, Stocktwits data showed retail sentiment has moved to ‘bearish’ on SPY and QQQ.

The Morning Bull - US Market Morning Update Monday, Jun, 15 2026 US stock futures are pointing higher this morning, with E-mini S&P 500 contracts up about 0.5%, as investors weigh softer inflation expectations against a rebound in bond yields and fresh tensions around a potential US Iran deal. The US 10 year yield is back near 4.5%, which can pressure borrowing costs for mortgages, credit cards and corporate debt. At the same time, the University of Michigan consumer sentiment index has moved...

ViaSat and Iridium have racked up huge gains on expectations they can sell their valuable spectrum but the clock is ticking.

A Japanese report said KDDI-SpaceX and Rakuten Mobile-AST SpaceMobile are the leading contenders for Japan's J-LEO satellite project.

While the market's biggest space company soared in its debut, a basket of smaller players went the other way. The split is worth understanding.

Space stocks including AST SpaceMobile (NasdaqGS:ASTS) have faced capital rotation pressure following the recent SpaceX IPO. Investor enthusiasm for SpaceX has drawn funds away from smaller listed space companies, contributing to sharp share price moves in the sector. A critical report from Fugazi Research questioned the commercial viability, revenue potential, and valuations of several space stocks, including AST SpaceMobile. These shifts come as AST SpaceMobile approaches a key satellite...

The SpaceX initial public offering was expected to deliver exciting twists and turns, fireworks, and flare-ups—the kind of drama usually reserved for a summer thriller. The public debut of SpaceX—officially Space Exploration Technologies — portended different things to different investors but was significant for all. To others, it represented a gateway to an artificial intelligence-fueled utopia, in which SpaceX is worth trillions.

Today, June 12, 2026, investors are weighing a sharp pullback against fresh competition in the public market and a huge addressable market.

Shares of satellite communications company EchoStar (NASDAQGS:SATS) fell 7% in the morning session after investors reacted to the historic initial public offering (IPO) of SpaceX.

SpaceX was a seminal event for the stock market. The hype was palpable and created a halo effect, helping lift shares of other space-related companies. What goes up must come down, though. Investors used the SpaceX IPO as an opportunity to take profits in several space names.

Space-linked shares fell as investors shifted attention toward Elon Musk's $1.8 trillion company and its $135 IPO price.

The official trading debut of SpaceX stock has triggered a dramatic unwinding of proxy trades that investors had been using to gain indirect exposure to the space giant.

Fugazi Research said many listed space companies generate little revenue, rely heavily on stock offerings to fund operations, and remain years away from proving the commercial viability of their business models.

SpaceX is IPOing and AST SpaceMobile stock is going down on no other news. Coincidence?

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) is connecting ordinary smartphones directly to satellites at scale. Shares trade at $87.32, up 20.23% year to date and 144.53% over the past year. With nearly 60 global mobile network operator partners covering 3+ billion subscribers and a constellation in active deployment, can this stock reach $150 in 2027? Why ASTS Shares ... Prediction: Can AST SpaceMobile Soar to $150 by 2027?

All Eyes on SpaceX IPO Today.

Currently valued between 1.75-2.00 trillion in market capitalization, today's IPO is underwritten by Goldman Sachs (GS) and is expected to raise $75 billion.

Shares of Virgin Galactic (NYSE:SPCE) are down 24% in early Friday trading, while Rocket Lab (NASDAQ:RKLB) stock is down 8% and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) stock is trading 10% lower. These price moves arrive on the same morning that privately held SpaceX is making its long-awaited trading debut. The selloff is jarring given the surrounding hype. ... Virgin Galactic Craters 24%, Rocket Lab Drops 8%, AST SpaceMobile Falls 10% as SpaceX Hype Triggers a Space-Stock Shakeout

It promises to be a wild day on Friday with the start of trading for SpaceX, following its record-setting IPO, which priced shares at $135 on Thursday. SpaceX essentially created the space economy by pioneering reusable rockets and building Starlink, its space-based broadband product. Shares of launch-services provider Rocket Lab were down 9% in early trading.

Space stocks jumped ahead of SpaceX's public debut on Friday.

Space stocks jumped ahead of SpaceX's public debut on Friday.

Space stocks jumped ahead of SpaceX's public debut on Friday.

Space takes over the stock market as investors gear up for rocket and AI company SpaceX’s blockbuster trading debut.

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