ASTS
AST SpaceMobile, Inc.
ASTS offers stronger fundamentals, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
YEXT
Yext, Inc.
YEXT has the edge over ASTS overall, supported by lower modeled downside.
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.
YEXT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Stable | |
| Under pressure | |
| Stable | |
| Healthy |
YEXT's balance sheet is currently healthy, and its revenue and cash flow are stable, but its profitability is under pressure.
ASTS PE Valuation
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
YEXT PE Valuation
YEXT 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.
YEXT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Growth | |
| Stable | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| High |
Analysts expect YEXT's earnings to grow and its profitability to improve, with its revenue holding steady.
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 has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 273% for ASTS versus YEXT down 340%.
YEXT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $0.76 | — |
| Q3 2025 | -$0.12 | -$0.07 |
| Q2 2025 | -$0.18 | -$0.13 |
| Q1 2025 | -$0.22 | -$0.20 |
| Q4 2024 | -$0.15 | -$0.05 |
| Q3 2024 | -$0.05 | +$0.15 |
| Q2 2024 | -$0.05 | +$0.28 |
| Q1 2024 | -$0.02 | +$0.51 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.10 | +$0.54 |
YEXT is still losing money, but far less than before: $0.12 per share over the past year, against $1.16 at its worst in early 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 has the edge over YEXT 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.
YEXT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $111.1M | -1.8% |
| Q2 2026 | $107.9M | -1.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $112M | -1% |
| Q4 2025 | $112M | -1.7% |
| Q3 2025 | $113.1M | +16% |
| Q2 2025 | $109.5M | +14% |
| Q1 2025 | $113.1M | +12% |
| Q4 2024 | $114M | +13% |
YEXT's revenue grew through 2024 and has held roughly level since: $111M last quarter, down 1.8% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 16% | -10 points |
| Q2 2026 | 5.2% | +4.2 points |
| Q1 2026 | 5.3% | +13 points |
| Q4 2025 | 7% | +16 points |
| Q3 2025 | 26% | +34 points |
| Q2 2025 | 1% | +6.7 points |
| Q1 2025 | -8% | -9.1 points |
| Q4 2024 | -9.1% | -7.3 points |
YEXT 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.
YEXT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $7.7M | -1.9% |
| Q2 2026 | $37M | -0.4% |
| Q1 2026 | $28.6M | -25% |
| Q4 2025 | -$20.3M | -$4M |
| Q3 2025 | $7.8M | +$19M |
| Q2 2025 | $37.2M | -1.3% |
| Q1 2025 | $38M | +38% |
| Q4 2024 | -$16.4M | -$14M |
YEXT 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 | — |
YEXT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -8.7% | -9.8M shares |
| 1 year | -21% | -28.2M shares |
| 3 years | -16% | -20.2M shares |
| 5 years | -18% | -22.3M shares |
| Available history | -9.1% | -10.4M shares |
YEXT has the edge over ASTS on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $8.9M |
| Q2 2026 | $142M |
| Q1 2026 | $7.7M |
| Q4 2025 | $14.4M |
| Q3 2025 | $17.7M |
| Q2 2025 | $27.6M |
| Q1 2025 | $11.1M |
| Q4 2024 | $6.6M |
YEXT spent $173M buying back its own shares over the past year, up 174% 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.
YEXT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 1.0x | Very low |
| Q2 2026 | 0.7x | Very low |
| Q1 2026 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -0.8x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2024 | -66.4x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2024 | -21.9x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2023 | -83.4x | Net Cash |
YEXT's net debt is about a year of its operating earnings (EBITDA), after holding more cash than debt 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).
YEXT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 68.4 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 80.0 | Neutral |
YEXT's weekly RSI is 68 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 80 (neutral).
ASTS PE vs Technology Sector
ASTS has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
YEXT PE vs Technology Sector
YEXT 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.
YEXT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $7.07 | 8.2% above |
| 20 week MA | $6.32 | 21% above |
| 50 week MA | $5.79 | 32% above |
| 100 week MA | $6.63 | 15% above |
| 200 week MA | $6.83 | 12% above |
YEXT 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.
YEXT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $14.6 | $16.9 | +16% |
| 2021 | $16.9 | $10.6 | -37% |
| 2022 | $10.6 | $6.14 | -42% |
| 2023 | $6.14 | $5.89 | -4.1% |
| 2024 | $5.89 | $6.33 | +7.5% |
| 2025 | $6.33 | $8.10 | +28% |
| 2026 YTD | $8.10 | $7.65 | -5.6% |
YEXT has the edge over ASTS on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.