ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
OSPN
OneSpan Inc.
OSPN has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger valuation.
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.
OSPN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Strong |
OSPN's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
OSPN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.3x | $15.07 | -33% |
| Current | 12x | $22.43 | — |
| Forward | 17x | $22.43 | — |
| Fair | 23x | $40.90 | +82% |
| Expensive | 80x | $146 | +549% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
OSPN's PE is in its fair range at 12x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 17x.
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.
OSPN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for OSPN, 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.
OSPN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.34 | -26% |
| Q3 2026 | $1.81 | +22% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.78 | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.81 | +22% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.88 | +29% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.48 | +100% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.52 | +253% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.48 | +$1.66 |
| Q4 2024 | $1.46 | +$2.20 |
OSPN 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 OSPN 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.
OSPN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $63.9M | +12% |
| Q2 2026 | $60.5M | +1% |
| Q1 2026 | $65.9M | +4.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $62.9M | +2.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $57.1M | +1.4% |
| Q2 2025 | $59.8M | -1.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $63.4M | -2.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $61.2M | -2.8% |
OSPN's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $64M last quarter, up 12% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 14% | +0.1 points |
| Q2 2026 | 14% | -3.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 22% | -4.7 points |
| Q4 2025 | 20% | +0.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 14% | -5.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 18% | +5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 27% | +5.4 points |
| Q4 2024 | 19% | +16 points |
OSPN 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.
OSPN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.3M | +51% |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.3M | -175% |
| Q1 2026 | $25.1M | -9.7% |
| Q4 2025 | $9.6M | -7.9% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.8M | -27% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.4M | +16669% |
| Q1 2025 | $27.7M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $10.5M | +$10.8M |
OSPN 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 | — |
OSPN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.4% | +897K shares |
| 1 year | +0.7% | +271K shares |
| 3 years | -3.5% | -1.4M shares |
| 5 years | -2.5% | -989K shares |
OSPN has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | $2.9M |
| Q1 2026 | $5.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $6.8M |
| Q4 2024 | $3,000 |
| Q4 2023 | $25.6M |
| Q3 2023 | $3.5M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
OSPN spent $15M 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.
OSPN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.6x | Net Cash |
OSPN 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).
OSPN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.7 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 65.9 | Neutral |
OSPN's weekly RSI is 67 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 66 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
OSPN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | OSPN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 12x | 28x | 56% below |
| PE % | 48 | 35 | 13 pts above |
OSPN is trading at 12x earnings, a 56% discount 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.
OSPN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $20.2 | 11% above |
| 20 week MA | $17.7 | 27% above |
| 50 week MA | $14.3 | 57% above |
| 100 week MA | $15.1 | 49% above |
| 200 week MA | $14.2 | 58% above |
OSPN 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.
OSPN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $17.2 | $21.3 | +24% |
| 2021 | $21.3 | $16.9 | -21% |
| 2022 | $16.9 | $11.5 | -32% |
| 2023 | $11.5 | $10.7 | -7% |
| 2024 | $10.7 | $18.8 | +75% |
| 2025 | $18.8 | $12.9 | -31% |
| 2026 YTD | $12.9 | $22.4 | +74% |
OSPN has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.