ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
GILT
Gilat Satellite Networks Ltd.
GILT 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.
GILT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
GILT's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its cash flow is under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GILT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 10x | $5.73 | — |
| Cheap | 11x | $5.05 | -12% |
| Current | 13x | $5.73 | — |
| Fair | 19x | $8.55 | +49% |
| Expensive | 37x | $16.22 | +183% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
GILT's PE is in its cheap range at 13x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 10x 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.
GILT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for GILT, 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.
GILT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.56 | +26% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.44 | +13% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.51 | +113% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.33 | -25% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.41 | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.39 | +11% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.24 | -40% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.44 | +4.8% |
| Q3 2024 | $0.29 | +21% |
GILT 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.
GILT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $122.7M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $110.5M | +20% |
| Q4 2025 | $137M | +75% |
| Q3 2025 | $117.7M | +58% |
| Q2 2025 | $105M | +37% |
| Q1 2025 | $92M | +21% |
| Q4 2024 | $78.1M | +3.3% |
| Q3 2024 | $74.6M | +17% |
GILT's revenue has grown year over year for 21 quarters in a row: $123M last quarter, up 17% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 3.2% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.9% | +7.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 4.4% | -12 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6.4% | -2.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4% | +1.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3% | -10 points |
| Q4 2024 | 16% | +13 points |
| Q3 2024 | 9% | -11 points |
GILT 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.
GILT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$4M | -270% |
| Q1 2026 | -$14.7M | -$6.6M |
| Q4 2025 | -$9.8M | -171% |
| Q3 2025 | $25.3M | +91% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.4M | +$7.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.1M | -336% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.8M | +83% |
| Q3 2024 | $13.3M | +14% |
GILT 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 the edge over GILT on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
GILT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.9% | +2.2M shares |
| 1 year | +39% | +22.1M shares |
| 3 years | +40% | +22.8M shares |
| 5 years | +41% | +22.9M shares |
| Available history | +42% | +23.4M shares |
GILT has 79M diluted shares, up 39% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
GILT 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.
GILT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -3.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -2.5x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | -3.0x | Net Cash |
GILT 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).
GILT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.1 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 8.5 | Oversold |
GILT's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 8 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
GILT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | GILT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 13x | 28x | 53% below |
| PE % | 24 | 35 | 11 pts below |
GILT is trading at 13x earnings, a 53% 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 GILT on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
GILT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.13 | 30% below |
| 20 week MA | $9.79 | 41% below |
| 50 week MA | $13.4 | 57% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.8 | 47% below |
| 200 week MA | $8.23 | 30% below |
GILT is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 30% 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 GILT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
GILT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $7.89 | $6.04 | -23% |
| 2021 | $6.04 | $7.43 | +23% |
| 2022 | $7.43 | $5.47 | -26% |
| 2023 | $5.47 | $6.11 | +12% |
| 2024 | $6.11 | $5.96 | -2.5% |
| 2025 | $5.96 | $12.6 | +111% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.6 | $5.73 | -54% |
GILT has finished lower in three of the last six years. It's down 54% so far in 2026.