ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
MDB
MongoDB, Inc.
MDB has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals 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.
MDB Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
MDB'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.
MDB PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 46x | $340 | — |
| Cheap | 477x | $339 | -0.2% |
| Current | 479x | $340 | — |
| Fair | 510x | $362 | +6.5% |
| Expensive | 541x | $384 | +13% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
MDB's PE is 479x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
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.
MDB Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Broad | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for MDB, 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.
MDB Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $7.42 | +945% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.71 | +$1.64 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.37 | +$0.72 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.88 | +$0.85 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.82 | +$1.92 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.93 | +$2.09 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.09 | +$1.72 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.73 | +$0.75 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.74 | -$0.11 |
MDB 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.
MDB Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $771.8M | +30% |
| Q2 2026 | $687.6M | +25% |
| Q1 2026 | $695.1M | +27% |
| Q4 2025 | $628.3M | +19% |
| Q3 2025 | $591.4M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $549M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $548.4M | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $529.4M | +22% |
MDB's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $772M last quarter, up 30% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.7% | +15 points |
| Q2 2026 | -3.6% | +6.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | -2.9% | +2.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | -11% | +3.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | -9.8% | +12 points |
| Q1 2025 | -3.4% | +12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -5.3% | +5.2 points |
MDB 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.
MDB Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $139.4M | +95% |
| Q2 2026 | $199.3M | +84% |
| Q1 2026 | $178.5M | +627% |
| Q4 2025 | $141.8M | +300% |
| Q3 2025 | $71.6M | +$74M |
| Q2 2025 | $108.3M | +72% |
| Q1 2025 | $24.6M | -53% |
| Q4 2024 | $35.5M | -2.4% |
MDB 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 | — |
MDB Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.5% | +414K shares |
| 1 year | +1.1% | +917K shares |
| 3 years | +16% | +11.1M shares |
| 5 years | +29% | +18.6M shares |
| Available history | +45% | +25.6M shares |
MDB has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100M |
| Q2 2026 | $100.3M |
| Q1 2026 | $57.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $148.6M |
| Q1 2022 | — |
| Q4 2021 | — |
| Q3 2021 | — |
| Q2 2021 | — |
MDB spent $406M buying back its own shares over 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.
MDB Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -119.6x | Net Cash |
MDB 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).
MDB Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 48.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.0 | Neutral |
MDB's weekly RSI is 48 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 22 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
MDB PE vs Technology Sector
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.
MDB Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $358.6 | 5.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $368.2 | 7.7% below |
| 50 week MA | $346.5 | 1.9% below |
| 100 week MA | $297.1 | 14% above |
| 200 week MA | $308.9 | 10% above |
MDB 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.
MDB Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $134.1 | $378.5 | +182% |
| 2021 | $378.5 | $551.1 | +46% |
| 2022 | $551.1 | $197.5 | -64% |
| 2023 | $197.5 | $408.9 | +107% |
| 2024 | $408.9 | $238.4 | -42% |
| 2025 | $238.4 | $435.9 | +83% |
| 2026 YTD | $435.9 | $339.8 | -22% |
MDB has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.