ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS has the edge over DAIO overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
DAIO
Data I/O Corporation
DAIO has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
DAIO Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
DAIO's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are weak.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DAIO PE Valuation
DAIO has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 33x 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.
DAIO Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect DAIO to return to profit, 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 DAIO on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
DAIO Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.08 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.95 | -$0.67 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.86 | -$0.57 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.56 | -$0.22 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.40 | -$0.21 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.28 | -$0.11 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.29 | -$0.24 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.34 | -780% |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.19 | -311% |
DAIO lost $0.95 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last four 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 DAIO 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.
DAIO Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $5.1M | -13% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3M | -47% |
| Q4 2025 | $4M | -23% |
| Q3 2025 | $5.4M | -0.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.9M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $6.2M | +1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.2M | -25% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.4M | -17% |
DAIO's revenue has slid since its 2023 peak: $5M last quarter, down 13% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -14% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -97% | -91 points |
| Q4 2025 | -63% | -38 points |
| Q3 2025 | -26% | -20 points |
| Q2 2025 | -14% | -3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.1% | +8 points |
| Q4 2024 | -25% | -27 points |
| Q3 2024 | -6% | -5 points |
DAIO 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.
DAIO Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$3.2M | -$2.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.2M | -4317% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.9M | -$119K |
| Q3 2025 | -$348K | -148% |
| Q2 2025 | -$633K | -$365K |
| Q1 2025 | $53K | +$233K |
| Q4 2024 | -$1.7M | -763% |
| Q3 2024 | $724K | +997% |
DAIO has the edge over ASTS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 | — |
DAIO Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.9% | +179K shares |
| 1 year | +4.6% | +422K shares |
| 3 years | +9.9% | +863K shares |
DAIO has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2019 | $245,000 |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
DAIO Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q1 2024 | -169.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -6.3x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -8.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -5.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -8.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2021 | -36.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2019 | -21.7x | Net Cash |
DAIO has more cash than debt.
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).
DAIO Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 14.5 | Oversold |
DAIO's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 14 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DAIO PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DAIO | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
DAIO 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.
DAIO Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.64 | 0% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.91 | 9.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.00 | 12% below |
| 100 week MA | $2.93 | 9.9% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.20 | 18% below |
DAIO is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 18% 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +280% in 2024 to −54% in 2022. It's down 52% so far in 2026.
DAIO Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $4.01 | $4.48 | +12% |
| 2021 | $4.48 | $4.49 | +0.2% |
| 2022 | $4.49 | $3.79 | -16% |
| 2023 | $3.79 | $2.94 | -22% |
| 2024 | $2.94 | $2.76 | -6.1% |
| 2025 | $2.76 | $3.22 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.22 | $2.64 | -18% |
DAIO has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.