ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
BAND
Bandwidth Inc.
BAND has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by stronger modeled upside.
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.
BAND Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable |
BAND's revenue and cash flow are currently healthy, and its profitability and balance sheet are stable.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BAND PE Valuation
BAND 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.
BAND Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BAND, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
BAND Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.05 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$0.12 | +$0.27 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.29 | +$0.05 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.38 | -$0.03 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.43 | +$0.14 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.39 | +$0.55 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.34 | +$0.81 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.35 | +$0.78 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.57 | +$0.49 |
BAND has the edge over ASTS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 BAND 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.
BAND Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $234M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $219.9M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $208.8M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $207.7M | -1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $191.9M | -1% |
| Q2 2025 | $180M | +3.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $174.2M | +1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $210M | +27% |
BAND's revenue is growing: $234M last quarter, up 22% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.8% | +1.8 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.1% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2% | +0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9% | -0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | -1.1% | -0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | -2.1% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | -2.7% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -1.3% | +4.8 points |
BAND 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.
BAND Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $35M | +119% |
| Q2 2026 | $26.1M | -7.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.7M | +$12.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $33.5M | +1.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $16M | -5.8% |
| Q2 2025 | $28.2M | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | -$10.5M | -$9.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $33.2M | +117% |
BAND has the edge over ASTS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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 BAND 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 | — |
BAND Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +20% | +6.6M shares |
| 1 year | +33% | +9.9M shares |
| 3 years | +57% | +14.5M shares |
| 5 years | +60% | +15M shares |
| Available history | +68% | +16.2M shares |
BAND has 40M diluted shares, up 33% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10M |
| Q2 2026 | $15M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
BAND Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q2 2026 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 6.8x | High |
BAND's net debt is about 2.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.5 years a year ago.
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).
BAND Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.1 | Neutral |
BAND's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BAND PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BAND | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
BAND 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.8% above its 200-week average.
BAND Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $50.0 | 7.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $53.0 | 13% below |
| 50 week MA | $38.3 | 21% above |
| 100 week MA | $26.7 | 73% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.3 | 117% above |
BAND has the edge over ASTS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
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.
BAND Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $65.3 | $174.1 | +167% |
| 2021 | $174.1 | $72.9 | -58% |
| 2022 | $72.9 | $23.7 | -68% |
| 2023 | $23.7 | $14.5 | -39% |
| 2024 | $14.5 | $17.3 | +20% |
| 2025 | $17.3 | $15.2 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.2 | $46.3 | +205% |
BAND has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.