Juniper Networks [JNPR] vs Ast Spacemobile [ASTS] Detailed Stock Comparison

Juniper Networks Inc.

NYSE

Ast Spacemobile Inc.

NASDAQ

TLDR: Quick Comparison Summary

Based on 20 vital metrics comparison: Juniper Networks Inc. wins in 16 metrics, Ast Spacemobile Inc. wins in 3 metrics, with 0 ties. Juniper Networks Inc. appears stronger overall.

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Vital Metrics Comparison

Metric	Juniper Networks Inc.	Ast Spacemobile Inc.	Better
P/E Ratio (TTM)	38.05	-57.03	Juniper Networks Inc.
Price-to-Book Ratio	2.77	11.84	Juniper Networks Inc.
Debt-to-Equity Ratio	40.66	93.61	Juniper Networks Inc.
PEG Ratio	20.18	-505.69	Juniper Networks Inc.
EV/EBITDA	22.76	-96.42	Juniper Networks Inc.
Profit Margin (TTM)	6.78%	50.34%	Ast Spacemobile Inc.
Operating Margin (TTM)	8.56%	-133.10%	Juniper Networks Inc.
EBITDA Margin (TTM)	8.56%	N/A	N/A
Return on Equity	7.58%	-30.12%	Juniper Networks Inc.
Return on Assets (TTM)	2.91%	-6.03%	Juniper Networks Inc.
Free Cash Flow (TTM)	$672.60M	$-1.19B	Juniper Networks Inc.
1-Year Return	8.80%	391.59%	Ast Spacemobile Inc.
Price-to-Sales Ratio (TTM)	2.57	315.26	Juniper Networks Inc.
Enterprise Value	$13.76B	$22.81B	Ast Spacemobile Inc.
EV/Revenue Ratio	2.64	321.67	Juniper Networks Inc.
Gross Profit Margin (TTM)	58.95%	45.84%	Juniper Networks Inc.
Revenue per Share (TTM)	$16	$0	Juniper Networks Inc.
Earnings per Share (Diluted)	$1.05	$-1.30	Juniper Networks Inc.
Beta (Stock Volatility)	0.77	2.80	Juniper Networks Inc.
Short % of Float	3.12%	20.28%	Juniper Networks Inc.

Juniper Networks Inc. vs Ast Spacemobile Inc. Stock Performance Analysis

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Stock	1D	1W	1M	3M	6M	YTD
Juniper Networks Inc.	0.00%	9.30%	11.37%	17.02%	17.02%	17.02%
Ast Spacemobile Inc.	-8.83%	-1.28%	72.69%	35.95%	107.72%	41.57%

Long-term Returns

Stock	1Y	3Y	5Y	10Y	15Y	20Y
Juniper Networks Inc.	8.80%	38.76%	76.61%	52.77%	55.03%	57.28%
Ast Spacemobile Inc.	391.59%	1,917.97%	1,278.01%	1,060.80%	1,060.80%	1,060.80%

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Juniper Networks Inc. vs Ast Spacemobile Inc.

Metric	JNPR	ASTS
Market Information
Market Cap i	$13.36B	$29.19B
Market Cap Category	Large cap	Large cap
10 Day Avg. Volume i	5,660,886	21,359,353
90 Day Avg. Volume i	3,257,215	15,410,018
Last Close	$39.95	$107.73
52 Week Range	$33.42 - $39.96	$23.80 - $133.86
% from 52W High	-0.03%	-19.52%
All-Time High	$244.50 (Oct 16, 2000)	$133.86 (May 28, 2026)
% from All-Time High	-83.66%	-19.52%
Growth Metrics
Quarterly Revenue Growth	0.11%	27.31%
Quarterly Earnings Growth	0.11%	27.31%
Financial Health
Profit Margin (TTM) i	0.07%	0.50%
Operating Margin (TTM) i	0.09%	-1.33%
Return on Equity (TTM) i	0.08%	-0.30%
Debt to Equity (MRQ) i	40.66	93.61
Cash & Liquidity
Book Value per Share (MRQ)	$14.45	$6.45
Cash per Share (MRQ)	$4.66	$7.98
Operating Cash Flow (TTM) i	$779.60M	$-71,517,000
Levered Free Cash Flow (TTM) i	$733.29M	$-1,240,983,040
Dividends
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$0.00	N/A

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Juniper Networks Inc. vs Ast Spacemobile Inc.

Metric	JNPR (Jul 18, 2025)	ASTS (Apr 26, 2026)
Price Ratios
P/E Ratio (TTM) i	38.05	-57.03
Forward P/E i	20.18	-505.69
PEG Ratio i	20.18	-505.69
Price to Sales (TTM) i	2.57	315.26
Price to Book (MRQ) i	2.77	11.84
Market Capitalization
Market Capitalization i	$13.36B	$29.19B
Enterprise Value i	$13.76B	$22.81B
Enterprise Value Metrics
Enterprise to Revenue i	2.64	321.67
Enterprise to EBITDA i	22.76	-96.42
Risk & Other Metrics
Beta i	0.77	2.80
Book Value per Share (MRQ) i	$14.45	$6.45

Financial Statements Comparison: Juniper Networks Inc. vs Ast Spacemobile Inc.

Financial Metrics

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Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Metric	JNPR (2024)	ASTS (2025)
Revenue/Sales i	5.07B	70.92M
Cost of Goods Sold i	2.09B	35.22M
COGS % of Revenue i	41.2%	49.7%
Gross Profit i	2.98B	35.70M
Gross Margin i	58.8%	50.3%
Research & Development i	1.15B	170.63M
Operating Income (EBIT) i	363.80M	-287.71M
Operating Margin i	7.2%	-405.7%
EBITDA i	594.40M	-301.78M
EBITDA Margin i	11.7%	-425.5%
Pre-Tax Income i	298.00M	-457.11M
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	5.9%	-644.6%
Income Tax i	500,000	3.90M
Income Tax % of Revenue i	0.0%	5.5%
Net Income (Profit) i	287.90M	-461.01M
Profit Margin i	5.7%	-650.1%

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Metric	JNPR (2024)	ASTS (2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	1.22B	2.34B
Total Current Assets i	3.85B	2.46B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	75.8%	3,466.7%
Total Current Liabilities i	2.64B	150.34M
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	52.1%	212.0%
Long-Term Debt i	1.35B	2.23B
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	26.6%	3,137.5%
Total Shareholders Equity i	4.78B	2.39B
Retained Earnings i	-2.02B	-831.69M
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	-39.8%	-1,172.7%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	160.20M	359.36M

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Metric	JNPR (2024)	ASTS (2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	706.10M	-117.86M
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	13.9%	-166.2%
Capital Expenditures i	-115.50M	-1.06B
Free Cash Flow i	672.60M	-1.19B
FCF Margin i	13.3%	-1,681.7%
Debt Repayment i	N/A	-1.01B
Common Stock Repurchase i	-17.90M	N/A

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Metric	JNPR	ASTS
Shares Short i	7.91M	46.23M
Short Ratio i	3.61	3.64
Short % of Float i	3.12%	20.28%
Shares Outstanding i	332.60M	285.45M
Float Shares i	329.79M	274.14M
% Held by Insiders i	1.37%	11.68%
% Held by Institutions i	87.00%	42.03%
% Held by Public i	11.63%	46.29%

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Juniper Networks Inc. vs Ast Spacemobile Inc.

Metric	JNPR	ASTS
Last 12-Month Dividend i	$0.00	N/A
Last 12-Month Dividend Yield i	N/A	N/A
3-Year Avg Annual Dividend i	$0.07	N/A
3-Year Avg Dividend Yield i	0.72%	N/A
3-Year Total Dividends i	$0.22	N/A
Ex-Dividend Date	Feb 28, 2023	N/A

Metric	JNPR (Mar 31, 2025)	ASTS (Dec 31, 2025)
Revenue/Sales i	1.28B	54.31M
Cost of Goods Sold i	525.50M	29.41M
COGS % of Revenue i	41.0%	54.2%
Gross Profit i	754.70M	24.89M
Gross Margin i	59.0%	45.8%
Research & Development i	283.10M	55.22M
Operating Income (EBIT) i	109.60M	-72.28M
Operating Margin i	8.6%	-133.1%
EBITDA i	164.80M	-58.34M
EBITDA Margin i	12.9%	-107.4%
Pre-Tax Income i	81.80M	-95.04M
Pre-Tax Income % of Revenue i	6.4%	-175.0%
Income Tax i	17.70M	2.61M
Income Tax % of Revenue i	1.4%	4.8%
Net Income (Profit) i	64.10M	-97.65M
Profit Margin i	5.0%	-179.8%

Metric	JNPR (Mar 31, 2025)	ASTS (Dec 31, 2025)
Operating Cash Flow i	421.80M	97.55M
Operating Cash Flow % of Revenue i	32.9%	179.6%
Capital Expenditures i	-24.30M	-395.70M
Free Cash Flow i	292.20M	-359.16M
FCF Margin i	22.8%	-661.4%
Debt Repayment i	N/A	-162.90M
Common Stock Repurchase i	-17.00M	N/A

Juniper Networks [JNPR] vs Ast Spacemobile [ASTS] Detailed Stock Comparison

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Financial Metrics

Revenue

Operating Margin

Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

JNPR (Annual)

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ASTS (Quarterly)

Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

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Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Juniper Networks Inc. vs Ast Spacemobile Inc.

Metric	JNPR (Mar 31, 2025)	ASTS (Dec 31, 2025)
Cash & Equivalents i	1.29B	2.34B
Total Current Assets i	3.74B	2.46B
Total Current Assets % of Revenue i	291.9%	4,527.2%
Total Current Liabilities i	2.51B	150.34M
Total Current Liabilities % of Revenue i	195.8%	276.9%
Long-Term Debt i	1.50B	2.23B
Long-Term Debt % of Revenue i	117.2%	4,097.3%
Total Shareholders Equity i	4.83B	2.39B
Retained Earnings i	-1.97B	-831.69M
Retained Earnings % of Revenue i	-153.7%	-1,531.5%
Property, Plant & Equipment i	961.50M	359.36M

Juniper Networks [JNPR] vs Ast Spacemobile [ASTS] Detailed Stock Comparison

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Vital Metrics Comparison

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Performance Comparison

Short-term Returns

Long-term Returns

Performance & Financial Health Analysis: Juniper Networks Inc. vs Ast Spacemobile Inc.

Valuation & Enterprise Metrics Analysis: Juniper Networks Inc. vs Ast Spacemobile Inc.

Financial Statements Comparison: Juniper Networks Inc. vs Ast Spacemobile Inc.

Financial Metrics Quarterly Annual

Revenue

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Profit Margin

Long Term Debt

Income Flow Analysis

JNPR (Annual)

JNPR (Quarterly)

ASTS (Annual)

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Financial Statements Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Income Statement

Balance Sheet & Liquidity Metrics

Cash Flow Statement Comparison

Short Interest & Institutional Ownership Analysis

Dividend Analysis & Yield Comparison: Juniper Networks Inc. vs Ast Spacemobile Inc.

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