AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Competitors

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.

Do analysts rate SATS or ASTS?

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

Which has more risk & volatility, SATS or ASTS?

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.

Which has stronger valuation and earnings, SATS or ASTS?

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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
EchoStar	$2.00 billion	0.73	$177.05 million	$1.37	12.66
AST SpaceMobile	$13.82 million	83.83	-$31.64 million	-$0.61	-9.49

Is SATS or ASTS more profitable?

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SATS or ASTS?

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.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
EchoStar	Outperform Votes 320 62.14%	Underperform Votes 195 37.86%
AST SpaceMobile	Outperform Votes 4 25.00%	Underperform Votes 12 75.00%

Does the media prefer SATS or ASTS?

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

Do insiders and institutionals have more ownership in SATS or ASTS?

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.