Is ADTN Worth Buying in 2026?

ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. Common Stock

STOCK TELEPHONE & TELEGRAPH APPARATUS Updated 2026-08-16

Here’s whether ADTRAN Holdings, Inc. Common Stock (ADTN) is worth buying in 2026 — based on weekly-updated price trend, RSI momentum, and return vs. the S&P 500. Our current read: Bearish.

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Bearish

Positives: RSI 37 — healthy momentum range. Concerns: trading below the 200-day MA (long-term downtrend); below the 50-day MA (medium-term momentum negative); 50-day MA is falling (-12.75% over 10 days); 3-month momentum negative (-43.7%). Currently 58.0% off its 52-week high. Score: -4/7.

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ADTN is trading below its 200-day MA ($11.48) — a key warning sign the longer-term trend is under pressure. An RSI of 36.8 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of -6.0% compares to +20.4% for SPY (trailed the market by 26.4%). The current 58.0% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $9,396 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period trailed market by 26.4%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($11.48)
Above 50-day MA ($11.96)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 36.8
Positive return (-6.0%)
!Within 10% of period high (−58.0%)
Period Range $8.40
$7.11 $19.98
RSI (14) 36.8
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$8.40
Period Return-6.0%
Period High$19.98
Period Low$7.11
Drawdown−58.0%
MA-50$11.96
MA-200$11.48
RSI (14)36.8
Avg Volume (30d)2.3M
vs. SPYtrailed by 26.4%
Return Rank#752 of 1252

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