ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VSAT
Viasat, Inc.
VSAT 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.
VSAT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Stable | |
| Strong | |
| Under pressure |
VSAT's cash flow is currently strong, and its revenue and profitability are stable, but its balance sheet is under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VSAT PE Valuation
VSAT 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.
VSAT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses growing | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly weakening | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect VSAT's losses to grow, with revenue holding steady. 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 |
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.
VSAT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.68 | +$3.35 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.20 | +$4.45 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.25 | +$4.23 |
| Q4 2025 | -$2.62 | +$1.08 |
| Q3 2025 | -$4.03 | -$0.57 |
| Q2 2025 | -$4.65 | +$3.90 |
| Q1 2025 | -$4.48 | +$4.64 |
| Q4 2024 | -$3.70 | -147% |
VSAT 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 VSAT 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.
VSAT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $1.2B | +3.4% |
| Q2 2026 | $1.2B | -1.2% |
| Q1 2026 | $1.2B | +2.1% |
| Q4 2025 | $1.2B | +3% |
| Q3 2025 | $1.1B | +1.7% |
| Q2 2025 | $1.2B | +4% |
| Q1 2025 | $1.1B | -0.3% |
| Q4 2024 | $1.1B | -0.4% |
VSAT's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $1.2B last quarter, up 3.4% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 0.6% | -2.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 4.1% | +0.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | -0.1% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 2.3% | +0.4 points |
| Q3 2025 | 3.1% | +5.3 points |
| Q2 2025 | 4% | -1.3 points |
| Q1 2025 | -13% | -13 points |
| Q4 2024 | 1.9% | +5.8 points |
VSAT 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.
VSAT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $285M | +1% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.6M | +0.8% |
| Q1 2026 | $322.3M | +8% |
| Q4 2025 | $726.9M | +231% |
| Q3 2025 | $282.2M | +18% |
| Q2 2025 | $258.5M | +71% |
| Q1 2025 | $298.4M | +29% |
| Q4 2024 | $219.5M | +64% |
VSAT 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 | — |
VSAT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +1.1% | +1.5M shares |
| 1 year | +2.6% | +3.5M shares |
| 3 years | +11% | +14.1M shares |
| 5 years | +85% | +63.8M shares |
| Available history | +120% | +75.7M shares |
VSAT has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
ASTS Net Leverage
ASTS's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
VSAT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q2 2026 | 3.3x | Elevated |
| Q1 2026 | 3.2x | Elevated |
| Q4 2025 | 3.8x | Elevated |
| Q3 2025 | 4.1x | High |
| Q2 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q1 2025 | 4.3x | High |
| Q4 2024 | 3.9x | Elevated |
VSAT's net debt is about 3.3 years of its operating earnings (EBITDA), down from 4.1 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).
VSAT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 52.1 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 43.0 | Neutral |
VSAT's weekly RSI is 52 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 43 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VSAT PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VSAT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | N/A | 28x | — |
VSAT 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 fallen below most of its moving averages, though it's still 2.8% above its 200-week average.
VSAT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $68.7 | 3.7% above |
| 20 week MA | $72.9 | 2.3% below |
| 50 week MA | $60.7 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $39.4 | 81% above |
| 200 week MA | $31.3 | 128% above |
VSAT 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.
VSAT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $73.0 | $33.4 | -54% |
| 2021 | $33.4 | $45.5 | +36% |
| 2022 | $45.5 | $31.7 | -30% |
| 2023 | $31.7 | $28.0 | -12% |
| 2024 | $28.0 | $8.94 | -68% |
| 2025 | $8.94 | $34.8 | +289% |
| 2026 YTD | $34.8 | $71.2 | +105% |
VSAT has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.