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ASTS — structural market context

AST SpaceMobile, Inc.

Structural market context from public regulatory and market data, shown with its as-of dates. Descriptive only: nothing on this page is a recommendation, a prediction, or advice to buy or sell any security.

What changed

As of the close on Oct 21. Each line shows the earlier value, the later value and their dates.

Price

Close $40.90 (Oct 21) vs $41.13 (Oct 20): −0.56%.

Volume

0.61× its 20-session average (16.9M) on Oct 21.

Includes pre- and post-market trading.

Short interest

Short interest 64.8M shares (settlement Sep 30) vs 65.3M (Sep 15).

No new publication in this window. Latest: settlement Sep 30, published Oct 10.

Fails-to-deliver

Latest file (settlements Sep 15–Sep 30, published Oct 16): 7 days with fails, largest 168K shares on Sep 23.

Previous file (settlements Sep 1–Sep 14, published Sep 30): 8 days with fails, largest 333K shares on Sep 3.

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Analyst rating actions

None recorded in this window.

Insider filings (Form 4)

None recorded in this window.

ASTS: what the public data shows

Each row is the latest public record we hold for ASTS, with its own date and source. Figures are descriptive and delayed by their source.

DataLatest recordAs ofSource
Short interest→ Short Interest & FTD tracker64.8M shares short · 6.1 days to cover · 24.3% of float · −0.7% vs 2026-09-152026-09-30FINRA
Fails-to-deliver→ Short Interest & FTD tracker32K shares failed to deliver on 2026-09-292026-09-29SEC fails-to-deliver files
Insider Form 4 (P/S)→ Insider Buying tracker3 purchases and 2 sales in 12 months · latest filed 2026-09-17 by Gupta Shanti B.2026-09-17SEC Form 4
Analyst rating actions5 recent actions · latest published by Piper Sandler on 2026-10-132026-10-13Firms' published actions
Short interest→ Short Interest & FTD tracker
Latest record
64.8M shares short · 6.1 days to cover · 24.3% of float · −0.7% vs 2026-09-15
As of
2026-09-30
Source
FINRA
Fails-to-deliver→ Short Interest & FTD tracker
Latest record
32K shares failed to deliver on 2026-09-29
As of
2026-09-29
Source
SEC fails-to-deliver files
Insider Form 4 (P/S)→ Insider Buying tracker
Latest record
3 purchases and 2 sales in 12 months · latest filed 2026-09-17 by Gupta Shanti B.
As of
2026-09-17
Source
SEC Form 4
Analyst rating actions
Latest record
5 recent actions · latest published by Piper Sandler on 2026-10-13
As of
2026-10-13
Source
Firms' published actions

ASTS short interest & days to cover

SHARES SHORT
64.8M
% OF FLOAT
24.3%
DAYS TO COVER
6.1
CHANGE VS PRIOR
-0.7%

FINRA consolidated short interest, reported twice a month and published ~2 weeks after each settlement date. % of float uses reported free float. · as of 2026-09-30 (22d ago)

ASTS fails-to-deliver (FTD)

Settlement dateFailed sharesPrice
2026-09-29 · 23d32K$61
2026-09-28 · 24d50K$61.81
2026-09-25 · 27d125K$61.06

SEC fails-to-deliver files, published twice a month with ~6 weeks of delay.

ASTS insider buying and selling (Form 4)

Last 12 months, Form 4 codes P and S: 3 purchases · 2 sales

Most recent Form 4 shown for ASTS: Gupta Shanti B. (Chief Operating Officer) reported a sale (code S) of 12,000 shares at $58.89 on 2026-09-16, filed 2026-09-17 (1 day after the trade).

InsiderTypeSharesPriceValueTrade dateFiled
Gupta Shanti B. · officer: Chief Operating OfficerSale (S)12K$58.89$707K2026-09-162026-09-17 · +1d
Yao Huiwen · officer: Chief Technology OfficerSale (S)40K$58.93$2.4M2026-09-162026-09-17 · +1d
Cisneros Adriana · directorPurchase (P)1K$57.79$80K2026-08-312026-09-01 · +1d
Cisneros Adriana · directorPurchase (P)9K$57.00$500K2026-08-312026-09-01 · +1d
Cisneros Adriana · directorPurchase (P)670$58.87$39K2026-08-312026-09-01 · +1d

SEC Form 4 filings: purchases and sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S) only; grants and option exercises excluded. Attributed public records.

ASTS analyst ratings

FirmActionRatingPublished
Piper Sandlerprice_target—2026-10-13
Piper SandlerdowngradeNeutral (from Overweight)2026-10-13
Deutsche BankupgradeBuy (from Hold)2026-10-12
William BlairholdMarket Perform2026-10-05
B. RileydowngradeNeutral (from Buy)2026-10-02

Rating actions as published by the firms, from public feeds. They are not graded here.

Frequently asked questions

What is ASTS's short interest?
As of the FINRA settlement date 2026-09-30, ASTS had 64.8M shares sold short — 24.3% of its float, with 6.1 days to cover at average volume. FINRA publishes this data roughly two weeks after each twice-monthly settlement, so it is inherently delayed. A short-interest figure describes an aggregate position; it does not predict what the stock will do.
Are insiders buying ASTS?
In the last 12 months of SEC Form 4 filings, ASTS recorded 3 insider purchases and 2 sales reported on Form 4 (transaction codes P and S; grants and option exercises excluded). These are attributed public records — information, not instruction.
What do analysts say about ASTS?
The most recent action: Piper Sandler price_target on 2026-10-13. Rating actions are shown as published by the firms; they are not graded here.
Is this page telling me to buy or sell ASTS?
No. Everything on this page is descriptive, structural market context from public data, shown with its as-of dates. TradeAI News does not issue directional recommendations, price predictions, or buy/sell advice — for any ticker.
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