Gogo (GOGO) Competitors

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

Is GOGO or ASTS more profitable?

Gogo has a net margin of 36.64% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of 0.00%. AST SpaceMobile's return on equity of -30.36% beat Gogo's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Gogo	36.64%	-7,172.73%	10.96%
AST SpaceMobile	N/A	-30.36%	-22.28%

Which has higher valuation & earnings, GOGO or ASTS?

Gogo has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gogo, 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
Gogo	$397.58M	2.65	$145.68M	$1.09	7.56
AST SpaceMobile	$13.82M	37.98	-$87.56M	-$1.05	-1.95

Do analysts prefer GOGO or ASTS?

Gogo presently has a consensus price target of $15.30, indicating a potential upside of 85.68%. AST SpaceMobile has a consensus price target of $11.13, indicating a potential upside of 443.09%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Gogo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Gogo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer GOGO or ASTS?

Gogo received 349 more outperform votes than AST SpaceMobile when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.29% of users gave Gogo an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave AST SpaceMobile an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Gogo	Outperform Votes 358 56.29%	Underperform Votes 278 43.71%
AST SpaceMobile	Outperform Votes 9 42.86%	Underperform Votes 12 57.14%

Do insiders & institutionals believe in GOGO or ASTS?

69.6% of Gogo shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. 26.0% of Gogo shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 56.6% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Does the media prefer GOGO or ASTS?

In the previous week, Gogo had 3 more articles in the media than AST SpaceMobile. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Gogo and 9 mentions for AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 0.40 beat Gogo's score of 0.29 indicating that AST SpaceMobile is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Gogo	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	4 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AST SpaceMobile	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk & volatility, GOGO or ASTS?

Gogo has a beta of 1.08, indicating that its stock price is 8% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 0.87, indicating that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Gogo beats AST SpaceMobile on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.