ASTS · AST SpaceMobile, Inc.

$57.37 +1.57 (+2.81%)

Russell 1000 member Rebalance outlook locked

Market Cap

$23.00B

389.17M

Shares sold short and not yet covered, reported twice monthly. Days to cover is the reported short position divided by average daily volume.

ASTS Latest Reported Short Interest

FINRA reported 57,475,212 ASTS shares sold short as of the August 14, 2026 settlement date, an increase of 627,953 shares. Days to cover was 4.57 based on FINRA's reported average daily volume.

Official FINRA short-interest data · share counts are restated for subsequent stock splits

ASTS Short Interest Forecast

Equibles' model estimates 57,624,313 shares sold short for the August 31, 2026 settlement, +0.3% versus the latest reported position, with a likely range of 52,776,240 to 63,488,872 shares. This model prediction uses FINRA data through August 31, 2026; FINRA's official release is expected September 10, 2026.

Model estimate

Expected Aug 31 short interest

as of Aug 31 Medium confidence 61% chance it rises

57,624,313 +0.3% vs reported

Likely range 52,776,240 to 63,488,872 The latest estimate appears in the chart below. Official release expected Sep 10. Methodology

Short Squeeze Score

65/100

Short interest 14.8% of shares — P95 Days to cover 4.6 — P66 Price vs VWAP -26.2% — P9 Short-volume trend +1.4% — P56 Short interest change +1.1% — P58 Worst FTD 0.07% of shares — P80

Peer-relative percentile rank across all stocks reporting short interest at the latest settlement date (2026-08-14). Weighted mean of the available factors (short interest 30%, days to cover 20%, price vs VWAP 15%, short-volume trend 15%, short-interest change 10%, fails-to-deliver 10%) plus catalyst boosts (price spike, volume surge, earnings within days), capped at +20 and clamped to 100.

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Short Interest History

Settlement Date	Current Position	Previous Position	Change	Avg Daily Volume	Days to Cover
2026-09-15 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 24	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-31 Scheduled FINRA publishes Sep 10	—	—	—	—	—
2026-08-14	57,475,212	56,847,259	+627,953	12,566,144	4.57
2026-07-31	56,847,259	59,349,055	-2,501,796	17,231,292	3.30
2026-07-15	59,349,055	64,715,042	-5,365,987	12,320,966	4.82
2026-06-30	64,715,042	62,487,152	+2,227,890	25,019,025	2.59
2026-06-15	62,487,152	54,759,454	+7,727,698	23,923,701	2.61
2026-05-29	54,759,454	52,399,829	+2,359,625	31,042,335	1.76
2026-05-15	52,399,829	53,994,117	-1,594,288	21,770,520	2.41
2026-04-30	53,994,117	48,628,411	+5,365,706	18,243,242	2.96
2026-04-15	48,628,411	46,229,296	+2,399,115	14,705,656	3.31
2026-03-31	46,229,296	45,801,399	+427,897	12,789,249	3.61
2026-03-13	45,801,399	41,854,739	+3,946,660	13,443,948	3.41
2026-02-27	41,854,739	43,017,737	-1,162,998	10,136,484	4.13
2026-02-13	43,017,737	40,847,036	+2,170,701	15,676,489	2.74
2026-01-30	40,847,036	39,499,407	+1,347,629	17,980,381	2.27
2026-01-15	39,499,407	38,047,701	+1,451,706	17,313,289	2.28
2025-12-31	38,047,701	38,123,638	-75,937	16,218,055	2.35
2025-12-15	38,123,638	36,624,089	+1,499,549	13,758,717	2.77
2025-11-28	36,624,089	38,631,390	-2,007,301	9,532,391	3.84
2025-11-14	38,631,390	37,658,865	+972,525	9,238,023	4.18
2025-10-31	37,658,865	37,100,990	+557,875	12,560,208	3.00
2025-10-15	37,100,990	42,398,759	-5,297,769	20,592,040	1.80
2025-09-30	42,398,759	41,767,317	+631,442	12,220,868	3.47
2025-09-15	41,767,317	39,584,706	+2,182,611	11,113,888	3.76

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