AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Competitors

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) and Telefónica (NYSE:TEF) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, dividends, earnings, profitability, community ranking, valuation, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and institutional ownership.

Which has better valuation & earnings, ASTS or TEF?

AST SpaceMobile has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Telefónica. Telefónica is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AST SpaceMobile, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AST SpaceMobile	$4.42M	1,662.69	-$87.56M	-$1.95	-11.90
Telefónica	$41.32B	0.70	-$965.41M	-$0.04	-127.50

Do analysts recommend ASTS or TEF?

AST SpaceMobile presently has a consensus target price of $42.82, suggesting a potential upside of 84.48%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Telefónica.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Telefónica	1 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.83

Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of ASTS or TEF?

61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 1.1% of Telefónica shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.0% of Telefónica shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASTS or TEF?

Telefónica received 572 more outperform votes than AST SpaceMobile when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.23% of users gave AST SpaceMobile an outperform vote while only 57.32% of users gave Telefónica an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AST SpaceMobile	Outperform Votes 27 69.23%	Underperform Votes 12 30.77%
Telefónica	Outperform Votes 599 57.32%	Underperform Votes 446 42.68%

Is ASTS or TEF more profitable?

AST SpaceMobile has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Telefónica's net margin of -2.84%. Telefónica's return on equity of 10.10% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AST SpaceMobile	N/A	-35.21%	-19.35%
Telefónica	-2.84%	10.10%	2.54%

Does the media favor ASTS or TEF?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 4 more articles in the media than Telefónica. MarketBeat recorded 14 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 10 mentions for Telefónica. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat Telefónica's score of 0.43 indicating that AST SpaceMobile is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AST SpaceMobile	7 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Telefónica	2 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, ASTS or TEF?

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 1.81, meaning that its share price is 81% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Telefónica has a beta of 0.43, meaning that its share price is 57% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AST SpaceMobile beats Telefónica on 13 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.