ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger valuation, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
VSH
Vishay Intertechnology, Inc.
VSH has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside 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.
VSH Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Healthy | |
| Stable | |
| Strong |
VSH's revenue, profitability and balance sheet are currently healthy, and its cash flow is stable.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VSH PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheap | 8.5x | $5.25 | -81% |
| Fair | 13x | $7.87 | -72% |
| Forward | 15x | $27.79 | — |
| Expensive | 28x | $17.33 | -38% |
| Current | 45x | $27.79 | — |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
VSH's PE is in its expensive range at 45x. If earnings grow as analysts expect, today's price would be 15x 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.
VSH Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for VSH, with profitability improving. 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.
VSH Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $1.80 | +190% |
| Q3 2026 | $0.62 | +$1.18 |
| Q2 2026 | $0.19 | +$0.83 |
| Q1 2026 | $0.01 | +$0.49 |
| Q4 2025 | -$0.07 | +$0.16 |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.56 | -190% |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.64 | -152% |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.48 | -128% |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.23 | -110% |
VSH 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 VSH 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.
VSH Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $978.9M | +24% |
| Q2 2026 | $888.6M | +17% |
| Q1 2026 | $839.2M | +17% |
| Q4 2025 | $800.9M | +12% |
| Q3 2025 | $790.6M | +7.5% |
| Q2 2025 | $762.3M | +2.8% |
| Q1 2025 | $715.2M | -4.2% |
| Q4 2024 | $714.7M | -9% |
VSH's revenue has grown year over year for six quarters in a row: $979M last quarter, up 24% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 9.4% | +7 points |
| Q2 2026 | 6% | +3.1 points |
| Q1 2026 | 2.6% | +2.5 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.9% | +9.8 points |
| Q3 2025 | 2.4% | +4.9 points |
| Q2 2025 | 2.9% | -2.2 points |
| Q1 2025 | 0.1% | -5.6 points |
| Q4 2024 | -7.9% | -18 points |
VSH 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.
VSH Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $98.2M | +$122.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $10.2M | +$83.5M |
| Q1 2026 | -$47M | -$1.5M |
| Q4 2025 | $54.6M | +$131.8M |
| Q3 2025 | -$24.7M | -$15.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$73.4M | +$13.9M |
| Q1 2025 | -$45.5M | -268% |
| Q4 2024 | -$77.2M | +$61.8M |
VSH 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 the edge over VSH 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 | — |
VSH Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +8.7% | +12.9M shares |
| 1 year | +18% | +25.1M shares |
| 3 years | +15% | +20.8M shares |
| 5 years | +11% | +15.4M shares |
| Available history | +11% | +15.7M shares |
VSH has 161M diluted shares, up 18% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | — |
| Q2 2026 | — |
| Q1 2026 | — |
| Q4 2025 | $10,000 |
| Q3 2025 | — |
| Q2 2025 | — |
| Q1 2025 | $12.5M |
| Q4 2024 | $12.6M |
VSH has spent almost nothing on buybacks in 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.
VSH Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q4 2025 | 1.6x | Healthy |
| Q3 2025 | 2.3x | Moderate |
| Q2 2025 | 2.6x | Moderate |
| Q1 2025 | 2.1x | Moderate |
| Q4 2024 | 1.5x | Healthy |
VSH 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).
VSH Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 44.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 17.5 | Oversold |
VSH's weekly RSI is 44 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 18 (oversold).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
VSH PE vs Technology Sector
| Metric | VSH | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 45x | 28x | 61% above |
| PE % | 92 | 35 | 57 pts above |
VSH is trading at 45x earnings, a 61% 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.
VSH Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $29.6 | 6.2% below |
| 20 week MA | $33.4 | 17% below |
| 50 week MA | $29.9 | 7.1% below |
| 100 week MA | $22.7 | 22% above |
| 200 week MA | $22.7 | 23% above |
VSH 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.
VSH Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $21.3 | $20.5 | -3.9% |
| 2021 | $20.5 | $21.2 | +3.3% |
| 2022 | $21.2 | $21.4 | +1% |
| 2023 | $21.4 | $24.0 | +12% |
| 2024 | $24.0 | $17.5 | -27% |
| 2025 | $17.5 | $15.0 | -14% |
| 2026 YTD | $15.0 | $27.8 | +85% |
VSH has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.