ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
LFUS
Littelfuse, Inc.
LFUS has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by 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.
LFUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
LFUS's revenue, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its profitability is stable.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LFUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 18x | $397 | — |
| Cheap | 19x | $23.29 | -94% |
| Fair | 29x | $36.08 | -91% |
| Expensive | 56x | $69.13 | -83% |
| Current | 322x | $397 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
LFUS's PE is in its expensive range at 322x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 18x 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.
LFUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for LFUS, 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.
LFUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $21.86 | +1678% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.23 | -74% |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.49 | -111% |
| Q1 2026 | -$1.68 | -144% |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.89 | -172% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.75 | -39% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.30 | -45% |
| Q1 2025 | $3.82 | -56% |
| Q4 2024 | $4.00 | -61% |
LFUS 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 LFUS 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.
LFUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $766.7M | +23% |
| Q2 2026 | $738.8M | +20% |
| Q1 2026 | $657M | +19% |
| Q4 2025 | $593.9M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $624.6M | +10% |
| Q2 2025 | $613.4M | +9.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $554.3M | +3.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $529.5M | -0.8% |
LFUS's revenue has grown year over year for seven quarters in a row: $767M last quarter, up 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 20% | +4.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 16% | +1.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 15% | +2.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | -38% | -28 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 15% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 13% | +2.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.3% | -21 points |
LFUS 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.
LFUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $215.7M | +64% |
| Q2 2026 | $127.3M | +75% |
| Q1 2026 | $66.2M | +55% |
| Q4 2025 | $119.7M | -11% |
| Q3 2025 | $131.2M | +102% |
| Q2 2025 | $72.6M | +44% |
| Q1 2025 | $42.7M | +2.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $134.8M | +11% |
LFUS 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 | — |
LFUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.2% | +54K shares |
| 1 year | +2.3% | +572K shares |
| 3 years | +2.1% | +531K shares |
| 5 years | +3% | +748K shares |
| Available history | +3.4% | +856K shares |
LFUS has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | $179,000 |
| Q1 2025 | $27.4M |
| Q4 2024 | — |
LFUS 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.
LFUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q4 2025 | 0.2x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | 0.1x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.3x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.5x | Very low |
LFUS 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).
LFUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 29.6 | Neutral |
LFUS's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 30 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
LFUS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | LFUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 322x | 28x | 1,057% above |
| PE % | 100 | 35 | 65 pts above |
LFUS is trading at 322x earnings, a 1057% 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.
LFUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $398.7 | 0.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $413.0 | 4% below |
| 50 week MA | $381.8 | 3.9% above |
| 100 week MA | $306.1 | 30% above |
| 200 week MA | $280.0 | 42% above |
LFUS 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.
LFUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $192.0 | $251.7 | +31% |
| 2021 | $251.7 | $304.3 | +21% |
| 2022 | $304.3 | $218.6 | -28% |
| 2023 | $218.6 | $267.6 | +22% |
| 2024 | $267.6 | $237.0 | -11% |
| 2025 | $237.0 | $262.1 | +11% |
| 2026 YTD | $262.1 | $396.6 | +51% |
LFUS has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.