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NASDAQ:ASTS

AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Competitors

$5.79
-0.04 (-0.69%)
(As of 06/7/2023 ET)
Compare
Today's Range
$5.77
$5.99
50-Day Range
$3.87
$6.42
52-Week Range
$3.55
$14.27
Volume
978,280 shs
Average Volume
1.79 million shs
Market Capitalization
$1.16 billion
P/E Ratio
N/A
Dividend Yield
N/A
Price Target
$20.67

ASTS vs. SATS, GOGO, CCOI, CALX, ATUS, CRNC, DCBO, TASK, OLO, and SHCO

Should you be buying AST SpaceMobile stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of AST SpaceMobile include EchoStar (SATS), Gogo (GOGO), Cogent Communications (CCOI), Calix (CALX), Altice USA (ATUS), Cerence (CRNC), Docebo (DCBO), TaskUs (TASK), OLO (OLO), and Soho House & Co Inc. (SHCO). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.

AST SpaceMobile vs.

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

EchoStar presently has a consensus target price of $28.00, suggesting a potential upside of 61.38%. AST SpaceMobile has a consensus target price of $20.67, suggesting a potential upside of 256.94%. Given AST SpaceMobile's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than EchoStar.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
EchoStar
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00
AST SpaceMobile
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
3.00

EchoStar has a beta of 0.73, suggesting that its stock price is 27% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
EchoStar$2.00 billion0.73$177.05 million$1.3712.66
AST SpaceMobile$13.82 million83.83-$31.64 million-$0.61-9.49

EchoStar has a net margin of 5.92% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -132.30%. EchoStar's return on equity of 3.78% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
EchoStar 5.92% 3.78% 2.19%
AST SpaceMobile -132.30% -11.60% -9.25%

EchoStar received 316 more outperform votes than AST SpaceMobile when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 62.14% of users gave EchoStar an outperform vote while only 25.00% of users gave AST SpaceMobile an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
EchoStarOutperform Votes
320
62.14%
Underperform Votes
195
37.86%
AST SpaceMobileOutperform Votes
4
25.00%
Underperform Votes
12
75.00%

In the previous week, EchoStar had 3 more articles in the media than AST SpaceMobile. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for EchoStar and 1 mentions for AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat EchoStar's score of 1.33 indicating that AST SpaceMobile is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
EchoStar
3 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
AST SpaceMobile
1 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

39.1% of EchoStar shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 6.1% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. 59.1% of EchoStar shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 68.6% 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.

Summary

EchoStar beats AST SpaceMobile on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.


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 SpaceMobileCommunication services IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$1.16B$1.33B$14.92B$6.22B
Dividend YieldN/A5.89%4.80%6.49%
P/E Ratio-9.4919.39318.4612.31
Price / Sales83.838.81802.6888.70
Price / CashN/A12.8728.21104.84
Price / Book3.221.7910.605.29
Net Income-$31.64M-$1.08B$523.63M$192.85M
7 Day Performance6.83%11.33%2.25%4.98%
1 Month Performance14.43%2.04%6.62%5.96%
1 Year Performance-24.71%-12.79%-4.54%1.62%

AST SpaceMobile Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
SATS
EchoStar
2.4435 of 5 stars
$16.87
+3.2%
$28.00
+66.0%
-29.0%$1.41B$1.94B12.312,300Positive News
GOGO
Gogo
2.3739 of 5 stars
$15.86
+1.5%
$20.50
+29.3%
-23.2%$2.04B$404.07M23.32376
CCOI
Cogent Communications
2.1397 of 5 stars
$61.80
+0.2%
$67.33
+9.0%
+3.0%$2.98B$604.02M280.921,076Insider Selling
CALX
Calix
3.2254 of 5 stars
$50.12
+1.7%
$76.50
+52.6%
+32.8%$3.32B$867.83M82.161,426Positive News
ATUS
Altice USA
2.2787 of 5 stars
$2.57
-1.5%
$8.42
+228.3%
-76.6%$1.17B$9.65B51.3111,000Analyst Revision
CRNC
Cerence
1.3241 of 5 stars
$29.07
+2.4%
$32.50
+11.8%
-2.5%$1.17B$327.89M-3.211,700
DCBO
Docebo
2.1729 of 5 stars
$35.54
+2.2%
$46.80
+31.7%
+4.8%$1.17B$142.91M78.98726
TASK
TaskUs
2.395 of 5 stars
$11.90
+3.4%
$17.33
+45.7%
-49.0%$1.16B$960.49M32.1649,500
OLO
OLO
1.9498 of 5 stars
$7.31
+1.7%
$11.58
+58.5%
-32.2%$1.18B$185.40M-25.21639
SHCO
Soho House & Co Inc.
1.4676 of 5 stars
$6.06
+0.8%
N/AN/A$1.18B$1.04B-5.947,714

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This page (NASDAQ:ASTS) was last updated on 6/7/2023 by MarketBeat.com Staff

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