American Superconductor Corporation is −50% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 69 points behind the market. 1-year return: −50% (S&P 500 +18%). vs 200-day average: −14%, a clear downtrend. RSI (14): 52, neutral. Below its 52-week high: 54%.

AMSCAmerican Superconductor Corporation

Industrials

$30.51-50% 1Y

$30.51

$25.9552 weeks$66.68

What is the market doing?

Mixed

No clear lean: rangebound and heavily shorted.

2 neutral, 1 without data

TrendRangeboundderived · Oct 9, 2026

Rangebound, no clear trend. Price is −14% vs its 200-day average.

Short interest8.3% of sharesFINRA · Sep 15, 2026

Heavily shorted, settled Sep 15, 2026, about a week of normal trading to cover. Up 7.5% since the previous count, up from 7.3% of shares outstanding three months ago.

Against the whole market›

Percentile against every name Ryufin tracks. Higher is better; the tick marks the middle of the market. Context, not one of the checks above.

1-year returnbottom 4% of the market

vs 200-day avgbehind 79% of the market

Where this answer is blind. Insider selling is often routine (taxes, diversification); only cluster buying is a strong tell.

How AMSC is trading

American Superconductor Corporation is −50% over the past year while the S&P 500 is +18%: 69 points behind the market.

−50%

1-year return · S&P 500 +18%

vs 200-day average: −14%
vs 200-day average · a clear downtrend
RSI (14): 52
RSI (14) · neutral
Below its 52-week high: 54%
Below its 52-week high

Sep 18, 2024$15.80 – $66.68 · dashed line: 200-day averageOct 9, 2026

Details›

Last close2026-10-09: $30.51
1 monthS&P 500 +2.7%: +6.5%
1 yearS&P 500 +18%: −50%
5 yearsS&P 500 +88%: +128%
vs 50-day average$30.23: +0.92%
52-week high: $66.68
52-week low: $25.95
Annualised volatility: 86%
Insider buying, net, 6 monthsForms 3/4/5 to 2026-10-08: −$151K

Calendar-year price return
Year	Return
2026 (year to date)	+6.0%
2025	+17%
2024	+121%
2023	+203%
2022	−66%
2021	−54%
2020	+198%
2019	−30%
2018	+207%
2017	−51%

Average return by calendar month, 2016–2026
Month	Years	Positive	Average
Jan	10	6 of 10	+7.3%
Feb	10	5 of 10	+1.7%
Mar	10	4 of 10	−5.3%
Apr	10	4 of 10	−3.4%
May	10	6 of 10	+11%
Jun	10	7 of 10	+9.8%
Jul	11	6 of 11	+4.7%
Aug	11	4 of 11	−0.55%
Sep	11	7 of 11	+4.2%
Oct	11	4 of 11	−1.2%
Nov	10	6 of 10	+11%
Dec	10	4 of 10	−0.69%

End-of-day closes from IEX; the S&P 500 comparison uses SPY over the same window. Prices are a reference point, not a basis for trading decisions.

Specialty Industrial Machinery

Ranks #30 of 33 by RyuScore

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