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$47.71 -4.08 (-7.88%)
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ASTS vs. T, VZ, AMX, TME, CHT, WBD, TEF, VOD, FOXA, and FWONK

Should you be buying AST SpaceMobile stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AST SpaceMobile include AT&T (T), Verizon Communications (VZ), America Movil (AMX), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Telefonica (TEF), Vodafone Group (VOD), FOX (FOXA), and Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK).

AST SpaceMobile vs. Its Competitors

AT&T (NYSE:T) and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, dividends, risk, earnings, profitability, media sentiment and valuation.

AT&T has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.33, indicating that its share price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
AT&T$122.34B1.64$10.95B$1.7615.94
AST SpaceMobile$4.64M3,257.08-$300.08M-$1.99-23.97

In the previous week, AT&T had 41 more articles in the media than AST SpaceMobile. MarketBeat recorded 62 mentions for AT&T and 21 mentions for AST SpaceMobile. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat AST SpaceMobile's score of 0.43 indicating that AT&T is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
AT&T
47 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AST SpaceMobile
6 Very Positive mention(s)
4 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

AT&T has a net margin of 10.29% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -7,033.22%. AT&T's return on equity of 13.36% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
AT&T10.29% 13.36% 3.99%
AST SpaceMobile -7,033.22%-23.56%-13.79%

57.1% of AT&T shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of AT&T shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

AT&T presently has a consensus target price of $29.66, indicating a potential upside of 5.73%. AST SpaceMobile has a consensus target price of $44.99, indicating a potential downside of 5.71%. Given AT&T's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts clearly believe AT&T is more favorable than AST SpaceMobile.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
AT&T
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
17 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
AST SpaceMobile
0 Sell rating(s)
3 Hold rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.63

Summary

AT&T beats AST SpaceMobile on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding ASTS and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
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Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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ASTS vs. The Competition

MetricAST SpaceMobileWireless Equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$16.39B$13.59B$29.51B$9.57B
Dividend YieldN/A1.61%3.11%4.17%
P/E Ratio-23.97350.4050.8725.14
Price / Sales3,257.08274.481,556.0286.79
Price / CashN/A18.0836.7258.58
Price / Book21.2031.347.315.59
Net Income-$300.08M$197.00M$803.33M$265.48M
7 Day Performance-9.05%4.57%1.13%1.22%
1 Month Performance4.95%1.07%-0.75%0.39%
1 Year Performance113.75%11.42%53,045.80%23.47%

AST SpaceMobile Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
ASTS
AST SpaceMobile
1.4962 of 5 stars
$47.71
-7.9%
$44.99
-5.7%
+142.9%$16.39B$4.64M-23.97390Trending News
Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
T
AT&T
4.6897 of 5 stars
$27.65
-0.4%
$29.66
+7.3%
+45.7%$197.67B$123.98B15.71140,990Positive News
VZ
Verizon Communications
4.8582 of 5 stars
$42.92
+0.1%
$47.35
+10.3%
+6.6%$180.90B$134.79B10.0099,600Positive News
AMX
America Movil
2.766 of 5 stars
$18.01
+0.3%
$16.92
-6.1%
+13.5%$54.66B$47.69B19.16178,468Positive News
TME
Tencent Music Entertainment Group
2.6806 of 5 stars
$21.48
+4.6%
$16.60
-22.7%
+65.9%$36.84B$28.99B25.555,353Positive News
Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
CHT
Chunghwa Telecom
1.3128 of 5 stars
$43.67
-0.2%
N/A+22.2%$33.88B$7.16B29.3132,452Earnings Report
WBD
Warner Bros. Discovery
2.0962 of 5 stars
$12.71
-1.2%
$12.66
-0.4%
+53.8%$31.16B$39.32B-2.8935,000Trending News
Earnings Report
Analyst Forecast
Gap Up
TEF
Telefonica
1.0812 of 5 stars
$5.29
+1.2%
N/A+23.1%$29.97B$44.71B-11.01100,870
VOD
Vodafone Group
4.4594 of 5 stars
$11.03
+0.6%
$136.00
+1,133.6%
+22.5%$28.86B$37.45B9.6692,000Gap Down
FOXA
FOX
2.6173 of 5 stars
$57.00
+2.6%
$53.53
-6.1%
+37.3%$25.60B$13.98B14.1610,200Positive News
Earnings Report
Dividend Increase
Analyst Upgrade
FWONK
Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C
2.8512 of 5 stars
$98.89
-0.1%
$107.56
+8.8%
+25.6%$24.67B$3.32B-247.246,800News Coverage

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This page (NASDAQ:ASTS) was last updated on 8/8/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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