ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
SONY
Sony Group Corporation
SONY 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.
SONY Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
SONY's balance sheet is currently strong, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SONY PE Valuation
SONY 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.
SONY Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SONY's earnings to grow, with its revenue and profitability holding steady.
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.
SONY Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$0.23 | -119% |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.35 | -130% |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.23 | -120% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.21 | +5.2% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.19 | +19% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.18 | +20% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.17 | +26% |
| Q3 2024 | $1.15 | +29% |
SONY 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 SONY 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.
SONY Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $17.8B | +8.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $19B | +8.3% |
| Q4 2025 | $23.3B | +0.5% |
| Q3 2025 | $19.5B | +4.6% |
| Q2 2025 | $16.4B | +2.2% |
| Q1 2025 | $17.6B | -19% |
| Q4 2024 | $23.2B | -1.4% |
| Q3 2024 | $18.6B | +5% |
SONY's revenue is recovering but still below its 2023 peak: $17.8B last quarter, up 8.2% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 17% | +4 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.4% | +1.4 points |
| Q4 2025 | 13% | +1.3 points |
| Q3 2025 | 15% | +1.5 points |
| Q2 2025 | 13% | +3.4 points |
| Q1 2025 | 8% | +1.8 points |
| Q4 2024 | 11% | -0.8 points |
| Q3 2024 | 13% | +4 points |
SONY 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.
SONY Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $643M | +$911M |
| Q1 2026 | $2.4B | -34% |
| Q4 2025 | $4.9B | -10% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.8B | -46% |
| Q2 2025 | -$268.1M | +$1.8B |
| Q1 2025 | $3.7B | +119% |
| Q4 2024 | $5.5B | +30% |
| Q3 2024 | $3.4B | +$3.7B |
SONY 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 | — |
SONY Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -2% | -120M shares |
| 1 year | -3.2% | -197M shares |
| 3 years | -5% | -310M shares |
| 5 years | -5.1% | -321M shares |
| Available history | -8.7% | -565M shares |
SONY has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $799M |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4B |
| Q4 2025 | $520.7M |
| Q3 2025 | $789.9M |
| Q2 2025 | $585.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $175.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $347.9M |
| Q3 2024 | $945.5M |
SONY spent $3.5B buying back its own shares over the past year, up 70% 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.
SONY Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2025 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q1 2025 | 0.5x | Very low |
| Q4 2024 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | 0.9x | Very low |
SONY 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).
SONY Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 64.9 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 75.4 | Neutral |
SONY's weekly RSI is 65 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 75 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SONY PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | SONY | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
SONY 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.8% above its 200-week average.
SONY Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $25.2 | 5.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $23.8 | 12% above |
| 50 week MA | $23.0 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $24.3 | 9.9% above |
| 200 week MA | $21.1 | 26% above |
SONY 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.
SONY Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $13.6 | $19.4 | +43% |
| 2021 | $19.4 | $24.8 | +28% |
| 2022 | $24.8 | $15.4 | -38% |
| 2023 | $15.4 | $18.9 | +23% |
| 2024 | $18.9 | $21.5 | +13% |
| 2025 | $21.5 | $25.8 | +20% |
| 2026 YTD | $25.8 | $26.7 | +3.3% |
SONY has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.