Why is ASTS stock up today?

ASTS is up 1.5% over five trading days, closing at $36.89 on Nov. 9, 2026. A move like this can come from the company itself or from a rally across its sector.

Below, we compare ASTS with its closest peers, check upcoming earnings and Fed dates, and look at what AST SpaceMobile, Inc.'s insiders and SEC filings show.

The chart below tracks ASTS's daily closing price from May 14, 2026 to Nov. 9, 2026. Over that stretch it is down 55.6%, from $83.01 to $36.89, with a high of $133.09 on May 28, 2026 and a low of $30.20 on Nov. 5, 2026. Each red circle marks a week in which company insiders sold shares on the open market (4 weeks in this period; bigger circles mean more money); each green diamond a week in which they bought (1 week).

What could be behind the ASTS move

We found no AST SpaceMobile, Inc. earnings report within the last 10 days or next three weeks, and no notable SEC filing in recent weeks, so nothing company-specific on the public record explains the move on its own.

Across the broader market, the backdrop is an uptrend under stress, with the VIX volatility index at 25.64. The Federal Reserve's next rate decision is on Dec. 9, 2026, 29 days away; market pricing puts the odds at 19% for a hold, 80% for a hike and 2% for a cut.

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In AST SpaceMobile, Inc.'s own words

“We advanced several important initiatives to support the global expansion of our space-based cellular broadband network and expect to work with all major mobile network operators in the United States and Europe, providing potential expansion of our commercial ecosystem of over 60 mobile network operators representing over 3 billion subscribers”

— Abel Avellan, AST SpaceMobile's Chairman and Chief Executive Officer · SEC filing

From the company's earnings release filed with the SEC on 2026-11-09 (Form 8-K).

What would change the picture for ASTS

These are the specific events and levels to watch. None of them is a prediction.

• Insider buying: 1 insider bought $619,200 in 90 days. More purchases would strengthen that signal; sales by the same people would weaken it.
• Analyst ratings: the average score moved from 3.44 to 3.52 over three months (on a scale where 5 is strong buy and 1 is strong sell). A run of downgrades after earnings usually shows up here first.
• Price levels: a close above $133.09 would be a new 52-week high, 260.8% above the latest close of $36.89; a close below $30.2 would be a new 52-week low, 18.1% below it.
• Growth: revenue rose 671.0% year over year in the quarter ending Sep 2026 (trend: slowing).
• New shares: dilution risk is high now. A new shelf registration (S-3) or a prospectus supplement (424B) for an offering would raise it.

ASTS history: what happened after similar moves

Since 2023, ASTS fell 27.6% or more in a month 11 times (separate episodes, not counting the current one). Three months later it was higher in 7 of 11 cases; the median change was +12.4%.

Past moves don't predict the next one; they show how volatile the stock has been.

Questions people also ask

What is ASTS's 52-week high and low?

Over the past year ASTS closed as high as $133.09 and as low as $30.2. At $36.89 (Nov. 9, 2026) it is down 72.3% from the high and 22.2% above the low.

Do analysts think ASTS is a buy?

11 of the 21 analysts who cover AST SpaceMobile, Inc. rate it a buy or strong buy, for a consensus of Hold. Ratings describe analysts' views, not a guarantee, and they change after earnings.

Who is the largest shareholder of ASTS?

Among investment managers that file Form 13F, Rakuten Group, Inc. reported the largest ASTS position ($1.4 billion). 751 institutions reported holding ASTS for Q2 2026.

Is AST SpaceMobile, Inc. profitable?

Not over the last 12 months: AST SpaceMobile, Inc. had $142.9 million of revenue but a net loss (net margin -439.7%).

Does ASTS pay a dividend?

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. reported no dividend payments over the last 12 months in its SEC filings.

Is AST SpaceMobile, Inc. issuing new shares?

Dilution risk reads high (85/100); the share count rose 10.0% in a year. That is based on 4 offering-related filing(s) in 12 months.

Dates to watch for ASTS

Insider trades can come any day: they must be filed on Form 4 within two business days.

Key terms on this page

Form 4

The SEC form a company's officers, directors and 10% owners must file within two business days of buying or selling its stock.

Open-market trade

A purchase or sale on the exchange at the market price, paid with the insider's own money (code P or S on Form 4), as opposed to option exercises, grants or gifts.

Form 13F

A quarterly SEC report listing the U.S. stock holdings of every investment manager with more than $100 million. It is due 45 days after each quarter ends, so it shows positions with a delay.

Dilution

When a company issues new shares, each existing share owns a smaller piece of the company. Common sources: stock offerings, convertible debt and large stock-based pay.

Form 8-K

The SEC form for material events between quarterly reports: earnings releases, deals, executive changes, stock offerings and similar news.

52-week high / low

The highest and lowest daily closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days).

Analyst consensus

The average of Wall Street analysts' ratings (strong buy to strong sell). Analysts skew positive, so a hold is often read as a cautious view.

Where these numbers come from

Every number on this page is computed from the data when the page is refreshed (usually daily); nothing is typed in by hand. This is information, not investment advice.

• Price: daily closing prices through Nov. 9, 2026; changes use 5, 21 and 63 trading days; the 52-week range uses the last 252 closes.
• Insider trades: SEC Form 4 filings for the last 90 days, counting only open-market purchases (code P) and sales (code S); option exercises, grants, gifts and filings with data errors are left out.
• Analyst ratings: counts of current ratings from 21 analysts, compared with three months ago.
• Earnings dates and estimates: a market-data calendar; reported vs expected EPS for the last 4 quarters.
• Valuation and growth: revenue, earnings, margins and share counts from the company's SEC filings (XBRL data, latest quarter Sep 2026); P/E and price/sales use the latest close.
• Fund ownership: SEC Form 13F filings for Q2 2026.
• Dilution: share-count changes and offering-related SEC filings (shelf registrations, prospectus supplements, convertible notes) over two years, scored 0-100.
• History: 21-trading-day moves over about three years of daily closes, counted once per episode.