ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
REKR
Rekor Systems, Inc.
REKR has a slight 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.
REKR Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable |
REKR's revenue, profitability and cash flow are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
REKR PE Valuation
REKR 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.
REKR Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect REKR's losses to shrink, with revenue growing.
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.
REKR Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.16 | +$0.25 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.17 | +$0.35 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.24 | +$0.33 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.27 | +$0.43 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.41 | +$0.23 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.52 | +$0.14 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.57 | +$0.15 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.70 | +$0.02 |
REKR has the edge over ASTS on earnings, with more consistent year-over-year improvement.
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 REKR 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.
REKR Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $10.9M | -23% |
| Q2 2026 | $12.7M | +2.5% |
| Q1 2026 | $10.3M | +12% |
| Q4 2025 | $12.7M | -4.4% |
| Q3 2025 | $14.2M | +35% |
| Q2 2025 | $12.4M | -0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $9.2M | -5.9% |
| Q4 2024 | $13.3M | +20% |
REKR's revenue has slid since its 2025 peak: $11M last quarter, down 23% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -21% | +6.6 points |
| Q2 2026 | 1.8% | +64 points |
| Q1 2026 | -86% | +24 points |
| Q4 2025 | -55% | +84 points |
| Q3 2025 | -28% | +94 points |
| Q2 2025 | -63% | +19 points |
| Q1 2025 | -110% | +22 points |
| Q4 2024 | -139% | -55 points |
REKR 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.
REKR Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$4.5M | +$1.7M |
| Q2 2026 | -$2.4M | +$5.6M |
| Q1 2026 | -$4.1M | +$4.3M |
| Q4 2025 | -$254K | +$5.5M |
| Q3 2025 | -$6.3M | +$3.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$8M | +$2.4M |
| Q1 2025 | -$8.4M | -$381K |
| Q4 2024 | -$5.7M | +$219K |
REKR 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 | — |
REKR Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +44.1K shares |
| 1 year | +9.6% | +12M shares |
| 3 years | +152% | +83M shares |
| 5 years | +283% | +102M shares |
| Available history | +587% | +118M shares |
REKR has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $2,000 |
| Q4 2025 | $27,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | $9,000 |
| Q2 2024 | — |
REKR has spent almost nothing on buybacks in 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.
REKR Net Leverage
REKR's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
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).
REKR Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 32.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 24.7 | Neutral |
REKR's weekly RSI is 33 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 25 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
REKR PE vs Technology Sector
REKR 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 REKR on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
REKR Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.35 | 8.6% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.50 | 36% below |
| 50 week MA | $0.82 | 61% below |
| 100 week MA | $1.14 | 72% below |
| 200 week MA | $1.57 | 80% below |
REKR is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 80% 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 has the edge over REKR on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
REKR Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $3.08 | $8.71 | +183% |
| 2021 | $8.71 | $6.85 | -21% |
| 2022 | $6.85 | $1.36 | -80% |
| 2023 | $1.36 | $3.33 | +145% |
| 2024 | $3.33 | $1.30 | -61% |
| 2025 | $1.30 | $1.56 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.56 | $0.32 | -79% |
REKR's yearly returns have swung widely, from +183% in 2020 to −80% in 2022. It's down 79% so far in 2026.