ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
EGHT
8x8, Inc.
EGHT has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by 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.
EGHT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
EGHT's profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its balance sheet is weak.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EGHT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6.2x | $2.33 | — |
| Current | 58x | $2.33 | — |
| Cheap | 63x | $2.53 | +8.5% |
| Fair | 76x | $3.05 | +31% |
| Expensive | 189x | $7.55 | +224% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
EGHT's PE is 58x, 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.
EGHT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for EGHT, with 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.
EGHT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.38 | +838% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.04 | +$0.08 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.03 | +$0.19 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.01 | +$0.22 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.02 | +$0.35 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.04 | +$0.52 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.16 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.21 | +$0.35 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.37 | +$0.07 |
EGHT 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 EGHT 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.
EGHT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $192M | +4.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $190.2M | +4.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $185.2M | +4.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $185.1M | +3.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $184.1M | +1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $181.4M | +1.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $177M | -1.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $178.9M | -1.2% |
EGHT's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $192M last quarter, up 4.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.6% | +0.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 2.3% | +2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 1.8% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.2% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.9% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2% | +8.2 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5% | +10 points |
EGHT 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.
EGHT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $12.5M | +62% |
| Q2 2026 | $16.3M | +42% |
| Q1 2026 | $13.8M | +150% |
| Q4 2025 | $19.1M | -29% |
| Q3 2025 | $7.7M | -31% |
| Q2 2025 | $11.5M | -35% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.5M | -55% |
| Q4 2024 | $26.8M | +24% |
EGHT 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 | — |
EGHT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.1% | +4.4M shares |
| 1 year | +3.4% | +4.8M shares |
| 3 years | +21% | +25.6M shares |
| 5 years | +30% | +33.9M shares |
| Available history | +46% | +46.4M shares |
EGHT 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 | $1.8M |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
EGHT 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.
EGHT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 5.0x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.7x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.3x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.5x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.1x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 6.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 9.1x | High |
EGHT's net debt is about 4.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 6.5 years a year ago.
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).
EGHT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 56.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 59.9 | Neutral |
EGHT's weekly RSI is 57 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 60 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
EGHT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | EGHT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 58x | 28x | 109% above |
| PE % | 4 | 35 | 31 pts below |
EGHT is trading at 58x earnings, a 109% 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.
EGHT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.16 | 7.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $2.03 | 15% above |
| 50 week MA | $2.04 | 14% above |
| 100 week MA | $2.07 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $2.61 | 11% below |
EGHT 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.
EGHT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $18.1 | $34.7 | +92% |
| 2021 | $34.7 | $17.6 | -49% |
| 2022 | $17.6 | $4.30 | -76% |
| 2023 | $4.30 | $3.78 | -12% |
| 2024 | $3.78 | $2.70 | -29% |
| 2025 | $2.70 | $2.01 | -26% |
| 2026 YTD | $2.01 | $2.33 | +16% |
EGHT has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.