AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Competitors

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)	2.72
AST 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&T	9.64%	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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AT&T	$122.93B	1.58	$10.95B	$1.63	16.52
AST SpaceMobile	$4.64M	3,958.20	-$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

Summary

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