AIOT
PowerFleet, Inc.
AIOT has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AIOT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Weak |
AIOT's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
ASTS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
ASTS's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
AIOT PE Valuation
AIOT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 34x next year's earnings.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AIOT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect AIOT to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
ASTS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect ASTS's losses to grow, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
AIOT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.07 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.15 | +$0.16 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.13 | +$0.17 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.15 | +$0.28 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | +$0.66 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.31 | +$0.65 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.30 | +$0.78 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.43 | +$0.56 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.89 | -$0.56 |
AIOT has the edge over ASTS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ASTS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.15 | -$0.91 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.16 | -$0.27 |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.80 | +$0.19 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.34 | +$0.61 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.24 | +$0.88 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.89 | -$0.64 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.99 | -$1.01 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.58 | -$0.21 |
ASTS is still losing money, but far less than before: $2.15 per share over the past year, against $5.76 at its worst in mid-2021.
AIOT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $115.7M | +3.6% |
| Q2 2026 | $110.8M | +6.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $114.5M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $113.5M | +6.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $111.7M | +45% |
| Q2 2025 | $104.1M | +38% |
| Q1 2025 | $103.6M | +207% |
| Q4 2024 | $106.4M | +208% |
AIOT's revenue has grown year over year for 12 quarters in a row: $116M last quarter, up 3.6% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.2% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 0.2% | +2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.6% | +16 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.6% | +6.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.8% | +3.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2% | +22 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.7% | +16 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.2% | +10 points |
AIOT has the edge over ASTS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ASTS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $42.3M | +187% |
| Q2 2026 | $31.5M | +2627% |
| Q1 2026 | $14.7M | +1952% |
| Q4 2025 | $54.3M | +2731% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.7M | +1240% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2M | +28% |
| Q1 2025 | $718K | +44% |
| Q3 2022 | $4.2M | +70% |
ASTS's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $42M last quarter, up 187% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -415% | +694 points |
| Q2 2026 | -948% | +10744 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1686% | +7083 points |
| Q4 2025 | -175% | +2446 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1109% | +4850 points |
| Q2 2025 | -11692% | -4693 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8769% | +2331 points |
| Q4 2024 | -2621% | N/A |
ASTS's operating margin was −415% last quarter, up 694 points from the same quarter a year ago.
AIOT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$11.3M | -1058% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6M | +$7M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.1M | -40% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.9M | +$17.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $1.2M | +$9.2M |
| Q2 2025 | -$3.4M | +$9.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $10.1M | +$11.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$12.2M | -423% |
AIOT has the edge over ASTS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
ASTS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$464.2M | -$161.4M |
| Q2 2026 | -$694.8M | -$341.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$309.7M | -$160.7M |
| Q4 2025 | -$330.7M | -$220.3M |
| Q3 2025 | -$302.9M | -$239.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$353.6M | -$315.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$149M | -$61.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$110.5M | -$63.2M |
ASTS has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$1.8B over the past year, against −$916M the year before.
AIOT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +275K shares |
| 1 year | +0.6% | +768K shares |
| 3 years | +280% | +99M shares |
| 5 years | +363% | +105M shares |
AIOT has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q1 2020 | $232,000 |
| Q4 2019 | $26,000 |
ASTS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.4% | +1.1M shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +27.3M shares |
| 3 years | +235% | +211M shares |
| 5 years | +480% | +248M shares |
| Available history | +944% | +271M shares |
ASTS has 300M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
AIOT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 4.1x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 7.2x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 26.9x | High |
| Q3 2021 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
AIOT's net debt is about 4.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 7.2 years a year ago.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
AIOT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 37.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 21.5 | Neutral |
AIOT's weekly RSI is 37 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
ASTS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.9 | Oversold |
ASTS's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
AIOT PE vs Technology Sector
AIOT has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AIOT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.68 | 7.8% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.22 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.73 | 34% below |
| 100 week MA | $4.50 | 45% below |
| 200 week MA | $4.08 | 39% below |
AIOT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 39% below its 200-week average.
ASTS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $44.9 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $57.1 | 40% below |
| 50 week MA | $75.5 | 54% below |
| 100 week MA | $57.8 | 40% below |
| 200 week MA | $33.6 | 2.8% above |
ASTS has the edge over AIOT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
AIOT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.11 | $7.47 | +22% |
| 2021 | $7.47 | $4.88 | -35% |
| 2022 | $4.88 | $2.38 | -51% |
| 2023 | $2.38 | $3.42 | +44% |
| 2024 | $3.42 | $6.80 | +99% |
| 2025 | $6.80 | $5.43 | -20% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.43 | $2.47 | -55% |
AIOT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 55% so far in 2026.
ASTS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.87 | $13.4 | +36% |
| 2021 | $13.4 | $8.71 | -35% |
| 2022 | $8.71 | $3.97 | -54% |
| 2023 | $3.97 | $6.03 | +52% |
| 2024 | $6.03 | $22.9 | +280% |
| 2025 | $22.9 | $72.0 | +214% |
| 2026 YTD | $72.0 | $34.5 | -52% |
ASTS has the edge over AIOT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.