ASTC
Astrotech Corporation
There isn't enough reported data to score ASTC yet.
VRT
Vertiv Holdings Co
VRT's fundamentals are strong and it looks cheap: trading at 39x earnings, about half its usual 72x. Analysts expect strong earnings growth.
ASTC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
ASTC's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
VRT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently strong.
ASTC PE Valuation
ASTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 23x | $210 | — |
| Current | 39x | $210 | — |
| Cheap | 58x | $308 | +47% |
| Fair | 72x | $383 | +83% |
| Expensive | 88x | $472 | +125% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRT's PE is in its cheap range at 39x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 23x next year's earnings.
ASTC Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for ASTC to show an outlook.
VRT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VRT, with profitability improving.
ASTC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$8.58 | -$0.18 |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.42 | +$0.03 |
| Q4 2025 | -$8.35 | -$0.15 |
| Q3 2025 | -$8.46 | -$1.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$8.40 | -$1.25 |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.45 | -$1.68 |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.20 | -$1.89 |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.37 | -$1.18 |
ASTC is still losing money, but far less than before: $8.58 per share over the past year, against $40.50 at its worst in late 2019.
VRT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $9.14 | +71% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.35 | +102% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.42 | +111% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.98 | +131% |
| Q4 2025 | $3.41 | +166% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.65 | +75% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.09 | +62% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.72 | +64% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.28 | +7.6% |
VRT has the edge over ASTC on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
ASTC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $913K | +315% |
| Q1 2026 | $343K | -36% |
| Q4 2025 | $148K | -43% |
| Q3 2025 | $297K | +774% |
| Q2 2025 | $220K | +197% |
| Q1 2025 | $534K | +968% |
| Q4 2024 | $261K | -77% |
| Q3 2024 | $34K | -92% |
ASTC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $913,000 last quarter, up 315% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -356% | +971 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1007% | -283 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2636% | -980 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1191% | +9480 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1326% | +3193 points |
| Q1 2025 | -724% | +6342 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1656% | -1380 points |
| Q3 2024 | -10671% | -9886 points |
ASTC's operating margin was −356% last quarter, up 971 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
VRT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.3B | +61% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.3B | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.9B | +23% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +29% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +35% |
| Q1 2025 | $2B | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.3B | +26% |
VRT's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $4.3B last quarter, up 61% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +3.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +2.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.7 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +1.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | 17% | -0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +4.2 points |
VRT has the edge over ASTC on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
ASTC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$2.3M | +$399K |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.7M | +$150K |
| Q4 2025 | -$4M | -$591K |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.4M | -$505K |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.7M | +$5K |
| Q1 2025 | -$3.8M | -$1.3M |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.4M | -$1.4M |
| Q3 2024 | -$3.9M | -$805K |
ASTC has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$14M over the past year, against −$14M the year before.
VRT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $654.9M | +41% |
| Q2 2026 | $926.5M | +233% |
| Q1 2026 | $654.2M | +145% |
| Q4 2025 | $885.6M | +143% |
| Q3 2025 | $463.5M | +36% |
| Q2 2025 | $277.9M | -19% |
| Q1 2025 | $266.8M | +162% |
| Q4 2024 | $364.5M | +18% |
VRT has the edge over ASTC on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
ASTC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.4% | +23K shares |
| 1 year | +2.1% | +35K shares |
| 3 years | +4.9% | +80K shares |
| 5 years | +181% | +1.1M shares |
| Available history | +812% | +1.5M shares |
ASTC has 2M diluted shares, up 2.1% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q2 2023 | $50,000 |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
| Q3 2019 | — |
VRT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -64.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.4% | +1.8M shares |
| 3 years | +1.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 5 years | +10% | +36M shares |
| Available history | +63% | +152M shares |
VRT has the edge over ASTC on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $599.9M |
ASTC Net Leverage
ASTC's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
VRT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.6x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.8x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.0x | Healthy |
VRT has more cash than debt.
ASTC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 3.8 | Oversold |
ASTC's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 4 (oversold).
VRT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.4 | Neutral |
VRT's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
ASTC PE vs Industrials Sector
ASTC has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRT PE vs Industrials Sector
| Metric | VRT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 39x | 24x | 63% above |
| PE % | 3 | 58 | 55 pts below |
VRT is trading at 39x earnings, a 63% premium to the Industrials sector's median of 24x.
ASTC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.54 | 23% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.90 | 38% below |
| 50 week MA | $6.82 | 38% below |
| 100 week MA | $6.21 | 31% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.90 | 46% below |
ASTC is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 46% below its 200-week average.
VRT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $221.8 | 5.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $254.4 | 18% below |
| 50 week MA | $253.9 | 17% below |
| 100 week MA | $189.1 | 11% above |
| 200 week MA | $123.5 | 70% above |
VRT has the edge over ASTC on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
ASTC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.6 | $57.0 | +4.4% |
| 2021 | $57.0 | $21.3 | -63% |
| 2022 | $21.3 | $9.77 | -54% |
| 2023 | $9.77 | $8.49 | -13% |
| 2024 | $8.49 | $6.91 | -19% |
| 2025 | $6.91 | $3.79 | -45% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.79 | $4.26 | +12% |
ASTC has finished five years in a row lower, and it's up 12% so far in 2026.
VRT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.9 | $18.9 | +73% |
| 2021 | $18.9 | $24.9 | +31% |
| 2022 | $24.9 | $12.8 | -48% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $48.0 | +275% |
| 2024 | $48.0 | $115.1 | +140% |
| 2025 | $115.1 | $167.6 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $167.6 | $209.6 | +25% |
VRT has the edge over ASTC on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.