ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS has the edge over DQ overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
DQ
Daqo New Energy Corp.
DQ 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.
DQ Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
DQ's balance sheet is currently strong, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DQ PE Valuation
DQ 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.
DQ Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect DQ's losses to shrink, 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 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.
DQ Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$3.41 | +$1.76 |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.83 | +$3.02 |
| Q1 2026 | -$2.78 | +$3.72 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.57 | +$2.60 |
| Q3 2025 | -$5.17 | -$3.36 |
| Q2 2025 | -$5.85 | -$4.85 |
| Q1 2025 | -$6.50 | -402% |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.17 | -195% |
DQ has the edge over ASTS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 DQ 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.
DQ Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $194.7M | -21% |
| Q2 2026 | $62.8M | -17% |
| Q1 2026 | $26.7M | -78% |
| Q4 2025 | $221.7M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $244.9M | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $75.5M | -66% |
| Q1 2025 | $123.9M | -70% |
| Q4 2024 | $195.4M | -59% |
DQ's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $195M last quarter, down 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -41% | -32 points |
| Q2 2026 | -160% | -7.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -564% | -472 points |
| Q4 2025 | -9.4% | +145 points |
| Q3 2025 | -9.5% | +40 points |
| Q2 2025 | -152% | -62 points |
| Q1 2025 | -92% | -100 points |
| Q4 2024 | -154% | -164 points |
DQ 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.
DQ Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $31.2M | +35% |
| Q2 2026 | -$155.3M | -$58.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$176.2M | -$79.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $47M | +$139.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $23.1M | +$154.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$97.2M | +$176.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$96.5M | +$199.8M |
| Q4 2024 | -$92.5M | +$899.7M |
DQ 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 | — |
DQ Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | +0.2% | +119K shares |
| 3 years | -8.6% | -6.4M shares |
| 5 years | -12% | -9M shares |
| Available history | -5.2% | -3.7M shares |
DQ has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
DQ hasn't bought back shares in 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.
DQ Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -88.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -13.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -5.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -4.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2023 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2023 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
DQ 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).
DQ Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 32.4 | Neutral |
DQ's weekly RSI is 40 (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.
DQ PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DQ | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
DQ 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.
DQ Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $11.1 | 3.1% above |
| 20 week MA | $12.1 | 5.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $18.5 | 38% below |
| 100 week MA | $19.7 | 42% below |
| 200 week MA | $24.1 | 53% below |
DQ has bounced recently, but its long-term trend is still down: it's above its 8-week average, but 53% 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 DQ on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
DQ Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $10.3 | $54.8 | +430% |
| 2021 | $54.8 | $38.9 | -29% |
| 2022 | $38.9 | $40.5 | +4.1% |
| 2023 | $40.5 | $26.6 | -34% |
| 2024 | $26.6 | $19.3 | -28% |
| 2025 | $19.3 | $31.8 | +65% |
| 2026 YTD | $31.8 | $11.4 | -64% |
DQ has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 64% so far in 2026.