ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS has the edge over ATHR overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
ATHR
Aether Holdings, Inc. Common Stock
ATHR offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
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.
ATHR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
ATHR's revenue is currently stable, but its profitability and cash flow are weak. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ATHR PE Valuation
ATHR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
ATHR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect ATHR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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 has the edge over ATHR on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
ATHR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.42 | -$0.25 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.39 | -$0.27 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.35 | -$0.26 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.26 | -$0.18 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.17 | -$0.12 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.12 | -$0.07 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.09 | -$0.06 |
ATHR lost $0.42 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last eight quarters.
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 has the edge over ATHR on sales, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
| 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.
ATHR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $328.7K | -4% |
| Q1 2026 | $336K | -1.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $338.8K | -4.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $341.9K | -3.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $342.4K | -4% |
| Q1 2025 | $341.9K | -6.4% |
| Q4 2024 | $354.6K | -2.9% |
| Q3 2024 | $352.8K | -4.5% |
ATHR's revenue fell from its 2023 peak and has held roughly level since: $328,705 last quarter, down 4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -408% | -115 points |
| Q1 2026 | -306% | -194 points |
| Q4 2025 | -383% | -303 points |
| Q3 2025 | -416% | -329 points |
| Q2 2025 | -294% | -202 points |
| Q1 2025 | -113% | -65 points |
| Q4 2024 | -80% | -55 points |
| Q3 2024 | -88% | -74 points |
ATHR has the edge over ASTS on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
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.
ATHR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$2.2M | -$1.9M |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.6M | -$1.2M |
| Q4 2024 | -$258K | -$186.5K |
| Q3 2024 | -$351.1K | -559% |
| Q2 2024 | -$241.2K | -1535% |
ATHR has burned cash in most quarters: −$6M over the past year, against −$935,836 the year before.
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 | — |
ATHR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +38 shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +271K shares |
| 3 years | +2.6% | +313K shares |
ATHR has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ATHR Net Leverage
ATHR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
ATHR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 41.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.4 | Oversold |
ATHR's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 12 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ATHR PE vs Technology Sector
ATHR has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 stronger trend alignment. ASTS is above 1 of 5 weekly averages versus ATHR above 0 of 3.
ATHR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.87 | 8.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.41 | 23% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.91 | 33% below |
ATHR is in a downtrend: it's below all three of its weekly moving averages, and 33% below its 50-week average.
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 ATHR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
ATHR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $5.50 | $5.84 | +6.2% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.84 | $2.63 | -55% |
ATHR has finished every year since 2025 higher, and it's down 55% so far in 2026.