ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VRSN
VeriSign, Inc.
VRSN has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside and stronger fundamentals.
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.
VRSN Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
VRSN's profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are currently strong, and its revenue is stable.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRSN PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 25x | $228 | -27% |
| Forward | 29x | $312 | — |
| Fair | 30x | $282 | -9.6% |
| Current | 34x | $312 | — |
| Expensive | 35x | $326 | +4.3% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VRSN's PE is in its expensive range at 34x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 29x next year's earnings, in its fair range.
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.
VRSN Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Improving | |
| Growth | |
| Growth | |
| Improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect earnings and revenue growth for VRSN, 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.
VRSN Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $10.86 | +17% |
| Q3 2026 | $9.30 | +8.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $9.22 | +10% |
| Q1 2026 | $9.05 | +11% |
| Q4 2025 | $8.81 | +10% |
| Q3 2025 | $8.58 | 0% |
| Q2 2025 | $8.38 | +0.5% |
| Q1 2025 | $8.18 | +0.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $8.00 | +1.3% |
VRSN 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'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.
VRSN Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $443M | +5.7% |
| Q2 2026 | $434.6M | +6% |
| Q1 2026 | $428.9M | +6.6% |
| Q4 2025 | $425.3M | +7.6% |
| Q3 2025 | $419.1M | +7.3% |
| Q2 2025 | $409.9M | +5.9% |
| Q1 2025 | $402.3M | +4.7% |
| Q4 2024 | $395.4M | +3.9% |
VRSN's revenue has grown year over year every quarter since late 2020: $443M last quarter, up 5.7% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 67% | -0.9 points |
| Q2 2026 | 68% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2026 | 68% | +1 points |
| Q4 2025 | 67% | +0.2 points |
| Q3 2025 | 68% | -1.1 points |
| Q2 2025 | 68% | -0.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | 67% | 0 points |
| Q4 2024 | 67% | -0.7 points |
VRSN 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.
VRSN Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $260.7M | -14% |
| Q2 2026 | $212.8M | +9.3% |
| Q1 2026 | $265.2M | -7.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $285.1M | +28% |
| Q3 2025 | $303M | +22% |
| Q2 2025 | $194.7M | +29% |
| Q1 2025 | $285.5M | +13% |
| Q4 2024 | $222M | +11% |
VRSN 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 | — |
VRSN Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.8% | -700K shares |
| 1 year | -3.4% | -3.2M shares |
| 3 years | -12% | -12.6M shares |
| 5 years | -19% | -21.4M shares |
| Available history | -24% | -28.6M shares |
VRSN has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $193.2M |
| Q2 2026 | $201.4M |
| Q1 2026 | $225.4M |
| Q4 2025 | $254.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $218.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $166.8M |
| Q1 2025 | $241.7M |
| Q4 2024 | $262.3M |
VRSN spent $874M buying back its own shares over the past year, down 1.7% 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.
VRSN Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -0.7x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -0.4x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | 1.3x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | -0.2x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -0.3x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -0.5x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
VRSN 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).
VRSN Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 63.5 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 78.0 | Neutral |
VRSN's weekly RSI is 64 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 78 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VRSN PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VRSN | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 34x | 28x | 21% above |
| PE % | 74 | 35 | 39 pts above |
VRSN is trading at 34x earnings, a 21% premium 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.8% above its 200-week average.
VRSN Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $301.3 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $291.3 | 7.3% above |
| 50 week MA | $270.2 | 16% above |
| 100 week MA | $263.2 | 19% above |
| 200 week MA | $230.6 | 36% above |
VRSN 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.
VRSN Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $194.1 | $214.6 | +11% |
| 2021 | $214.6 | $249.6 | +16% |
| 2022 | $249.6 | $203.7 | -18% |
| 2023 | $203.7 | $206.0 | +1.1% |
| 2024 | $206.0 | $204.0 | -1% |
| 2025 | $204.0 | $246.3 | +21% |
| 2026 YTD | $246.3 | $312.5 | +27% |
VRSN has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.