ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
DSP
Viant Technology Inc.
DSP has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by stronger valuation and lower modeled downside.
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.
DSP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
DSP'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.
DSP PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 33x | $9.44 | -19% |
| Current | 40x | $11.59 | — |
| Forward | 52x | $11.59 | — |
| Fair | 83x | $24.08 | +108% |
| Expensive | 112x | $32.49 | +180% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DSP's PE is in its fair range at 40x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 52x.
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.
DSP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Stable | |
| Strong growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect DSP's revenue to grow, with its earnings and profitability holding steady.
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.
DSP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.22 | -24% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.29 | +142% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.35 | +133% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.40 | +208% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.36 | +157% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.12 | +71% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.15 | +$0.20 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.13 | +$0.25 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.14 | +$0.37 |
DSP 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.
DSP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $110.4M | +29% |
| Q2 2026 | $104.3M | +34% |
| Q1 2026 | $88.5M | +25% |
| Q4 2025 | $110.1M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $85.6M | +7.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $77.9M | +18% |
| Q1 2025 | $70.6M | +32% |
| Q4 2024 | $90.1M | +40% |
DSP's revenue has grown year over year for 14 quarters in a row: $110M last quarter, up 29% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7% | -3.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.7% | -3.7 points |
| Q1 2026 | -4.5% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 12% | +5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.9% | -0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0% | +1.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -6.9% | +3.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 6.5% | +5.2 points |
DSP 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.
DSP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $4.1M | +44% |
| Q2 2026 | $27.6M | +35% |
| Q1 2026 | $2.6M | +$7.2M |
| Q4 2025 | $33M | +103% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.8M | -83% |
| Q2 2025 | $20.5M | +53% |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.6M | -238% |
| Q4 2024 | $16.3M | -29% |
DSP 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 | — |
DSP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -67% | -44M shares |
| 1 year | +6.6% | +1.3M shares |
| 3 years | +40% | +6.1M shares |
DSP 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 | — |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
DSP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -6.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -6.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -5.7x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -6.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -7.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -10.3x | Net Cash |
DSP 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).
DSP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 55.0 | Neutral |
DSP's weekly RSI is 46 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 55 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
DSP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DSP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 40x | 28x | 43% above |
| PE % | 34 | 40 | 6 pts below |
DSP is trading at 40x earnings, a 43% 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.
DSP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $12.7 | 8.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $12.6 | 7.8% below |
| 50 week MA | $11.8 | 1.7% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.8 | 9.1% below |
| 200 week MA | $10.4 | 12% above |
DSP has fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 12% above 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.
DSP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | $65.5 | $10.2 | -84% |
| 2022 | $10.2 | $3.78 | -63% |
| 2023 | $3.78 | $6.89 | +82% |
| 2024 | $6.89 | $19.2 | +179% |
| 2025 | $19.2 | $12.0 | -38% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.0 | $11.6 | -3.3% |
DSP has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.