ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
DGII
Digi International Inc.
DGII has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
DGII Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
DGII's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DGII PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $58.44 | — |
| Cheap | 38x | $52.34 | -10% |
| Current | 42x | $58.44 | — |
| Fair | 58x | $80.00 | +37% |
| Expensive | 71x | $97.42 | +67% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DGII's PE is 42x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
DGII Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for DGII, 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.
DGII Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $3.17 | +130% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.38 | +28% |
DGII has the edge over ASTS in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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 DGII on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| 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.
DGII Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $143.3M | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $138.7M | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $130.7M | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $122.5M | +18% |
DGII's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2025: $143M last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +2.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -0.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +0.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 12% | N/A |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | N/A |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | N/A |
| Q4 2024 | 13% | N/A |
DGII 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.
DGII Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $32.5M | +41% |
| Q1 2026 | $40.8M | +59% |
| Q4 2025 | $35.2M | +21% |
DGII and ASTS do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 | — |
DGII Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +437K shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +1.3M shares |
DGII has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $4.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $252,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $6.6M |
| Q3 2025 | $133,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $169,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $2M |
| Q4 2024 | $4.5M |
DGII spent $11M buying back its own shares over the past year.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
DGII Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.0x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 1.1x | Healthy |
DGII's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
DGII Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 40.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.9 | Neutral |
DGII's weekly RSI is 41 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 21 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DGII PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DGII | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 42x | 28x | 52% above |
| PE % | 23 | 35 | 12 pts below |
DGII is trading at 42x earnings, a 52% premium to the Technology sector's median of 28x, though its earnings don't support one.
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.
DGII Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $71.1 | 18% below |
| 20 week MA | $71.9 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $60.4 | 3.3% below |
| 100 week MA | $46.7 | 25% above |
| 200 week MA | $38.3 | 53% above |
DGII 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.
DGII Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.4 | $19.7 | +13% |
| 2021 | $19.7 | $24.8 | +26% |
| 2022 | $24.8 | $37.2 | +50% |
| 2023 | $37.2 | $26.0 | -30% |
| 2024 | $26.0 | $30.4 | +17% |
| 2025 | $30.4 | $44.5 | +46% |
| 2026 YTD | $44.5 | $58.4 | +31% |
DGII has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.