Globalstar (GSAT) Competitors

Globalstar (NASDAQ:GSAT) and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, institutional ownership, valuation, risk, media sentiment, dividends, profitability and analyst recommendations.

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

18.9% of Globalstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by institutional investors. 61.0% of Globalstar 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, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is GSAT or ASTS more profitable?

Globalstar has a net margin of -17.80% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -7,213.90%. Globalstar's return on equity of -1.17% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Globalstar	-17.80%	-1.17%	-0.27%
AST SpaceMobile	-7,213.90%	-26.81%	-16.51%

Do analysts prefer GSAT or ASTS?

AST SpaceMobile has a consensus target price of $42.82, suggesting a potential downside of 5.06%. Given AST SpaceMobile's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Globalstar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globalstar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	4.00
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has more risk & volatility, GSAT or ASTS?

Globalstar has a beta of 1.01, meaning that its stock price is 1% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, GSAT or ASTS?

Globalstar has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. Globalstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AST SpaceMobile, 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
Globalstar	$250.35M	17.76	-$63.16M	-$0.45	-78.00
AST SpaceMobile	$4.42M	3,658.20	-$300.08M	-$1.89	-23.86

Does the media prefer GSAT or ASTS?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 13 more articles in the media than Globalstar. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 8 mentions for Globalstar. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 1.04 beat Globalstar's score of 0.90 indicating that AST SpaceMobile is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globalstar	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AST SpaceMobile	14 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Globalstar beats AST SpaceMobile on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.