ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS lost money over the past year, so it has no meaningful PE right now. Analysts expect losses to grow, though they disagree widely on how much.
TAOP
Taoping Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score TAOP yet.
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.
TAOP Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Unavailable | |
| Weak |
TAOP's profitability and balance sheet are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue and cash flow.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TAOP PE Valuation
TAOP has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year. If it returns to profit as analysts expect, today's price would be 0.0x next year's earnings.
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.
TAOP Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| -- | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect TAOP to return to profit, 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.
TAOP Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $96.23 | — |
| Q4 2025 | -$7.88 | +$0.82 |
| Q2 2025 | -$19.14 | -173% |
| Q4 2024 | -$8.70 | +$2.10 |
| Q4 2023 | -$10.80 | +$124.20 |
| Q4 2022 | -$135.00 | +$87.00 |
| Q2 2022 | $132.00 | +$921.00 |
| Q4 2021 | -$222.00 | +$498.00 |
| Q2 2021 | -$789.00 | -$375.00 |
TAOP 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 has the edge over TAOP in the latest year-over-year revenue comparison.
| 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.
TAOP Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | $13.2M | -29% |
| Q2 2025 | $17.6M | -2.6% |
| Q4 2024 | $18.6M | -24% |
| Q2 2024 | $18.1M | +28% |
| Q4 2023 | $24.6M | +1.3% |
| Q2 2023 | $14.1M | +34% |
| Q4 2022 | $24.2M | +32% |
| Q2 2022 | $10.5M | +64% |
TAOP's revenue has slid since its 2012 peak: $13M last quarter, down 46% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -38% | -44 points |
| Q2 2025 | -24% | -12 points |
| Q4 2024 | -8% | +5.1 points |
| Q2 2024 | -0.7% | +33 points |
| Q4 2023 | 6% | -22 points |
| Q2 2023 | -12% | +205 points |
| Q4 2022 | -13% | +121 points |
| Q2 2022 | -34% | +168 points |
TAOP's operating margin was −38% last quarter, down 44 points from the same quarter a year ago.
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.
TAOP Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2025 | -$1.1M | -$955.7K |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.8M | +$493.4K |
| Q4 2024 | -$129.3K | +$2.2M |
| Q2 2024 | -$3.3M | -$2.1M |
| Q4 2023 | -$2.3M | +$8.5M |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.2M | +$6M |
| Q4 2022 | -$10.8M | -$483.6K |
| Q2 2022 | -$7.2M | +$9.9M |
TAOP has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$7M over the past year, against −$22M the year before.
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 the edge over TAOP on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q4 2024 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
| Q1 2024 | — |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
TAOP Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +371% | +564K shares |
| 1 year | +1302% | +665K shares |
| 3 years | +2990% | +693K shares |
TAOP has 715,992 diluted shares, up 1302% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2017 | — |
| Q4 2016 | $379,710 |
| Q4 2015 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2014 | $1.3M |
| Q4 2013 | $3M |
| Q4 2012 | $315,577 |
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
TAOP Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q4 2024 | 15.8x | High |
| Q2 2024 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2023 | 7.0x | High |
| Q4 2022 | 35.4x | High |
| Q2 2019 | 37.3x | High |
| Q4 2018 | 2.7x | Moderate |
TAOP's net debt is about 16 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from more than 20 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).
TAOP Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 26.2 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 4.5 | Oversold |
TAOP's weekly RSI is 26 (oversold) and its Stochastic is 4 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TAOP PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TAOP | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
TAOP 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 TAOP on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TAOP Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $0.38 | 21% below |
| 20 week MA | $0.70 | 57% below |
| 50 week MA | $1.17 | 74% below |
| 100 week MA | $3.55 | 92% below |
| 200 week MA | $43.1 | 99% below |
TAOP is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 99% 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 TAOP on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
TAOP Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1,006.0 | $852.0 | -15% |
| 2021 | $852.0 | $675.0 | -21% |
| 2022 | $675.0 | $204.0 | -70% |
| 2023 | $204.0 | $43.5 | -79% |
| 2024 | $43.5 | $12.3 | -72% |
| 2025 | $12.3 | $1.47 | -88% |
| 2026 YTD | $1.47 | $0.30 | -80% |
TAOP has finished every year since 2020 lower, and it's down 80% so far in 2026.