ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
BLKB
Blackbaud, Inc.
BLKB has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
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.
BLKB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
BLKB's profitability and cash flow are currently strong, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BLKB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 9.3x | $53.56 | — |
| Cheap | 17x | $54.16 | +1.1% |
| Current | 17x | $53.56 | — |
| Fair | 142x | $460 | +758% |
| Expensive | 477x | $1,540 | +2774% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
BLKB's PE is in its cheap range at 17x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 9.3x next year's earnings.
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.
BLKB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for BLKB, with profitability improving.
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.
BLKB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.79 | +79% |
| Q3 2026 | $3.23 | +$8.13 |
| Q2 2026 | $3.19 | +$8.67 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.94 | +$8.54 |
| Q4 2025 | $2.37 | +$7.97 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.90 | -580% |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.48 | -794% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.60 | -1466% |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.60 | -18767% |
BLKB has the edge over ASTS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 BLKB 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.
BLKB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $292.6M | +4.1% |
| Q2 2026 | $290.6M | +3.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $281.1M | +3.9% |
| Q4 2025 | $295.3M | -2.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $281.1M | -1.9% |
| Q2 2025 | $281.4M | -2.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $270.7M | -3.1% |
| Q4 2024 | $302.2M | +2.4% |
BLKB's revenue grew through 2023 and has held roughly level since: $293M last quarter, up 4.1% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +1.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 18% | +11 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +142 points |
| Q3 2025 | 19% | +4.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 20% | +5.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7.5% | +3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | -121% | -132 points |
BLKB 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.
BLKB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $138.5M | +2% |
| Q2 2026 | $88.6M | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $49.8M | +7013% |
| Q4 2025 | $55M | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $135.7M | +32% |
| Q2 2025 | $66.3M | +38% |
| Q1 2025 | $700K | -99% |
| Q4 2024 | $73.4M | +$77.2M |
BLKB 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 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 | — |
BLKB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +77.3K shares |
| 1 year | -7.3% | -3.5M shares |
| 3 years | -17% | -9.1M shares |
| 5 years | -6.9% | -3.3M shares |
| Available history | -6.9% | -3.4M shares |
BLKB has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $18.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $29.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $82.1M |
| Q4 2025 | $83.8M |
| Q3 2025 | $30.1M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.2M |
| Q1 2025 | $100M |
| Q4 2024 | $92.6M |
BLKB spent $214M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 5.4% from the year before.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
BLKB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 3.9x | Elevated |
| Q2 2024 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2024 | 5.7x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 4.9x | High |
BLKB's net debt is about 3.2 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 3.9 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).
BLKB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 79.9 | Neutral |
BLKB's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
BLKB PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | BLKB | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 17x | 28x | 40% below |
| PE % | 16 | 35 | 19 pts below |
BLKB is trading at 17x earnings, a 40% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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.
BLKB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $49.9 | 7.4% above |
| 20 week MA | $44.5 | 20% above |
| 50 week MA | $44.5 | 20% above |
| 100 week MA | $55.2 | 2.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $64.9 | 17% below |
BLKB 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.
BLKB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $78.6 | $58.9 | -25% |
| 2021 | $58.9 | $81.6 | +39% |
| 2022 | $81.6 | $58.3 | -29% |
| 2023 | $58.3 | $86.7 | +49% |
| 2024 | $86.7 | $74.9 | -14% |
| 2025 | $74.9 | $64.2 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $64.2 | $53.6 | -17% |
BLKB has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.