ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
KLIC
Kulicke and Soffa Industries, Inc.
KLIC has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
KLIC Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy |
KLIC'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.
KLIC PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.1x | $17.64 | -76% |
| Forward | 12x | $72.42 | — |
| Current | 33x | $72.42 | — |
| Fair | 35x | $77.32 | +6.8% |
| Expensive | 96x | $210 | +190% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
KLIC's PE is in its fair range at 33x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 12x next year's earnings, in its cheap range.
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.
KLIC Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for KLIC, 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.
KLIC Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.90 | +170% |
| Q2 2026 | $2.19 | +3029% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.06 | +203% |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.19 | -1182% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.00 | +$1.24 |
| Q2 2025 | $0.07 | +$1.11 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.35 | +$1.54 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.11 | -88% |
| Q3 2024 | -$1.24 | -225% |
KLIC 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 KLIC 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.
KLIC Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $330.4M | +123% |
| Q1 2026 | $242.6M | +50% |
| Q4 2025 | $199.6M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $177.6M | -2.1% |
| Q2 2025 | $148.4M | -18% |
| Q1 2025 | $162M | -5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $166.1M | -3% |
| Q3 2024 | $181.3M | -10% |
KLIC's revenue is recovering but still below its 2021 peak: $330M last quarter, up 123% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 21% | +25 points |
| Q1 2026 | 16% | +68 points |
| Q4 2025 | 8.9% | -43 points |
| Q3 2025 | 0.5% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | -4.1% | -8.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -52% | +8.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 52% | +51 points |
| Q3 2024 | 1.5% | -8.2 points |
KLIC 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.
KLIC Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $40.9M | +674% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.2M | -92% |
| Q4 2025 | -$11.6M | -233% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.4M | -85% |
| Q2 2025 | $5.3M | -78% |
| Q1 2025 | $77.9M | +$104.6M |
| Q4 2024 | $8.7M | +$20.5M |
| Q3 2024 | $29.2M | -57% |
KLIC has the edge over ASTS on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
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 | — |
KLIC Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +308K shares |
| 1 year | +1.4% | +737K shares |
| 3 years | -7.1% | -4.1M shares |
| 5 years | -16% | -10.1M shares |
| Available history | -17% | -10.8M shares |
KLIC has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $510,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $165,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $6.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $17M |
| Q2 2025 | $21.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $21.3M |
| Q4 2024 | $37.2M |
| Q3 2024 | $42.7M |
KLIC spent $24M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 80% from the year before.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
KLIC Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -2.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -14.6x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -14.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -8.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -19.6x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -7.0x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | -7.8x | Net Cash |
KLIC 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).
KLIC Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 43.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.1 | Oversold |
KLIC's weekly RSI is 43 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
KLIC PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | KLIC | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 33x | 28x | 18% above |
| PE % | 46 | 35 | 11 pts above |
KLIC is trading at 33x earnings, a 18% premium 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.
KLIC Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $80.9 | 10% below |
| 20 week MA | $88.9 | 19% below |
| 50 week MA | $80.9 | 11% below |
| 100 week MA | $59.4 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $54.3 | 33% above |
KLIC 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.
KLIC Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $27.1 | $32.9 | +22% |
| 2021 | $32.9 | $56.0 | +70% |
| 2022 | $56.0 | $44.7 | -20% |
| 2023 | $44.7 | $54.7 | +23% |
| 2024 | $54.7 | $47.8 | -13% |
| 2025 | $47.8 | $46.8 | -2.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $46.8 | $72.4 | +55% |
KLIC has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.