ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS has a slight edge over PSFE overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
PSFE
Paysafe Limited
PSFE has lower modeled downside risk, despite its lower overall score.
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.
PSFE Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Weak | |
| Healthy | |
| Weak |
PSFE's cash flow is currently healthy, and its revenue is stable, but its profitability and balance sheet are weak.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PSFE PE Valuation
PSFE 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.
PSFE Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for PSFE, 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 |
ASTS has the edge over PSFE on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
PSFE Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $2.12 | — |
| Q3 2026 | -$7.02 | -$4.86 |
| Q2 2026 | -$3.80 | -$2.95 |
| Q1 2026 | -$3.52 | -$3.50 |
| Q4 2025 | -$3.14 | -972% |
| Q3 2025 | -$2.16 | -$1.78 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.85 | -$0.64 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.02 | +$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | $0.36 | +$0.69 |
PSFE lost $7.02 per share over the past year, and its loss has widened in each of the last seven quarters.
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 PSFE 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.
PSFE Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $439.6M | +1.3% |
| Q2 2026 | $447.4M | +4.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $442.7M | +10% |
| Q4 2025 | $438.4M | +4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $433.8M | +1.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $428.2M | -2.7% |
| Q1 2025 | $401M | -4% |
| Q4 2024 | $420.1M | +1.3% |
PSFE's revenue has grown year over year for five quarters in a row: $440M last quarter, up 1.3% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -42% | -51 points |
| Q2 2026 | -2.8% | -7.6 points |
| Q1 2026 | 0.2% | -2.3 points |
| Q4 2025 | 0.5% | -6.6 points |
| Q3 2025 | 9% | +0.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4.8% | -3.5 points |
| Q1 2025 | 2.6% | -5.3 points |
| Q4 2024 | 7% | -4.1 points |
PSFE 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.
PSFE Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $28.4M | -58% |
| Q2 2026 | $24.5M | -33% |
| Q1 2026 | $63.3M | +32% |
| Q4 2025 | $71.8M | +32% |
| Q3 2025 | $66.9M | -15% |
| Q2 2025 | $36.8M | -26% |
| Q1 2025 | $48.2M | -13% |
| Q4 2024 | $54.4M | -91% |
PSFE 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 | — |
PSFE Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -50.2K shares |
| 1 year | -9.3% | -5.4M shares |
| 3 years | -15% | -9.4M shares |
| 5 years | -13% | -8.1M shares |
| Available history | -13% | -8.1M shares |
PSFE has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2020 | — |
| Q3 2020 | — |
| Q2 2020 | — |
| Q1 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.
PSFE Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 27.8x | High |
| Q2 2026 | 7.4x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.6x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 6.8x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 6.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 6.2x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 5.6x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 5.3x | High |
PSFE's net debt is more than 20 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), up from 6.1 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).
PSFE Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.0 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 18.1 | Oversold |
PSFE's weekly RSI is 32 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
PSFE PE vs Technology Sector
PSFE 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 the edge over PSFE on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
PSFE Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $5.65 | 32% below |
| 20 week MA | $6.64 | 42% below |
| 50 week MA | $7.17 | 46% below |
| 100 week MA | $10.7 | 64% below |
| 200 week MA | $13.3 | 71% below |
PSFE is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 71% below its 200-week average.
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.
PSFE Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $119.4 | $182.8 | +53% |
| 2021 | $182.8 | $48.8 | -73% |
| 2022 | $48.8 | $12.8 | -74% |
| 2023 | $12.8 | $12.8 | -0.2% |
| 2024 | $12.8 | $17.4 | +36% |
| 2025 | $17.4 | $8.03 | -54% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.03 | $3.87 | -52% |
PSFE has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.