AIP
Arteris, Inc.
AIP has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
AIP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Weak | |
| Stable | |
| Unavailable |
AIP's revenue is currently strong, and its cash flow is stable, but its profitability is weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
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.
AIP PE Valuation
AIP 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 341x next year's earnings.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
AIP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect AIP 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.
AIP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.06 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.89 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.87 | -$0.06 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.79 | +$0.02 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.82 | +$0.04 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.82 | +$0.13 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.81 | +$0.17 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.81 | +$0.21 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.86 | +$0.17 |
AIP 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.
AIP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $25.8M | +48% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.1M | +46% |
| Q1 2026 | $22.9M | +39% |
| Q4 2025 | $20.1M | +30% |
| Q3 2025 | $17.4M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.5M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $16.5M | +28% |
| Q4 2024 | $15.5M | +24% |
AIP's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $26M last quarter, up 48% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -44% | +6.2 points |
| Q2 2026 | -58% | -7.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -41% | +6.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | -42% | +3.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | -50% | +3.8 points |
| Q2 2025 | -50% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | -47% | +24 points |
| Q4 2024 | -46% | +28 points |
AIP 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.
AIP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$2.1M | -186% |
| Q2 2026 | $8.6M | +$11.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$7.4M | -375% |
| Q4 2025 | $3M | +$5.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $2.5M | +126% |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.8M | -1176% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.7M | +853% |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.7M | +$726K |
AIP 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.
AIP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +4.5% | +2.1M shares |
| 1 year | +16% | +6.6M shares |
| 3 years | +37% | +13.4M shares |
| 5 years | +107% | +25.6M shares |
| Available history | +183% | +32M shares |
AIP has 49M diluted shares, up 16% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
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 the edge over AIP on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
AIP Net Leverage
AIP's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
AIP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 15.5 | Oversold |
AIP's weekly RSI is 42 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
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).
AIP PE vs Technology Sector
AIP 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.
AIP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.7 | 2.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $24.9 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $23.6 | 15% below |
| 100 week MA | $16.6 | 21% above |
| 200 week MA | $11.6 | 73% above |
AIP has the edge over ASTS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.8% above its 200-week average.
AIP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $22.4 | $20.9 | -6.4% |
| 2022 | $20.9 | $4.29 | -80% |
| 2023 | $4.29 | $5.89 | +37% |
| 2024 | $5.89 | $10.3 | +74% |
| 2025 | $10.3 | $15.9 | +55% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.9 | $20.2 | +27% |
AIP has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +280% in 2024 to −54% in 2022. It's down 52% so far in 2026.