ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS trails on the overall score without a compensating advantage in the available component scores.
PDFS
PDF Solutions, Inc.
PDFS has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by stronger valuation 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.
PDFS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
PDFS'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.
PDFS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 26x | $40.64 | — |
| Current | 107x | $40.64 | — |
| Cheap | 184x | $69.88 | +72% |
| Fair | 405x | $154 | +279% |
| Expensive | 968x | $368 | +805% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PDFS's PE is in its cheap range at 107x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 26x next year's earnings.
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.
PDFS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for PDFS, 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.
PDFS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.55 | +308% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.38 | +$0.39 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.25 | +1150% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.18 | +500% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.02 | -120% |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.01 | -108% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.02 | +$0.09 |
| Q1 2025 | $0.03 | -50% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.10 | +25% |
PDFS 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.
PDFS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $68.3M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $61.5M | +19% |
| Q1 2026 | $60.1M | +26% |
| Q4 2025 | $62.4M | +25% |
| Q3 2025 | $57.1M | +23% |
| Q2 2025 | $51.7M | +24% |
| Q1 2025 | $47.8M | +16% |
| Q4 2024 | $50.1M | +22% |
PDFS's revenue has grown year over year for 23 quarters in a row: $68M last quarter, up 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 12% | +3.7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 8.2% | +6.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 11% | +18 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.5% | +2.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8.4% | +0.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.2% | -2 points |
| Q1 2025 | -7.4% | -6.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 2.9% | +2.6 points |
PDFS 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.
PDFS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$1.1M | +$1.8M |
| Q2 2026 | $2.3M | +$16.1M |
| Q1 2026 | -$8.8M | -1745% |
| Q4 2025 | $7.6M | +$11.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.9M | -158% |
| Q2 2025 | -$13.8M | -$9.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $535K | +$4.4M |
| Q4 2024 | -$4M | -$3.3M |
PDFS has the edge over ASTS on cash flow, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 | — |
PDFS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +2.9% | +1.2M shares |
| 1 year | +8.5% | +3.4M shares |
| 3 years | +13% | +4.8M shares |
| 5 years | +15% | +5.8M shares |
| Available history | +33% | +10.6M shares |
PDFS has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | — |
| Q3 2025 | $244,000 |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | $6.9M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | — |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
PDFS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 1.7x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 2.5x | Moderate |
| Q3 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 5.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q4 2024 | -8.9x | Net Cash |
PDFS 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).
PDFS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 45.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 22.2 | Neutral |
PDFS's weekly RSI is 45 (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.
PDFS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PDFS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 107x | 28x | 284% above |
| PE % | 1 | 35 | 34 pts below |
PDFS is trading at 107x earnings, a 284% 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.
PDFS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $44.7 | 9% below |
| 20 week MA | $47.4 | 14% below |
| 50 week MA | $42.6 | 4.6% below |
| 100 week MA | $32.7 | 24% above |
| 200 week MA | $33.6 | 21% above |
PDFS 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.
PDFS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $16.5 | $22.0 | +34% |
| 2021 | $22.0 | $31.3 | +42% |
| 2022 | $31.3 | $28.6 | -8.9% |
| 2023 | $28.6 | $32.1 | +13% |
| 2024 | $32.1 | $27.9 | -13% |
| 2025 | $27.9 | $29.3 | +5.1% |
| 2026 YTD | $29.3 | $40.6 | +39% |
PDFS has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.