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.
VNET
VNET Group, Inc.
There isn't enough reported data to score VNET 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.
VNET Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Unavailable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Weak |
VNET's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its revenue.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VNET PE Valuation
VNET 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.
VNET Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Returning to profit | |
| Strong growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VNET to return to profit, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
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 |
VNET has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 273% for ASTS versus VNET down 153%.
VNET Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2024 | -$2.30 | -$2.02 |
| Q2 2024 | -$2.51 | -$1.85 |
| Q1 2024 | -$2.78 | -$1.97 |
| Q4 2023 | -$2.61 | -$1.82 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.28 | +$0.48 |
| Q2 2023 | -$0.66 | -$0.49 |
| Q1 2023 | -$0.81 | -223% |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.79 | -261% |
VNET is still losing money, but far less than before: $1.33 per share over the past year, against $3.48 at its worst in late 2020.
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's revenue has grown year over year for 11 quarters in a row: $42M last quarter, up 187% from the same quarter a year ago.
| 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.
VNET Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | $415.8M | +14% |
| Q1 2026 | $403.9M | +20% |
| Q3 2025 | $385.4M | +24% |
| Q2 2025 | $365.3M | +22% |
| Q1 2025 | $337.1M | +18% |
| Q3 2024 | $311.3M | +9.9% |
| Q2 2024 | $299.2M | +9.4% |
| Q1 2024 | $284.9M | +5.1% |
VNET's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $416M last quarter, up 14% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.8% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 9.2% | -1.9 points |
| Q4 2025 | 5.2% | N/A |
| Q3 2025 | 7.5% | -1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 7.1% | -2.6 points |
| Q1 2025 | 11% | +8.6 points |
| Q3 2024 | 8.5% | +6.8 points |
| Q2 2024 | 9.8% | +4.6 points |
VNET 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.
VNET Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | -$194.5M | +$31.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$243.2M | +$1.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$189.6M | -$51.4M |
| Q3 2025 | -$211.8M | -$111.8M |
| Q2 2025 | -$225.7M | -$136.6M |
| Q1 2025 | -$244.7M | -$133M |
| Q4 2024 | -$138.2M | -$95.1M |
| Q3 2024 | -$100M | -$26.2M |
VNET 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 | — |
VNET Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +3.5% | +9.5M shares |
| 1 year | +5.7% | +15.3M shares |
| 3 years | +61% | +108M shares |
| 5 years | +98% | +140M shares |
| Available history | +151% | +170M shares |
VNET has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $2.6M |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | — |
| Q3 2024 | — |
| Q2 2024 | — |
VNET spent $3M buying back its own shares over 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.
VNET Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q2 2026 | 6.3x | High |
| Q1 2026 | 6.0x | High |
| Q4 2025 | 7.2x | High |
| Q3 2025 | 10.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 8.0x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 7.9x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.0x | Elevated |
| Q3 2024 | 278.7x | High |
VNET's net debt is about 6.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 8.0 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).
VNET Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 24.7 | Oversold |
| Stochastic | 3.9 | Oversold |
VNET's weekly RSI is 25 (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.
VNET PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VNET | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
VNET 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 VNET on trend strength, trading above more of its moving averages.
VNET Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $4.30 | 28% below |
| 20 week MA | $5.98 | 48% below |
| 50 week MA | $8.15 | 62% below |
| 100 week MA | $8.04 | 62% below |
| 200 week MA | $5.47 | 44% below |
VNET is in a downtrend: it's below all five of its weekly moving averages, and 44% 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 VNET on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
VNET Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $6.41 | $32.4 | +405% |
| 2021 | $32.4 | $9.15 | -72% |
| 2022 | $9.15 | $5.64 | -38% |
| 2023 | $5.64 | $2.87 | -49% |
| 2024 | $2.87 | $4.27 | +49% |
| 2025 | $4.27 | $8.69 | +104% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.69 | $3.09 | -64% |
VNET's yearly returns have swung widely, from +405% in 2020 to −72% in 2021. It's down 64% so far in 2026.