AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Competitors $81.20 +6.45 (+8.63%) Closing price 10/8/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$81.61 +0.41 (+0.50%) As of 04:14 AM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock ASTS vs. T, VZ, AMX, WBD, TME, CHT, TEF, VOD, FOXA, and FOXShould 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), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Tencent Music Entertainment Group (TME), Chunghwa Telecom (CHT), Telefonica (TEF), Vodafone Group (VOD), FOX (FOXA), and FOX (FOX). AST SpaceMobile vs. Its Competitors AT&T Verizon Communications America Movil Warner Bros. Discovery Tencent Music Entertainment Group Chunghwa Telecom Telefonica Vodafone Group FOX FOX AT&T (NYSE:T) and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, risk, earnings, profitability, dividends, valuation, institutional ownership and media sentiment. Do analysts recommend T or ASTS? AT&T currently has a consensus target price of $30.75, indicating a potential upside of 17.19%. AST SpaceMobile has a consensus target price of $45.27, indicating a potential downside of 44.25%. Given AT&T's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AT&T is more favorable than AST SpaceMobile.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score AT&T 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75AST SpaceMobile 2 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 4 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.18 Which has preferable valuation and earnings, T or ASTS? 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 RatioAT&T$122.34B1.53$10.95B$1.7614.91AST SpaceMobile$4.42M6,586.39-$300.08M-$1.89-42.96 Which has more volatility and risk, T or ASTS? AT&T has a beta of 0.42, indicating that its stock price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.41, indicating that its stock price is 141% more volatile than the S&P 500. Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in T or ASTS? 57.1% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of AT&T shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media prefer T or ASTS? In the previous week, AT&T had 33 more articles in the media than AST SpaceMobile. MarketBeat recorded 77 mentions for AT&T and 44 mentions for AST SpaceMobile. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat AST SpaceMobile's score of 0.63 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) 10 Positive mention(s) 13 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AST SpaceMobile 15 Very Positive mention(s) 13 Positive mention(s) 12 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is T or ASTS more profitable? AT&T has a net margin of 10.29% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -7,213.90%. 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 -7,213.90%-26.81%-16.51% SummaryAT&T beats AST SpaceMobile on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks. Get AST SpaceMobile News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for ASTS and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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.Skip Chart ASTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAST SpaceMobileWireless Equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$26.80B$16.42B$33.02B$10.55BDividend YieldN/A1.39%3.17%4.75%P/E Ratio-42.96369.27501.3727.60Price / Sales6,586.39552.512,009.18224.03Price / CashN/A19.6737.7361.55Price / Book36.0914.287.706.76Net Income-$300.08M$224.12M$820.34M$275.88M7 Day Performance22.73%5.49%1.83%2.81%1 Month Performance119.99%18.19%9.24%9.24%1 Year Performance259.13%49.81%24,029.39%35.42% AST SpaceMobile Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASTSAST SpaceMobile1.6247 of 5 stars$81.20+8.6%$45.27-44.2%+235.5%$26.80B$4.42M-42.96390Trending NewsAnalyst DowngradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumeTAT&T4.795 of 5 stars$27.55-2.5%$30.74+11.6%+20.0%$196.96B$123.98B15.65140,990Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastVZVerizon Communications4.8438 of 5 stars$43.84-0.3%$47.53+8.4%-6.0%$184.82B$134.79B10.2299,600Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeAMXAmerica Movil3.2992 of 5 stars$20.74-1.2%$18.77-9.5%+31.9%$62.65B$47.69B22.07178,468Analyst ForecastWBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.545 of 5 stars$19.35-0.9%$14.64-24.3%+131.7%$47.91B$39.32B64.5035,000Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastTMETencent Music Entertainment Group3.7889 of 5 stars$23.14-0.9%$24.47+5.8%+84.2%$39.70B$30.27B25.425,353Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCHTChunghwa Telecom0.8384 of 5 stars$43.85+0.5%N/A+14.0%$34.02B$7.16B28.6632,452Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTEFTelefonica1.3019 of 5 stars$5.07-0.3%N/A+4.3%$28.72B$40.69B-10.55100,870Analyst ForecastVODVodafone Group4.8279 of 5 stars$11.53-0.6%$136.00+1,079.5%+16.7%$27.80B$37.45B10.1192,000Analyst ForecastFOXAFOX1.7628 of 5 stars$61.89-1.9%$57.20-7.6%+44.7%$27.57B$16.30B12.6010,400Analyst ForecastFOXFOX2.6494 of 5 stars$55.95-2.3%N/A+39.6%$24.93B$16.30B11.4010,600Trending NewsAnalyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T Competitors VZ Competitors AMX Competitors WBD Competitors TME Competitors CHT Competitors TEF Competitors VOD Competitors FOXA Competitors FOX Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:ASTS) was last updated on 10/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMagnificent 7 being replaced by the “Hidden 7”?BULLISH: It's time to buy this 'hidden' AI stock An award-winning stock-rating system has turned BULLISH on...Chaikin Analytics | SponsoredAn $8 trillion-dollar discovery 17,000 ft underwater A strange rock pulled from the ocean floor may hold the key to a $16 trillion resource boom. 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