ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS has a slight edge over FKWL overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
FKWL
Franklin Wireless Corp.
FKWL 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.
FKWL Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Strong |
FKWL'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.
FKWL PE Valuation
FKWL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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.
FKWL Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for FKWL, 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.
FKWL Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.33 | — |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.40 | -$0.38 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.06 | +$0.09 |
| Q4 2025 | $0.02 | +$0.22 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.01 | +$0.27 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.02 | +$0.32 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.15 | +$0.16 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.20 | -$0.01 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.28 | -$0.12 |
FKWL has the edge over ASTS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 FKWL 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.
FKWL Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $8.4M | +21% |
| Q1 2026 | $3.4M | -57% |
| Q4 2025 | $11.9M | -33% |
| Q3 2025 | $12.7M | -4.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $6.9M | +13% |
| Q1 2025 | $8M | +30% |
| Q4 2024 | $17.8M | +101% |
| Q3 2024 | $13.3M | +38% |
FKWL's revenue is recovering but still below its 2020 peak: $8M last quarter, up 21% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -22% | -2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | -44% | -19 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.4% | -4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.6% | +7.4 points |
| Q2 2025 | -19% | +18 points |
| Q1 2025 | -25% | +0.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.5% | +22 points |
| Q3 2024 | -2.8% | +3.3 points |
FKWL 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.
FKWL Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$755.4K | -132% |
| Q1 2026 | $11.3K | +$5.9M |
| Q4 2025 | -$4.1M | -249% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.5M | -156% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M | -62% |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.9M | -$5.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $2.7M | +$3.7M |
| Q3 2024 | $2.6M | +$7.9M |
FKWL has the edge over ASTS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 | — |
FKWL Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | -- |
| 1 year | 0% | -- |
| 3 years | +0.4% | +47.7K shares |
| 5 years | +1.7% | +191K shares |
| Available history | +10% | +1.1M shares |
FKWL 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.
FKWL Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2021 | -17.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2021 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2021 | -2.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2021 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2020 | -2.9x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2020 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2020 | -3.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2020 | -4.5x | Net Cash |
FKWL 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).
FKWL Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 21.4 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.0 | Oversold |
FKWL's weekly RSI is 21 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FKWL PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | FKWL | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
FKWL has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
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 FKWL on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
FKWL Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.22 | 9.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.33 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.16 | 36% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.96 | 49% below |
| 200 week MA | $3.81 | 47% below |
FKWL is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 47% 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 FKWL on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
FKWL Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.44 | $21.9 | +799% |
| 2021 | $21.9 | $3.65 | -83% |
| 2022 | $3.65 | $4.26 | +17% |
| 2023 | $4.26 | $3.39 | -20% |
| 2024 | $3.39 | $4.84 | +43% |
| 2025 | $4.84 | $4.28 | -12% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.28 | $2.01 | -53% |
FKWL's yearly returns have swung widely, from +799% in 2020 to −83% in 2021. It's down 53% so far in 2026.