ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
IMOS
ChipMOS TECHNOLOGIES Inc.
IMOS has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals 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.
IMOS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Unavailable | |
| Healthy |
IMOS's balance sheet is currently healthy. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue, profitability and cash flow.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
IMOS PE Valuation
IMOS 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.
IMOS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for IMOS, 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.
IMOS Earnings Per Share
IMOS and ASTS do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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.
IMOS Quarterly Revenue
IMOS and ASTS do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 13% | +13 points |
| Q1 2026 | 7.5% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 9.7% | +7.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 6% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 0.4% | -6.1 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1% | -4.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.2% | -10 points |
| Q3 2024 | 6.9% | -1.8 points |
IMOS 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.
IMOS Free Cash Flow
IMOS and ASTS do not have enough comparable growth data to identify a winner.
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 | — |
IMOS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -40K shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -670K shares |
| 3 years | -3.9% | -1.4M shares |
| 5 years | -4.1% | -1.5M shares |
| Available history | -3.9% | -1.4M shares |
IMOS 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.
IMOS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.4x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2024 | 0.3x | Very low |
IMOS's net debt is less than a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA).
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).
IMOS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 46.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.0 | Oversold |
IMOS's weekly RSI is 47 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 17 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
IMOS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | IMOS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 28x | 28x | 0.5% below |
| PE % | 85 | 35 | 50 pts above |
IMOS 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.8% above its 200-week average.
IMOS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $62.4 | 19% below |
| 20 week MA | $60.3 | 16% below |
| 50 week MA | $50.0 | 1.4% above |
| 100 week MA | $34.6 | 47% above |
| 200 week MA | $29.7 | 71% above |
IMOS 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.
IMOS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $23.2 | $24.0 | +3.3% |
| 2021 | $24.0 | $34.7 | +44% |
| 2022 | $34.7 | $21.4 | -38% |
| 2023 | $21.4 | $27.2 | +27% |
| 2024 | $27.2 | $19.1 | -30% |
| 2025 | $19.1 | $30.3 | +58% |
| 2026 YTD | $30.3 | $50.7 | +68% |
IMOS has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.