ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS has slightly lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
PRTH
Priority Technology Holdings, Inc.
PRTH has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by 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.
PRTH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
PRTH's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently healthy, but its balance sheet is weak.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PRTH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 6.8x | $7.91 | — |
| Cheap | 8.3x | $3.98 | -50% |
| Fair | 16x | $7.84 | -0.9% |
| Current | 16x | $7.91 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $13.51 | +71% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
PRTH's PE is in its fair range at 16x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 6.8x next year's earnings, in its cheap 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.
PRTH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PRTH, but weaker profitability.
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.
PRTH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.17 | +144% |
| Q2 2021 | $0.20 | +$0.61 |
| Q1 2021 | $0.43 | +$0.93 |
| Q4 2020 | $0.38 | +$0.89 |
PRTH has the edge over ASTS in the latest year-over-year earnings comparison.
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.
PRTH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $268.6M | +11% |
| Q2 2026 | $262.3M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $249.6M | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $247.1M | +8.8% |
| Q3 2025 | $241.4M | +6.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $239.8M | +9.1% |
| Q1 2025 | $224.6M | +9.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $227.1M | +14% |
PRTH's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $269M last quarter, up 11% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 13% | -2.3 points |
| Q2 2026 | 13% | -3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 13% | -1.1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 14% | -1.5 points |
| Q3 2025 | 16% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 16% | +0.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 15% | +0.9 points |
| Q4 2024 | 15% | +4 points |
PRTH 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.
PRTH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $34.9M | +16% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.4M | +165% |
| Q1 2026 | $18.3M | +277% |
| Q4 2025 | $30.9M | +62% |
| Q3 2025 | $30.1M | +107% |
| Q2 2025 | $9.2M | -61% |
| Q1 2025 | $4.9M | -27% |
| Q4 2024 | $19.1M | +638% |
PRTH 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 | — |
PRTH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +0.6% | +470K shares |
| 1 year | +3.9% | +3.2M shares |
| 3 years | +7.5% | +5.9M shares |
| 5 years | +25% | +16.8M shares |
| Available history | +26% | +17.2M shares |
PRTH has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2023 | $777,000 |
| Q4 2022 | $2.8M |
| Q3 2022 | $2.6M |
| Q4 2021 | $680,000 |
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q4 2019 | — |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
PRTH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 4.3x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 4.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 4.7x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 4.8x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.4x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.5x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 4.6x | High |
PRTH's net debt is about 4.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.8 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).
PRTH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 66.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 98.7 | Overbought |
PRTH's weekly RSI is 66 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 99 (overbought).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PRTH PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | PRTH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 16x | 28x | 41% below |
| PE % | 51 | 35 | 16 pts above |
PRTH is trading at 16x earnings, a 41% 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.
PRTH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.83 | 1% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.78 | 17% above |
| 50 week MA | $6.09 | 30% above |
| 100 week MA | $7.02 | 13% above |
| 200 week MA | $5.67 | 40% above |
PRTH 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.
PRTH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $2.60 | $6.36 | +145% |
| 2021 | $6.36 | $7.21 | +13% |
| 2022 | $7.21 | $5.32 | -26% |
| 2023 | $5.32 | $3.56 | -33% |
| 2024 | $3.56 | $11.0 | +210% |
| 2025 | $11.0 | $5.53 | -50% |
| 2026 YTD | $5.53 | $7.91 | +43% |
PRTH has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.