ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
FORTY
Formula Systems (1985) Ltd.
FORTY has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by stronger valuation and 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.
FORTY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
FORTY's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FORTY PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 3.1x | $121 | — |
| Cheap | 14x | $537 | +344% |
| Fair | 19x | $755 | +524% |
| Expensive | 30x | $1,202 | +893% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
FORTY's PE is in its cheap range at 3.0x.
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.
FORTY Forward outlook
There aren't enough analyst estimates for FORTY to show an outlook.
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.
FORTY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $39.70 | +699% |
| Q1 2026 | $39.18 | +651% |
| Q4 2025 | $38.16 | +650% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.19 | -13% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.97 | +15% |
| Q1 2025 | $5.22 | +24% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.09 | +23% |
| Q3 2024 | $4.82 | +17% |
FORTY 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 FORTY 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.
FORTY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $782.4M | +3% |
| Q1 2026 | $738.3M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $712.8M | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $699.9M | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $759.3M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $616.2M | -12% |
| Q4 2024 | $558.2M | -13% |
| Q3 2024 | $699.9M | +6.9% |
FORTY's revenue has picked up after three years of holding roughly level: $782M last quarter, up 3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 9.2% | 0 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +3.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.6% | -4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 7.8% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 9.1% | -0.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8% | -1 points |
| Q4 2024 | 8.6% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 10% | +1.3 points |
FORTY 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.
FORTY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2026 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q2 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q1 2025 | $0 | $0 |
| Q4 2024 | $0 | $0 |
| Q3 2024 | $0 | $0 |
FORTY's free cash flow has been positive every quarter for seven years: $0 over the past year, against $0 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 | — |
FORTY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +2.9K shares |
| 1 year | +0.5% | +81.1K shares |
| 3 years | +2.3% | +358K shares |
| 5 years | +3.1% | +476K shares |
| Available history | +3.6% | +549K shares |
FORTY has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
FORTY 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.
FORTY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -1.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | 0.9x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 1.2x | Healthy |
| Q1 2025 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
FORTY 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).
FORTY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 50.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 52.6 | Neutral |
FORTY's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 53 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
FORTY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | FORTY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 3.1x | 28x | 89% below |
| PE % | 6 | 35 | 29 pts below |
FORTY is trading at 3.0x earnings, a 89% 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.8% above its 200-week average.
FORTY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $116.4 | 3.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $115.5 | 4.8% above |
| 50 week MA | $130.7 | 7.4% below |
| 100 week MA | $122.0 | 0.8% below |
| 200 week MA | $97.6 | 24% above |
FORTY 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.
FORTY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $68.2 | $81.8 | +20% |
| 2021 | $81.8 | $119.9 | +47% |
| 2022 | $119.9 | $75.0 | -37% |
| 2023 | $75.0 | $65.3 | -13% |
| 2024 | $65.3 | $93.4 | +43% |
| 2025 | $93.4 | $190.6 | +104% |
| 2026 YTD | $190.6 | $121.0 | -37% |
FORTY has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.