ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
DIOD
Diodes Incorporated
DIOD has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside and 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.
DIOD Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
DIOD's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DIOD PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $31.51 | -66% |
| Forward | 15x | $91.60 | — |
| Fair | 24x | $60.50 | -34% |
| Current | 37x | $91.60 | — |
| Expensive | 46x | $114 | +25% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DIOD's PE is in its expensive range at 37x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
DIOD Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for DIOD, 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.
DIOD Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.97 | +139% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.50 | +81% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.86 | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.85 | +236% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.43 | +51% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.38 | +4.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.37 | -34% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.55 | -85% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.95 | -81% |
DIOD 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's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $42M last quarter, up 187% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
DIOD Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $532.6M | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $445.5M | +22% |
| Q1 2026 | $405.5M | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $391.6M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $392.2M | +12% |
| Q2 2025 | $366.2M | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $332.1M | +10% |
| Q4 2024 | $339.3M | +5.1% |
DIOD's revenue has grown year over year for eight quarters in a row: $533M last quarter, up 36% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 7.5% | +4.9 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.9% | +4.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3% | -3.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6% | +1.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.4% | -3.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 3.5% | -2.9 points |
DIOD 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.
DIOD Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $43.9M | -30% |
| Q2 2026 | $34.8M | +65% |
| Q1 2026 | $32.4M | -21% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.4M | -80% |
| Q3 2025 | $62.8M | +60% |
| Q2 2025 | $21.1M | +$24.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $40.8M | +$92.4M |
| Q4 2024 | $62.1M | +460% |
DIOD 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 | — |
DIOD Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.4% | -199K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -190K shares |
| 3 years | -0.2% | -73K shares |
| 5 years | +1.3% | +605K shares |
| Available history | -11% | -5.6M shares |
DIOD has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $35M |
| Q4 2025 | $23.8M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
DIOD Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
DIOD 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).
DIOD Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 31.6 | Neutral |
DIOD's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 32 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DIOD PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DIOD | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 37x | 28x | 32% above |
| PE % | 70 | 35 | 35 pts above |
DIOD is trading at 37x earnings, a 32% premium 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.
DIOD Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $88.5 | 3.6% above |
| 20 week MA | $91.3 | 0.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $82.9 | 10% above |
| 100 week MA | $66.9 | 37% above |
| 200 week MA | $71.5 | 28% above |
DIOD 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.
DIOD Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $54.6 | $68.4 | +25% |
| 2021 | $68.4 | $107.5 | +57% |
| 2022 | $107.5 | $76.8 | -29% |
| 2023 | $76.8 | $80.5 | +4.8% |
| 2024 | $80.5 | $64.1 | -20% |
| 2025 | $64.1 | $50.4 | -21% |
| 2026 YTD | $50.4 | $91.6 | +82% |
DIOD has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.