ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
TSSI
TSS, Inc.
TSSI has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by stronger valuation and stronger modeled upside.
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.
TSSI Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Under pressure | |
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Strong |
TSSI's profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, but its revenue and cash flow are under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSSI PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Current | 11x | $6.70 | — |
| Cheap | 22x | $13.24 | +98% |
| Forward | 25x | $6.70 | — |
| Fair | 45x | $27.55 | +311% |
| Expensive | 67x | $40.69 | +507% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
TSSI's PE is in its cheap range at 11x. On analysts' estimates for next year's earnings, today's price would be 25x.
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.
TSSI Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly deteriorating | |
| Strong growth | |
| Growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for TSSI, with profitability improving.
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.
TSSI Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.27 | -57% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.61 | +205% |
| Q2 2026 | $0.51 | +42% |
| Q1 2026 | $0.52 | +44% |
| Q4 2025 | $0.56 | +133% |
| Q3 2025 | $0.20 | +11% |
| Q2 2025 | $0.36 | +300% |
| Q1 2025 | $0.36 | +800% |
| Q4 2024 | $0.24 | +$0.24 |
TSSI has the edge over ASTS on earnings quality, reporting a profit while its opponent remains loss making.
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 TSSI 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.
TSSI Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $50.1M | +20% |
| Q2 2026 | $35.1M | -20% |
| Q1 2026 | $55.3M | -44% |
| Q4 2025 | $60.9M | +22% |
| Q3 2025 | $41.9M | -40% |
| Q2 2025 | $44M | +262% |
| Q1 2025 | $99M | +523% |
| Q4 2024 | $50M | +105% |
TSSI's revenue is recovering but still below its 2025 peak: $50M last quarter, up 20% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 2.3% | +4.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.6% | -0.5 points |
| Q1 2026 | 4.1% | 0 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.5% | -4 points |
| Q3 2025 | -2.2% | -7.6 points |
| Q2 2025 | 5.1% | -8.9 points |
| Q1 2025 | 4.2% | +2.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | 5.5% | +2.5 points |
TSSI 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.
TSSI Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$12.6M | +$12.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $3.6M | -34% |
| Q1 2026 | -$15.5M | -368% |
| Q4 2025 | $15.8M | +$44.1M |
| Q1 2025 | $5.8M | +121% |
| Q4 2024 | -$28.4M | -$11.5M |
| Q1 2024 | $2.6M | +$16.3M |
| Q4 2023 | -$16.9M | -256% |
TSSI 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 the edge over TSSI 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 | — |
TSSI Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | 0% | +8K shares |
| 1 year | +16% | +4M shares |
| 3 years | +35% | +7.6M shares |
| 5 years | +43% | +9M shares |
| Available history | +41% | +8.6M shares |
TSSI has 30M diluted shares, up 16% from a year ago, despite $2M in buybacks over the past year.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $71,000 |
| Q2 2026 | $861,000 |
| Q1 2026 | $1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $10,000 |
| Q3 2025 | $974,000 |
| Q2 2025 | $2.3M |
| Q1 2025 | $1.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $3.7M |
TSSI spent $2M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 73% 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.
TSSI Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -5.4x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -10.1x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -7.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -8.4x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -4.8x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -1.2x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | -1.7x | Net Cash |
TSSI 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).
TSSI Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 38.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 8.7 | Oversold |
TSSI's weekly RSI is 38 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 9 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
TSSI PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | TSSI | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 11x | 28x | 61% below |
| PE % | 0 | 35 | 35 pts below |
TSSI is trading at 11x earnings, a 61% discount to the Technology sector's median of 28x.
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 TSSI on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
TSSI Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $8.01 | 16% below |
| 20 week MA | $8.99 | 25% below |
| 50 week MA | $10.3 | 35% below |
| 100 week MA | $12.6 | 47% below |
| 200 week MA | $7.24 | 7.5% below |
TSSI is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 7.5% 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.
TSSI Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $1.49 | $0.58 | -61% |
| 2021 | $0.58 | $0.47 | -19% |
| 2022 | $0.47 | $0.57 | +21% |
| 2023 | $0.57 | $0.27 | -53% |
| 2024 | $0.27 | $12.0 | +4333% |
| 2025 | $12.0 | $7.11 | -41% |
| 2026 YTD | $7.11 | $6.70 | -5.8% |
TSSI has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.