AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Competitors $57.98 +0.53 (+0.92%) Closing price 07/18/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$58.00 +0.02 (+0.03%) As of 07/18/2025 07:59 PM 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, TME, CHT, TEF, WBD, VOD, FWONK, and FOXAShould 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), Telefonica (TEF), Warner Bros. Discovery (WBD), Vodafone Group (VOD), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C (FWONK), and FOX (FOXA). AST SpaceMobile vs. Its Competitors AT&T Verizon Communications America Movil Tencent Music Entertainment Group Chunghwa Telecom Telefonica Warner Bros. Discovery Vodafone Group Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C FOX AT&T (NYSE:T) and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, risk, institutional ownership, dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, media sentiment and profitability. Do analysts prefer T or ASTS? AT&T currently has a consensus target price of $29.17, suggesting a potential upside of 8.35%. AST SpaceMobile has a consensus target price of $45.34, suggesting a potential downside of 21.80%. Given AT&T's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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 1 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.72AST SpaceMobile 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 5 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.63 Is T or ASTS more profitable? AT&T has a net margin of 9.64% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -7,033.22%. AT&T's return on equity of 13.63% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AT&T9.64% 13.63% 4.08% AST SpaceMobile -7,033.22%-23.56%-13.79% Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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$122.93B1.58$10.95B$1.6316.52AST SpaceMobile$4.64M3,958.20-$300.08M-$1.99-29.14 Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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, endowments and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, T or ASTS? AT&T has a beta of 0.42, suggesting that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.27, suggesting that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media favor T or ASTS? In the previous week, AT&T had 44 more articles in the media than AST SpaceMobile. MarketBeat recorded 71 mentions for AT&T and 27 mentions for AST SpaceMobile. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 0.88 beat AST SpaceMobile's score of 0.85 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 48 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 15 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 2 Very Negative mention(s) Positive AST SpaceMobile 17 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?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.Skip Chart ASTS vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAST SpaceMobileWireless Equipment IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$18.35B$13.52B$28.65B$9.41BDividend YieldN/A1.65%3.06%4.04%P/E Ratio-29.1422.4633.6419.78Price / Sales3,958.20307.521,800.0594.60Price / CashN/A18.7538.0958.18Price / Book25.7729.417.625.65Net Income-$300.08M$203.49M$779.61M$257.97M7 Day Performance27.20%2.23%2.60%3.74%1 Month Performance26.21%3.89%7.92%11.95%1 Year Performance351.56%33.33%52,883.03%19.22% AST SpaceMobile Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)ASTSAST SpaceMobile1.5818 of 5 stars$57.98+0.9%$45.34-21.8%+351.6%$18.35B$4.64M-29.14390News CoverageGap DownTAT&T4.5453 of 5 stars$27.16+0.7%$29.12+7.2%+40.8%$195.25B$122.34B16.65140,990Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastVZVerizon Communications4.9448 of 5 stars$41.63+0.0%$47.00+12.9%-2.0%$175.45B$134.79B9.9199,600Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAMXAmerica Movil2.1195 of 5 stars$17.41-0.7%$16.78-3.6%-2.7%$52.76B$47.69B32.19178,468TMETencent Music Entertainment Group2.3949 of 5 stars$20.75+4.8%$16.60-20.0%+50.1%$35.59B$3.89B24.695,353News CoveragePositive NewsCHTChunghwa Telecom0.5949 of 5 stars$44.46-0.2%N/A+20.2%$34.49B$7.16B29.8432,452News CoverageTEFTelefonica1.2707 of 5 stars$5.22+0.1%N/A+15.1%$29.57B$44.71B-13.72100,870WBDWarner Bros. Discovery2.0679 of 5 stars$12.03+2.5%$12.41+3.2%+47.1%$29.52B$38.34B-2.7335,000VODVodafone Group4.7217 of 5 stars$10.89+0.4%N/A+21.3%$28.52B$39.39B9.5592,000Upcoming EarningsFWONKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Formula One Series C1.8302 of 5 stars$103.74+0.4%$103.00-0.7%+31.3%$25.86B$3.32B-259.236,800News CoveragePositive NewsFOXAFOX3.3494 of 5 stars$55.95+1.5%$53.53-4.3%+52.5%$25.15B$13.98B13.9110,200News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies T Competitors VZ Competitors AMX Competitors TME Competitors CHT Competitors TEF Competitors WBD Competitors VOD Competitors FWONK Competitors FOXA 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 7/20/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThis Could Be the Most Profitable Season of Your LifeInstitutional money is pouring in. 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