Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. (ASTI)Technology | Solar | Thornton, United States | NasdaqCM
2.92 USD
-0.19
(-6.109%) ⇩
(Aug. 28, 2026, 4 p.m.
EDT)
After hours: 2.93 +0.01 (0.414%) ⇧ (Aug. 28, 2026, 7:56 p.m. EDT) |
Hot Take ↕ | Aug. 22, 2026, 4:37 a.m. EDT
The investment case for Ascent Solar is currently untenable due to a catastrophic multi-year price collapse and deteriorating fundamentals. The stock has lost nearly 100% of its value over the last three years, with the most recent annual return being a severe decline. Financially, the company is bleeding cash, reporting negative free cash flow and negative operating cash flow, while posting significant losses on both assets and equity. Despite a 'strong buy' analyst recommendation and a lofty $20 price target, these metrics reflect a disconnect between the current reality and the optimistic thesis, likely driven by the company's unique space solar technology potential rather than immediate profitability. The balance sheet remains relatively liquid with minimal debt, which prevents a bankruptcy rating, but the business is not generating value. Short-term momentum is weak, evidenced by the stock trading below its 50-day and 200-day averages, and there is no dividend to provide income. Investors should view this as a high-risk speculative play on a future technological breakthrough rather than a viable investment vehicle today. |
| Model | MAE |
|---|---|
| MSTL ✓ | 0.488981 |
| AutoARIMA | 0.492562 |
| AutoETS | 0.492566 |
| AutoTheta | 0.656126 |
Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: MSTL
| Forecast Reliability | |
|---|---|
| Score | 26% |
| H-stat | 49.25 |
| Ljung-Box p | 0.000 |
| Jarque-Bera p | 0.190 |
| Excess Kurtosis | -1.28 |
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| Sector | Technology |
| Debt to Equity Ratio | 7.444 |
| Revenue per Share | 0.031 |
| Market Cap | 28,663,980 |
| Beta | 2.35 |
| Website | https://ascentsolar.com |
As of Aug. 22, 2026, 4:37 a.m. EDT: Options activity shows a distinct lack of protective hedging. Put open interest is negligible compared to call open interest, with the vast majority of contracts concentrated out-of-the-money at strikes significantly above the current price. This distribution suggests speculative positioning for a rally rather than a defensive stance against further declines.
| Attribute | Value |
|---|---|
| 52 Week Change | 0.61139894 |
| Address1 | 12,300 Grant Street |
| Address2 | Suite 160 |
| All Time High | 230,000.0 |
| All Time Low | 1.1 |
| Ask | 3.66 |
| Ask Size | 2 |
| Average Analyst Rating | 1.0 - Strong Buy |
| Average Daily Volume10 Day | 183,280 |
| Average Daily Volume3 Month | 937,961 |
| Average Volume | 937,961 |
| Average Volume10Days | 183,280 |
| Beta | 2.346 |
| Bid | 2.17 |
| Bid Size | 2 |
| Book Value | 1.556 |
| City | Thornton |
| Compensation As Of Epoch Date | 1,767,139,200 |
| Country | United States |
| Crypto Tradeable | 0 |
| Currency | USD |
| Current Price | 2.92 |
| Current Ratio | 6.309 |
| Custom Price Alert Confidence | HIGH |
| Date Short Interest | 1,786,665,600 |
| Day High | 3.05 |
| Day Low | 2.82 |
| Debt To Equity | 7.444 |
| Display Name | Ascent Solar |
| Dividend Date | 1,532,304,000 |
| Earnings Timestamp End | 1,754,683,200 |
| Earnings Timestamp Start | 1,754,337,600 |
| Ebitda | -8,159,113 |
| Ebitda Margins | 0.0 |
| Enterprise To Ebitda | -1.871 |
| Enterprise To Revenue | 79.768 |
| Enterprise Value | 15,262,427 |
| Eps Trailing Twelve Months | -1.14 |
| Esg Populated | 0 |
| Exchange | NCM |
| Exchange Data Delayed By | 0 |
| Exchange Timezone Name | America/New_York |
| Exchange Timezone Short Name | EDT |
| Fifty Day Average | 3.7612 |
| Fifty Day Average Change | -0.8411999 |
| Fifty Day Average Change Percent | -0.22365199 |
| Fifty Two Week Change Percent | 61.139893 |
| Fifty Two Week High | 9.87 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change | -6.95 |
| Fifty Two Week High Change Percent | -0.704154 |
| Fifty Two Week Low | 1.4 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change | 1.5200001 |
| Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent | 1.0857143 |
| Fifty Two Week Range | 1.4 - 9.87 |
| Financial Currency | USD |
| First Trade Date Milliseconds | 1,661,347,800,000 |
| Float Shares | 9,282,712 |
| Free Cashflow | -3,858,631 |
| Full Exchange Name | NasdaqCM |
| Full Time Employees | 14 |
| Fullday Change | -0.19 |
| Fullday Change Percent | -6.10932 |
| Fullday Price | 2.9321 |
| Gmt Off Set Milliseconds | -14,400,000 |
| Gross Margins | 0.0 |
| Gross Profits | -2,843,932 |
| Has Pre Post Market Data | 1 |
| Held Percent Insiders | 0.00373 |
| Held Percent Institutions | 0.2574 |
| Implied Shares Outstanding | 9,816,431 |
| Industry | Solar |
| Industry Disp | Solar |
| Industry Key | solar |
| Ipo Expected Date | 2,022-08-24 |
| Is Earnings Date Estimate | 1 |
| Language | en-US |
| Last Fiscal Year End | 1,767,139,200 |
| Last Split Date | 1,723,680,000 |
| Last Split Factor | 1:100 |
| Long Business Summary | Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc., a solar technology company, engages in the manufacture and sale of photovoltaic solar modules in the United States. The company's technology provides renewable power solutions to high-value production and specialty solar markets, including space power beaming, aerospace, satellites, near earth orbiting vehicles, fixed wing unmanned, aerial vehicles, aquatic, terrestrial, and other weight-sensitive markets. It markets and sells its products through direct customers, distributors, retailers, OEMs, system integrators and value-added resellers. Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. was incorporated in 2005 and is based in Thornton, Colorado. |
| Long Name | Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc. |
| Market | us_market |
| Market Cap | 28,663,980 |
| Market State | CLOSED |
| Max Age | 86,400 |
| Message Board Id | finmb_25599554 |
| Most Recent Quarter | 1,782,777,600 |
| Net Income To Common | -8,101,157 |
| Next Fiscal Year End | 1,798,675,200 |
| Non Diluted Market Cap | 30,430,936 |
| Number Of Analyst Opinions | 1 |
| Open | 3.05 |
| Operating Cashflow | -7,351,544 |
| Operating Margins | -20.4353 |
| Payout Ratio | 0.0 |
| Peg Ratio | 0.96 |
| Phone | 720 872 5000 |
| Post Market Change | 0.012099981 |
| Post Market Change Percent | 0.4143829 |
| Post Market Price | 2.9321 |
| Post Market Time | 1,787,961,378 |
| Previous Close | 3.11 |
| Price Hint | 4 |
| Price To Book | 1.8766067 |
| Price To Sales Trailing12 Months | 149.81044 |
| Profit Margins | 0.0 |
| Quick Ratio | 6.008 |
| Quote Source Name | Nasdaq Real Time Price |
| Quote Type | EQUITY |
| Recommendation Key | strong_buy |
| Recommendation Mean | 1.0 |
| Region | US |
| Regular Market Change | -0.19 |
| Regular Market Change Percent | -6.10932 |
| Regular Market Day High | 3.05 |
| Regular Market Day Low | 2.82 |
| Regular Market Day Range | 2.82 - 3.05 |
| Regular Market Open | 3.05 |
| Regular Market Previous Close | 3.11 |
| Regular Market Price | 2.92 |
| Regular Market Time | 1,787,947,201 |
| Regular Market Volume | 334,783 |
| Return On Assets | -0.41412997 |
| Return On Equity | -0.86578006 |
| Revenue Growth | 4.613 |
| Revenue Per Share | 0.031 |
| Sand P52 Week Change | 0.20504117 |
| Sector | Technology |
| Sector Disp | Technology |
| Sector Key | technology |
| Shares Outstanding | 9,816,431 |
| Shares Percent Shares Out | 0.0943 |
| Shares Short | 925,474 |
| Shares Short Previous Month Date | 1,784,073,600 |
| Shares Short Prior Month | 1,238,680 |
| Short Name | Ascent Solar Technologies, Inc |
| Short Percent Of Float | 0.0946 |
| Short Ratio | 2.16 |
| Source Interval | 15 |
| State | CO |
| Symbol | ASTI |
| Target High Price | 20.0 |
| Target Low Price | 20.0 |
| Target Mean Price | 20.0 |
| Target Median Price | 20.0 |
| Total Cash | 14,538,226 |
| Total Cash Per Share | 1.481 |
| Total Debt | 1,136,669 |
| Total Revenue | 191,335 |
| Tradeable | 0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Rate | 0.0 |
| Trailing Annual Dividend Yield | 0.0 |
| Trailing Eps | -1.14 |
| Trailing Peg Ratio | None |
| Triggerable | 1 |
| Two Hundred Day Average | 4.524075 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change | -1.604075 |
| Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent | -0.3545642 |
| Type Disp | Equity |
| Volume | 334,783 |
| Website | https://ascentsolar.com |
| Zip | 80,241 |