ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS has the edge over DTST overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
DTST
Data Storage Corporation
DTST 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.
DTST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Weak | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
DTST'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.
DTST PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 1.5x | $3.06 | +4.2% |
| Current | 1.5x | $2.94 | — |
| Fair | 50x | $98.81 | +3261% |
| Expensive | 190x | $377 | +12727% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
DTST's PE is in its cheap range at 1.5x.
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.
DTST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Stable | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect DTST's losses to grow, with revenue 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.
DTST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $1.99 | +$2.03 |
| Q1 2026 | $2.44 | +12100% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.64 | +3671% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.14 | +10600% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.04 | -300% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.02 | -78% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.07 | +40% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.02 | +$0.45 |
DTST 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 has the edge over DTST 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.
DTST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $358.5K | -93% |
| Q1 2026 | $346.7K | -96% |
| Q4 2025 | $325.3K | -95% |
| Q3 2025 | $417K | -93% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.1M | +4.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1M | -1.8% |
| Q4 2024 | $6.4M | +3.7% |
| Q3 2024 | $5.8M | -3% |
DTST's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $358,530 last quarter, down 93% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -358% | -342 points |
| Q1 2026 | -371% | -370 points |
| Q4 2025 | -249% | -253 points |
| Q3 2025 | -263% | -263 points |
| Q2 2025 | -15% | -7.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | -1.1% | -3.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.4% | +8.4 points |
| Q3 2024 | -0.4% | -0.7 points |
DTST 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 the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 363% versus its history, compared with DTST at down 918%.
DTST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$2.6M | -621% |
| Q3 2025 | $650.3K | +$666K |
| Q2 2025 | -$39K | -130% |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.2M | -$490.1K |
| Q4 2024 | $503.1K | -64% |
| Q3 2024 | -$15.6K | -102% |
| Q2 2024 | $129.5K | +$237.9K |
| Q1 2024 | -$677.3K | -3114% |
DTST's free cash flow was −$3M over the past year, against −$60,275 the year before.
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 | — |
DTST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -28% | -861K shares |
| 1 year | -69% | -4.9M shares |
| 3 years | -68% | -4.8M shares |
| 5 years | -46% | -1.9M shares |
| Available history | -30% | -959K shares |
DTST has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
DTST Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -0.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2022 | -94.4x | Net Cash |
DTST 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).
DTST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 20.9 | Neutral |
DTST's weekly RSI is 44 (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.
DTST PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | DTST | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 1.5x | 28x | 95% below |
| PE % | 9 | 35 | 26 pts below |
DTST is trading at 1.5x earnings, a 95% discount 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 the edge over DTST on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
DTST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $3.06 | 3.9% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.11 | 5.5% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.74 | 21% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.91 | 25% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.76 | 22% below |
DTST is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 22% 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.
DTST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $5.20 | $5.60 | +7.7% |
| 2021 | $5.60 | $3.28 | -41% |
| 2022 | $3.28 | $1.59 | -52% |
| 2023 | $1.59 | $2.88 | +81% |
| 2024 | $2.88 | $4.33 | +50% |
| 2025 | $4.33 | $5.07 | +17% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.07 | $2.94 | -42% |
DTST has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.