ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
FIS
Fidelity National Information Services, Inc.
FIS has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
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.
FIS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Weak |
FIS's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently strong, but its balance sheet is weak.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FIS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 4.2x | $28.36 | — |
| Forward | 5.1x | $28.36 | — |
| Cheap | 31x | $207 | +630% |
| Fair | 67x | $447 | +1477% |
| Expensive | 376x | $2,518 | +8780% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FIS's PE is in its cheap range at 4.2x. Analysts expect earnings to fall, which would put today's price at 5.1x next year's earnings.
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.
FIS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Decline | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect FIS's revenue to grow, but its earnings and profitability to decline. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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.
FIS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.53 | -17% |
| Q3 2026 | $6.70 | +2381% |
| Q2 2026 | $6.51 | +3517% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.16 | +239% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.73 | -72% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.27 | -89% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.18 | -87% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.52 | +$11.75 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.62 | +$13.86 |
FIS 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.
FIS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $3.5B | +27% |
| Q2 2026 | $3.4B | +29% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.3B | +30% |
| Q4 2025 | $2.8B | +8.2% |
| Q3 2025 | $2.7B | +5.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.6B | +5.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $2.5B | +2.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $2.6B | +3.5% |
FIS's revenue has grown year over year for nine quarters in a row: $3.5B last quarter, up 27% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 19% | +2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 15% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 19% | -0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 17% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +0.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 14% | -0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +5.8 points |
FIS 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.
FIS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $910M | -4.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $468M | +36% |
| Q1 2026 | $663M | +58% |
| Q4 2025 | $739M | -3.3% |
| Q3 2025 | $952M | +139% |
| Q2 2025 | $343M | -5.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $420M | +135% |
| Q4 2024 | $764M | -49% |
FIS 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 | — |
FIS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | -1.1% | -6M shares |
| 3 years | -13% | -75M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -102M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -108M shares |
FIS has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $23M |
| Q2 2026 | $52M |
| Q1 2026 | $67M |
| Q4 2025 | $293M |
| Q3 2025 | $308M |
| Q2 2025 | $287M |
| Q1 2025 | $537M |
| Q4 2024 | $1B |
FIS spent $435M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 80% from the year before.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
FIS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.9x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 5.2x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 3.4x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q2 2025 | 3.5x | Elevated |
| Q1 2025 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
FIS's net debt is about 4.4 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 3.5 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).
FIS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 29.5 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 15.9 | Oversold |
FIS's weekly RSI is 29 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 16 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FIS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | FIS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 4.2x | 28x | 85% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
FIS is trading at 4.2x earnings, a 85% 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 FIS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FIS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $33.9 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $38.4 | 26% below |
| 50 week MA | $46.0 | 38% below |
| 100 week MA | $60.0 | 53% below |
| 200 week MA | $63.5 | 55% below |
FIS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 55% 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 FIS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
FIS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $139.8 | $140.8 | +0.7% |
| 2021 | $140.8 | $109.1 | -23% |
| 2022 | $109.1 | $66.9 | -39% |
| 2023 | $66.9 | $60.1 | -10% |
| 2024 | $60.1 | $81.6 | +36% |
| 2025 | $81.6 | $67.2 | -18% |
| 2026 YTD | $67.2 | $28.4 | -58% |
FIS has finished lower in four of the last six years. It's down 58% so far in 2026.