ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS has the edge over SQNS overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and stronger modeled upside.
SQNS
Sequans Communications S.A.
SQNS 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.
SQNS Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak | |
| Stable |
SQNS's balance sheet is currently stable, but its revenue, profitability and cash flow are under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
SQNS PE Valuation
SQNS 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.
SQNS Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect SQNS'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.
SQNS Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$11.33 | -622% |
| Q1 2026 | -$11.04 | -540% |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.43 | -420% |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.21 | -172% |
| Q2 2025 | $2.17 | +$3.80 |
| Q1 2025 | $2.51 | +$4.52 |
| Q4 2024 | $2.32 | +$4.11 |
| Q3 2024 | $1.69 | +$3.03 |
SQNS 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 SQNS 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.
SQNS Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $7.5M | -8.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $6.1M | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | $7M | -37% |
| Q3 2025 | $4.3M | -57% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.1M | -16% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.1M | +34% |
| Q4 2024 | $11M | +131% |
| Q3 2024 | $10.1M | +29% |
SQNS's revenue has slid since its 2022 peak: $7M last quarter, down 8.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -127% | -20 points |
| Q1 2026 | -157% | -72 points |
| Q4 2025 | -128% | -81 points |
| Q3 2025 | -477% | -1339 points |
| Q2 2025 | -107% | -69 points |
| Q1 2025 | -85% | +57 points |
| Q4 2024 | -47% | +217 points |
| Q3 2024 | 863% | +964 points |
SQNS 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.
SQNS Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$9.8M | -$7.3M |
| Q1 2026 | -$16.1M | -$6.2M |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.2M | +$27.6M |
| Q3 2025 | -$14.9M | -$11.6M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.4M | -131% |
| Q1 2025 | -$9.8M | +$4.1M |
| Q4 2024 | -$29.8M | -$18.2M |
| Q3 2024 | -$3.3M | +$2.6M |
SQNS 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 | — |
SQNS Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +7.5% | +1M shares |
| 1 year | -41% | -10.4M shares |
| 3 years | -34% | -7.9M shares |
| 5 years | +0.9% | +136K shares |
| Available history | +58% | +5.5M shares |
SQNS has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | $936,391 |
| Q4 2025 | $9.4M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
SQNS spent $10M buying back its own shares over the past year, after none 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.
SQNS Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q2 2025 | -0.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.0x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 0.0x | Very low |
| Q3 2024 | -1.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2023 | 11.5x | High |
| Q2 2023 | 4.5x | High |
| Q1 2023 | 3.1x | Elevated |
SQNS's net debt is about 1.6 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
SQNS Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.3 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 25.3 | Neutral |
SQNS's weekly RSI is 38 (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.
SQNS PE vs Technology Sector
SQNS 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 SQNS on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
SQNS Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $2.61 | 6.5% below |
| 20 week MA | $2.77 | 12% below |
| 50 week MA | $3.42 | 29% below |
| 100 week MA | $11.0 | 78% below |
| 200 week MA | $28.3 | 91% below |
SQNS is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 91% 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.
SQNS Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $75.0 | $157.3 | +110% |
| 2021 | $157.3 | $120.0 | -24% |
| 2022 | $120.0 | $72.0 | -40% |
| 2023 | $72.0 | $70.8 | -1.7% |
| 2024 | $70.8 | $33.9 | -52% |
| 2025 | $33.9 | $4.76 | -86% |
| 2026 YTD | $4.76 | $2.44 | -49% |
SQNS has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.