ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
INDI
indie Semiconductor, Inc.
INDI has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by 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.
INDI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
INDI's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
INDI PE Valuation
INDI 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.
INDI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect INDI's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. 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.
INDI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.72 | +$0.03 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.73 | +$0.11 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.76 | -$0.01 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.73 | +$0.03 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.75 | -$0.12 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.84 | -$0.37 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.75 | -$0.30 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.76 | +$0.05 |
INDI 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 INDI 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.
INDI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $70.2M | +31% |
| Q2 2026 | $64M | +24% |
| Q1 2026 | $55.5M | +2.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $58M | 0% |
| Q3 2025 | $53.7M | -0.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $51.6M | -1.4% |
| Q1 2025 | $54.1M | +3.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $58M | -17% |
INDI's revenue is growing: $70M last quarter, up 31% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -56% | +16 points |
| Q2 2026 | -55% | +29 points |
| Q1 2026 | -70% | +1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | -59% | -0.1 points |
| Q3 2025 | -71% | +21 points |
| Q2 2025 | -83% | -13 points |
| Q1 2025 | -72% | +23 points |
| Q4 2024 | -58% | -28 points |
INDI 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.
INDI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$23.1M | -$12.8M |
| Q2 2026 | -$32M | -$18.4M |
| Q1 2026 | -$25.3M | +$6M |
| Q4 2025 | -$16.1M | -$7.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$10.3M | +$19M |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.6M | +$9.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$31.4M | -$19.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.6M | +$12M |
INDI 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 | — |
INDI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.4% | +7.3M shares |
| 1 year | +10% | +20M shares |
| 3 years | +54% | +77.3M shares |
| 5 years | +116% | +118M shares |
| Available history | +98% | +108M shares |
INDI has 219M diluted shares, up 10% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2022 | $7.4M |
| Q3 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q1 2021 | — |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
INDI Net Leverage
INDI's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
INDI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 39.6 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 12.5 | Oversold |
INDI's weekly RSI is 40 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 13 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
INDI PE vs Technology Sector
INDI 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 INDI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
INDI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.21 | 1.4% below |
| 20 week MA | $3.18 | 31% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.56 | 39% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.59 | 39% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.22 | 58% below |
INDI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 58% 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's yearly returns have swung widely, from +280% in 2024 to −54% in 2022. It's down 52% so far in 2026.
INDI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $9.88 | $12.9 | +30% |
| 2021 | $12.9 | $11.6 | -9.7% |
| 2022 | $11.6 | $6.21 | -46% |
| 2023 | $6.21 | $8.11 | +31% |
| 2024 | $8.11 | $4.34 | -46% |
| 2025 | $4.34 | $3.74 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $3.74 | $2.18 | -42% |
INDI has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.