OUST
Ouster, Inc.
OUST offers stronger modeled upside, but that advantage does not outweigh its weaker overall profile.
RDDT
Reddit, Inc.
RDDT has the edge over OUST overall, supported by stronger fundamentals and lower modeled downside.
OUST Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Under pressure | |
| Weak | |
| Unavailable |
OUST's revenue is currently healthy, but its profitability and cash flow are under pressure. There isn't enough data to rate its balance sheet.
RDDT Fundamentals
| Metric | Status |
|---|---|
| Healthy | |
| Strong | |
| Strong | |
| Strong |
RDDT's revenue, profitability, cash flow and balance sheet are all currently healthy.
OUST PE Valuation
OUST has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RDDT PE Valuation
| Level | PE | Price | Vs current |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forward | 16x | $99.55 | — |
| Current | 20x | $99.55 | — |
| Cheap | 35x | $171 | +72% |
| Fair | 46x | $228 | +129% |
| Expensive | 53x | $262 | +163% |
Historical ranges are pointers, not guarantees.
RDDT's PE is 20x, but its earnings don't support one, so it isn't a reliable read right now.
OUST Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| -- | |
| Losses shrinking | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Limited | |
| Low |
Analysts expect OUST's losses to shrink, with revenue growing. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
RDDT Forward outlook
| Metric | Outlook |
|---|---|
| Strongly improving | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strong growth | |
| Strongly improving | |
| Moderate | |
| Low |
Analysts expect strong earnings and revenue growth for RDDT, with profitability improving. However, they disagree widely on these estimates.
OUST Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$0.65 | +$0.98 |
| Q2 2026 | -$0.82 | +$0.98 |
| Q1 2026 | -$0.93 | +$1.02 |
| Q4 2025 | -$1.07 | +$1.01 |
| Q3 2025 | -$1.63 | +$0.98 |
| Q2 2025 | -$1.80 | +$1.16 |
| Q1 2025 | -$1.95 | +$3.67 |
| Q4 2024 | -$2.08 | +$9.02 |
RDDT has the stronger earnings trend. Trailing diluted EPS is down 140% for OUST versus RDDT down 39%.
RDDT Earnings Per Share
| Quarter | TTM EPS | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Forward | $6.32 | +29% |
| Q3 2024 | -$7.98 | -$7.17 |
| Q2 2024 | -$8.19 | -$7.15 |
| Q1 2024 | -$8.38 | -$7.25 |
| Q4 2023 | -$0.56 | +$0.41 |
| Q3 2023 | -$0.81 | -$0.02 |
| Q2 2023 | -$1.04 | -$0.48 |
| Q1 2023 | -$1.13 | -$0.48 |
| Q4 2022 | -$0.97 | -$0.19 |
RDDT has returned to profit: it earned $4.90 per share over the past year, after losing money the year before.
OUST Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $59.3M | +50% |
| Q2 2026 | $54.6M | +56% |
| Q1 2026 | $48.6M | +49% |
| Q4 2025 | $62.2M | +107% |
| Q3 2025 | $39.5M | +41% |
| Q2 2025 | $35M | +30% |
| Q1 2025 | $32.6M | +26% |
| Q4 2024 | $30.1M | +23% |
OUST's revenue has grown year over year for 15 quarters in a row: $59M last quarter, up 50% from the same quarter a year ago.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -32% | +29 points |
| Q2 2026 | -37% | +40 points |
| Q1 2026 | -40% | +34 points |
| Q4 2025 | 1.4% | +87 points |
| Q3 2025 | -61% | +37 points |
| Q2 2025 | -77% | +17 points |
| Q1 2025 | -73% | +27 points |
| Q4 2024 | -85% | +68 points |
OUST's operating margin was −32% last quarter, up 29 points from the same quarter a year ago, near the top of its range since 2019.
RDDT Quarterly Revenue
| Quarter | Revenue | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $895M | +53% |
| Q2 2026 | $804.9M | +61% |
| Q1 2026 | $663.4M | +69% |
| Q4 2025 | $725.6M | +70% |
| Q3 2025 | $584.9M | +68% |
| Q2 2025 | $499.6M | +78% |
| Q1 2025 | $392.4M | +61% |
| Q4 2024 | $427.7M | +71% |
RDDT has the edge over OUST on sales, with stronger typical year-over-year growth.
| Quarter | Margin | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | 29% | +5.5 points |
| Q2 2026 | 29% | +15 points |
| Q1 2026 | 28% | +27 points |
| Q4 2025 | 32% | +20 points |
| Q3 2025 | 24% | +22 points |
| Q2 2025 | 14% | +25 points |
| Q1 2025 | 1% | +244 points |
| Q4 2024 | 12% | +11 points |
RDDT has the edge over OUST on profitability, with a higher operating margin.
OUST Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -$35M | -$15M |
| Q2 2026 | -$15.4M | -$13.2M |
| Q1 2026 | -$9.8M | -$4.4M |
| Q4 2025 | -$37.2M | -$33.2M |
| Q3 2025 | -$20M | -$15.7M |
| Q2 2025 | -$2.2M | +$19.8M |
| Q1 2025 | -$5.4M | +$1.7M |
| Q4 2024 | -$4M | +$20.6M |
OUST has burned cash in almost every quarter: −$97M over the past year, against −$32M the year before.
RDDT Free Cash Flow
| Quarter | Free cash flow | YoY |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $362.6M | +98% |
| Q2 2026 | $260.7M | +135% |
| Q1 2026 | $311.2M | +146% |
| Q4 2025 | $263.6M | +196% |
| Q3 2025 | $183.1M | +161% |
| Q2 2025 | $110.8M | +308% |
| Q1 2025 | $126.6M | +333% |
| Q4 2024 | $89.2M | +$111.2M |
RDDT has the edge over OUST on cash generation, producing positive trailing cash flow while its opponent burns cash.
OUST Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | +8.3% | +5.5M shares |
| 1 year | +23% | +13.5M shares |
| 3 years | +82% | +32.2M shares |
| 5 years | +1183% | +65.9M shares |
| Available history | +6407% | +70.4M shares |
OUST has 71M diluted shares, up 23% from a year ago.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | — |
| Q4 2022 | $1,000 |
| Q3 2022 | $3,000 |
| Q2 2022 | $12,000 |
| Q1 2022 | $31,000 |
RDDT Total Shares
| Period | Change % | Net change |
|---|---|---|
| Quarterly | -0.1% | -169K shares |
| 1 year | -0.4% | -868K shares |
| 3 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
| 5 years | +24% | +38.5M shares |
RDDT has the edge over OUST on shareholder dilution, with a more favorable share count trend.
| Quarter | Spent |
|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | $100.4M |
| Q2 2026 | $234.6M |
| Q1 2026 | $5M |
| Q4 2023 | — |
| Q3 2023 | — |
| Q2 2023 | — |
| Q1 2023 | $4.2M |
| Q4 2022 | — |
OUST Net Leverage
OUST's operating earnings (EBITDA) were negative over the past year, so its debt can't be measured against them.
RDDT Net Leverage
| Quarter | Net Leverage | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Q3 2026 | -1.5x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2026 | -1.9x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2026 | -2.2x | Net Cash |
| Q4 2025 | -2.1x | Net Cash |
| Q3 2025 | -3.3x | Net Cash |
| Q2 2025 | -5.0x | Net Cash |
| Q1 2025 | -13.1x | Net Cash |
RDDT has more cash than debt.
OUST Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 51.2 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 26.0 | Neutral |
OUST's weekly RSI is 51 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 26 (neutral).
RDDT Weekly Momentum
| Metric | Value | Status |
|---|---|---|
| RSI | 34.8 | Neutral |
| Stochastic | 6.5 | Oversold |
RDDT's weekly RSI is 35 (neutral) and its Stochastic is 6 (oversold).
OUST PE vs Technology Sector
OUST has no meaningful PE right now: it lost money over the past year.
RDDT PE vs Communication Services Sector
| Metric | RDDT | Sector median | Relative |
|---|---|---|---|
| PE | 20x | 16x | 23% above |
| PE % | 5 | 23 | 18 pts below |
RDDT is trading at 20x earnings, a 23% premium to the Communication Services sector's median of 16x, though its earnings don't support one.
OUST Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $35.9 | 1.9% above |
| 20 week MA | $38.1 | 4% below |
| 50 week MA | $31.3 | 17% above |
| 100 week MA | $24.9 | 47% above |
| 200 week MA | $16.3 | 125% above |
OUST has stronger trend alignment. OUST is above 4 of 5 weekly averages versus RDDT above 0 of 4.
RDDT Weekly Moving Averages
| Moving average | MA price | Relative |
|---|---|---|
| 8 week MA | $130.6 | 24% below |
| 20 week MA | $151.7 | 34% below |
| 50 week MA | $165.0 | 40% below |
| 100 week MA | $167.1 | 40% below |
RDDT is in a downtrend: it's below all four of its weekly moving averages, and 40% below its 100-week average.
OUST Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | $97.0 | $162.5 | +68% |
| 2021 | $162.5 | $53.8 | -67% |
| 2022 | $53.8 | $8.88 | -83% |
| 2023 | $8.88 | $7.67 | -14% |
| 2024 | $7.67 | $12.5 | +63% |
| 2025 | $12.5 | $22.0 | +76% |
| 2026 YTD | $22.0 | $36.6 | +67% |
OUST has the edge over RDDT on returns for 2026, with the stronger performance.
RDDT Yearly ROI
| Year | Start price | End price | ROI |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | $46.0 | $173.5 | +277% |
| 2025 | $173.5 | $225.8 | +30% |
| 2026 YTD | $225.8 | $99.6 | -56% |
RDDT has finished every year since 2024 higher, and it's down 56% so far in 2026.