Is ASTS Worth Buying in 2026?

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A Common Stock

STOCK COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES, NEC Updated 2026-08-16

Here’s whether AST SpaceMobile, Inc. Class A Common Stock (ASTS) 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: strong 1-year return of +46.4%. Concerns: trading below the 200-day MA (long-term downtrend); below the 50-day MA (medium-term momentum negative); 50-day MA is falling (-10.31% over 10 days); 3-month momentum negative (-15.2%). Currently 47.0% off its 52-week high. Score: -4/7.

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ASTS is trading below its 200-day MA ($81.89) — a key warning sign the longer-term trend is under pressure. An RSI of 65.1 sits in the neutral zone — momentum is neither stretched nor exhausted. The 1-year return of +46.4% compares to +20.4% for SPY (beat the market by 26.0%). The current 47.0% drawdown from the 52-week high reflects elevated risk for momentum-based strategies.

$10,000 invested 1 year ago → $14,635 today
vs. S&P 500 (SPY) — same period beat market by 26.0%

1-Year Price Chart

Daily candles
MA-50 MA-200 Up Down

Signal Check

Above 200-day MA ($81.89)
Above 50-day MA ($73.15)
RSI(14) neutral zone (30–70) — currently 65.1
Positive return (+46.4%)
!Within 10% of period high (−47.0%)
Period Range $70.98
$36.08 $133.86
RSI (14) 65.1
0 · OversoldOverbought · 100

Key Metrics

Price$70.98
Period Return+46.4%
Period High$133.86
Period Low$36.08
Drawdown−47.0%
MA-50$73.15
MA-200$81.89
RSI (14)65.1
Avg Volume (30d)14.4M
vs. SPYbeat by 26.0%
Return Rank#314 of 1252

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