ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
NTNX
Nutanix, Inc.
NTNX 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.
NTNX Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Healthy |
NTNX's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NTNX PE Valuation
NTNX 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.
NTNX Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for NTNX, with profitability improving. 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 |
NTNX has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 273% for ASTS versus NTNX down 83%.
NTNX Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.36 | +23489% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.01 | +$0.07 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.03 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.34 | +$0.39 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.51 | +$0.58 |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.06 | +$1.62 |
| Q1 2024 | -$0.30 | +$1.58 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.73 | +$1.37 |
| Q3 2023 | -$1.09 | +$2.53 |
NTNX has returned to profit: it earned $0.01 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
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.
NTNX Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $757.1M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $703.1M | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $722.8M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $670.6M | +13% |
| Q3 2025 | $653.3M | +19% |
| Q2 2025 | $639M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $654.7M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $591M | +16% |
NTNX's revenue has grown year over year for 16 quarters in a row: $757M last quarter, up 16% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.2% | +4.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 10% | +2.4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 12% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.4% | +2.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 4.8% | +7 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.6% | +9.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 10% | +3.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 4.6% | +5.7 points |
NTNX 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.
NTNX Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $277.6M | +34% |
| Q2 2026 | $197.2M | -3.1% |
| Q1 2026 | $191.4M | +2.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $174.5M | +15% |
| Q3 2025 | $207.8M | -7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $203.4M | +160% |
| Q1 2025 | $187.1M | +15% |
| Q4 2024 | $151.9M | +15% |
NTNX 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 | — |
NTNX Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -18% | -52.8M shares |
| 1 year | +6% | +13.8M shares |
| 3 years | +21% | +42.7M shares |
NTNX has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.3M |
| Q2 2026 | $50.1M |
| Q1 2026 | $332.9M |
| Q4 2025 | $50.2M |
| Q3 2025 | $50M |
| Q2 2025 | $37.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $200M |
| Q4 2024 | $20.1M |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
NTNX Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q2 2026 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q4 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 1.9x | Healthy |
| Q4 2024 | -1.3x | Net Cash |
NTNX's net debt is about 1.7 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 2.3 years a year ago.
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).
NTNX Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 49.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.2 | Neutral |
NTNX's weekly RSI is 49 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
NTNX PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | NTNX | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
NTNX 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.
NTNX Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $67.4 | 9.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $64.2 | 5.2% below |
| 50 week MA | $52.4 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $61.2 | 0.6% below |
| 200 week MA | $53.6 | 14% above |
NTNX 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.
NTNX Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $31.7 | $33.2 | +4.7% |
| 2021 | $33.2 | $32.5 | -2.3% |
| 2022 | $32.5 | $25.7 | -21% |
| 2023 | $25.7 | $47.7 | +86% |
| 2024 | $47.7 | $62.5 | +31% |
| 2025 | $62.5 | $52.8 | -15% |
| 2026 YTD | $52.8 | $60.9 | +15% |
NTNX has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.