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Why AST SpaceMobile Stock Crashed Today

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

Why AST SpaceMobile Stock Crashed Today

Why AST SpaceMobile Stock Crashed Today

Published June 12, 2026 · Category: Finance

Overview

So it seems I was both right and right about the SpaceX (Nasdaq: SPCX) IPO.

Right, because I predicted SpaceX IPO fever could drive space stocks higher. Indeed, shares of satellite communications company AST SpaceMobile (Nasdaq: ASTS) were at one point up 61% since my prediction.

Details

I was also right, unfortunately, about what would happen on the IPO date. And this, in a nutshell, is why AST stock fell 10.5% through 11:25 a.m. ET today.

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Originally published at www.fool.com.

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