ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect losses to grow, though they disagree widely on how much.
CMTL
Comtech Telecommunications Corp.
There isn't enough reported data to score CMTL yet.
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.
CMTL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
CMTL's cash flow is currently healthy, but its revenue, profitability and balance sheet are under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CMTL PE Valuation
CMTL 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.
CMTL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong decline | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect CMTL's losses to shrink, with revenue declining.
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 stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 273% for ASTS versus CMTL down 811%.
CMTL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -$10.02 | -$8.61 |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.57 | -$7.87 |
| Q4 2024 | -$9.88 | -$9.02 |
| Q3 2024 | -$4.70 | -$3.49 |
| Q2 2024 | -$1.41 | -$0.14 |
| Q1 2024 | -$1.70 | -$0.70 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.86 | +$0.80 |
| Q3 2023 | -$1.21 | +$0.42 |
CMTL lost $10.02 per share over the past year, a bigger loss than the year before.
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 CMTL 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.
CMTL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $106M | -16% |
| Q1 2026 | $106.8M | -16% |
| Q4 2025 | $111M | -4.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $130.4M | +3.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $126.8M | -1% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | -5.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $115.8M | -24% |
| Q3 2024 | $126.2M | -15% |
CMTL's revenue has slid since its 2019 peak: −$74M last quarter, down 157% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -3% | -1.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -1.2% | +6.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.5% | +109 points |
| Q3 2025 | 1.4% | +66 points |
| Q2 2025 | -1.2% | +1.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8.1% | -10 points |
| Q4 2024 | -112% | -113 points |
| Q3 2024 | -65% | -65 points |
CMTL's operating margin was −3% last quarter, down 1.7 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
CMTL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $15.1M | +60% |
| Q2 2026 | $673K | +$833K |
| Q1 2026 | $442K | +$2.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $4.8M | +$29M |
| Q3 2025 | $9.4M | +$23.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$160K | +$6.3M |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.9M | +$29M |
| Q4 2024 | -$24.2M | -$6.5M |
CMTL 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 | — |
CMTL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.1% | +21K shares |
| 1 year | +1.5% | +446K shares |
| 3 years | +6.3% | +1.8M shares |
| 5 years | +14% | +3.6M shares |
| Available history | +21% | +5.1M shares |
CMTL has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
CMTL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 6.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 3.0x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.8x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 4.0x | Elevated |
| Q2 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q1 2024 | 3.7x | Elevated |
| Q4 2023 | 5.4x | High |
| Q3 2023 | 7.8x | High |
CMTL's net debt is about 6.5 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.7 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).
CMTL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 11.1 | Oversold |
CMTL's weekly RSI is 34 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 11 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
CMTL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | CMTL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
CMTL 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 the edge over CMTL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
CMTL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $1.27 | 4.7% below |
| 20 week MA | $1.53 | 21% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.26 | 63% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.82 | 57% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.14 | 76% below |
CMTL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 76% below its 200-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 CMTL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
CMTL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $35.6 | $20.7 | -42% |
| 2021 | $20.7 | $24.2 | +17% |
| 2022 | $24.2 | $12.0 | -50% |
| 2023 | $12.0 | $8.43 | -30% |
| 2024 | $8.43 | $4.14 | -51% |
| 2025 | $4.14 | $4.73 | +14% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.73 | $1.21 | -74% |
CMTL has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 74% so far in 2026.