AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Competitors

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) and Chunghwa Telecom (NYSE:CHT) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation and profitability.

Which has more volatility and risk, ASTS or CHT?

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.02, indicating that its stock price is 102% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.23, indicating that its stock price is 77% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ASTS or CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom received 254 more outperform votes than AST SpaceMobile when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 66.67% of users gave AST SpaceMobile an outperform vote while only 63.09% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AST SpaceMobile	Outperform Votes 28 66.67%	Underperform Votes 14 33.33%
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 282 63.09%	Underperform Votes 165 36.91%

Does the media refer more to ASTS or CHT?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 30 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 33 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 3 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 1.14 beat AST SpaceMobile's score of 0.64 indicating that Chunghwa Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AST SpaceMobile	14 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chunghwa Telecom	2 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ASTS or CHT?

AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus target price of $42.40, suggesting a potential upside of 16.26%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.86
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ASTS or CHT?

61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by institutional investors. 34.2% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASTS or CHT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.18% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of 0.00%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.53% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AST SpaceMobile	N/A	-35.21%	-19.35%
Chunghwa Telecom	16.18%	9.53%	7.07%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, ASTS or CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chunghwa Telecom, 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	$4.64M	2,489.75	-$87.56M	-$1.99	-18.33
Chunghwa Telecom	$229.33B	0.15	$1.16B	$1.49	29.76

Summary

AST SpaceMobile and Chunghwa Telecom tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.