ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
PLUS
ePlus inc.
PLUS 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.
PLUS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Healthy | |
| Unavailable | |
| Strong |
PLUS's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its revenue is stable. There isn't enough data to rate its cash flow.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PLUS PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 13x | $64.79 | -33% |
| Fair | 16x | $80.46 | -17% |
| Forward | 16x | $97.13 | — |
| Expensive | 18x | $92.10 | -5.2% |
| Current | 19x | $97.13 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PLUS's PE is in its expensive range at 19x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 16x next year's earnings, in its fair 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.
PLUS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Moderate |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PLUS, 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.
PLUS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $5.99 | +20% |
| Q3 2026 | $5.00 | +8.5% |
| Q2 2026 | $4.76 | +6.7% |
| Q1 2026 | $5.03 | +24% |
| Q4 2025 | $5.03 | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.61 | +14% |
| Q2 2025 | $4.46 | +9.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.05 | -6.5% |
| Q4 2024 | $3.92 | -17% |
PLUS 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 PLUS 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.
PLUS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $667.9M | +9.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $649.1M | +1.9% |
| Q1 2026 | $581.6M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $614.8M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $608.8M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $637.3M | +17% |
| Q1 2025 | $498.1M | -10% |
| Q4 2024 | $511M | +0.4% |
PLUS's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $668M last quarter, up 9.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 8.5% | +0.4 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6% | +0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 6.5% | -0.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7.1% | +1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 8% | -0.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.7% | -0.8 points |
| Q1 2025 | 7% | +1.7 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.6% | -1.9 points |
PLUS 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 |
PLUS has the stronger cash trend. Its trailing FCF is down 16% versus its history, compared with ASTS at down 363%.
PLUS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$59M | -$24.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $75.6M | +$174.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $103.8M | -36% |
| Q3 2025 | -$34.8M | -$13.1M |
| Q2 2025 | -$99M | -202% |
| Q1 2025 | $160.9M | +53% |
| Q4 2024 | $65.7M | -51% |
| Q3 2024 | -$21.6M | -169% |
PLUS usually generates cash, though not every quarter: the latest was −$59M, but it generated $86M over the past year.
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 | — |
PLUS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.6% | -151K shares |
| 1 year | -1.9% | -495K shares |
| 3 years | -2.9% | -768K shares |
| 5 years | -3.5% | -953K shares |
| Available history | -3.2% | -845K shares |
PLUS has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $13.1M |
| Q2 2026 | $25.5M |
| Q1 2026 | $6.3M |
| Q4 2025 | $17M |
| Q3 2025 | $4M |
| Q2 2025 | $3.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $13.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $9.9M |
PLUS spent $62M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 101% from the year before.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
PLUS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -2.8x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
PLUS 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).
PLUS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 71.7 | Neutral |
PLUS's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 72 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PLUS PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PLUS | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 19x | 28x | 30% below |
| PE % | 90 | 35 | 55 pts above |
PLUS is trading at 19x earnings, a 30% 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.
PLUS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $93.6 | 3.8% above |
| 20 week MA | $90.9 | 6.9% above |
| 50 week MA | $86.6 | 12% above |
| 100 week MA | $78.9 | 23% above |
| 200 week MA | $74.6 | 30% above |
PLUS 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.
PLUS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $42.2 | $43.2 | +2.4% |
| 2021 | $43.2 | $52.5 | +22% |
| 2022 | $52.5 | $43.6 | -17% |
| 2023 | $43.6 | $79.8 | +83% |
| 2024 | $79.8 | $73.5 | -7.9% |
| 2025 | $73.5 | $90.0 | +22% |
| 2026 YTD | $90.0 | $97.1 | +7.9% |
PLUS has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.