ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
ENTG
Entegris, Inc.
ENTG 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.
ENTG Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
ENTG's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ENTG PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 28x | $153 | — |
| Cheap | 33x | $85.56 | -44% |
| Fair | 49x | $127 | -17% |
| Current | 60x | $153 | — |
| Expensive | 86x | $220 | +43% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
ENTG's PE is in its fair range at 60x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 28x 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.
ENTG Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for ENTG, 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.
ENTG Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.40 | +110% |
| Q3 2026 | $2.57 | +36% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.00 | +3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.74 | -15% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.55 | -20% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.89 | +25% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.94 | +59% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.04 | -1.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.93 | +62% |
ENTG 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 ENTG 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.
ENTG Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1B | +25% |
| Q2 2026 | $883.2M | +11% |
| Q1 2026 | $811.9M | +5% |
| Q4 2025 | $823.9M | -3.1% |
| Q3 2025 | $807.1M | -0.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $792.4M | -2.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $773.2M | +0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $849.8M | +4.6% |
ENTG's revenue is growing: $1B last quarter, up 25% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 23% | +7.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 19% | +5.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 17% | +1.6 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | -4.9 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | -1.7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 16% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 18% | +5.2 points |
ENTG 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.
ENTG Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $223.6M | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $116.9M | +149% |
| Q1 2026 | $141.5M | +337% |
| Q4 2025 | $134M | +95% |
| Q3 2025 | $182.8M | +59% |
| Q2 2025 | $47M | -9.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $32.4M | -60% |
| Q4 2024 | $68.6M | +212% |
ENTG 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 | — |
ENTG Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +300K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +1.6M shares |
| 3 years | +1.8% | +2.7M shares |
| 5 years | +13% | +17.3M shares |
| Available history | +13% | +17.3M shares |
ENTG has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | — |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q2 2022 | — |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | $17.1M |
| Q3 2021 | $20M |
| Q2 2021 | $15M |
| Q1 2021 | $15M |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
ENTG Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.6x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.8x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 5.1x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.2x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.0x | Elevated |
ENTG's net debt is about 3.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.6 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).
ENTG Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 53.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 53.5 | Neutral |
ENTG's weekly RSI is 53 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 54 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
ENTG PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | ENTG | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 60x | 28x | 114% above |
| PE % | 63 | 35 | 28 pts above |
ENTG is trading at 60x earnings, a 114% 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.
ENTG Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $149.1 | 2.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $144.3 | 6.2% above |
| 50 week MA | $132.4 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $109.9 | 39% above |
| 200 week MA | $109.1 | 40% above |
ENTG 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.
ENTG Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $50.6 | $96.3 | +90% |
| 2021 | $96.3 | $136.8 | +42% |
| 2022 | $136.8 | $65.5 | -52% |
| 2023 | $65.5 | $119.8 | +83% |
| 2024 | $119.8 | $101.8 | -15% |
| 2025 | $101.8 | $86.3 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $86.3 | $153.2 | +78% |
ENTG has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.