Array Digital Infrastructure (AD) Competitors

Array Digital Infrastructure (NYSE:AD) and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) are both communication companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations and profitability.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, AD or ASTS?

Array Digital Infrastructure has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. Array Digital Infrastructure 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
Array Digital Infrastructure	$3.77B	1.09	-$39M	-$0.30	-159.60
AST SpaceMobile	$4.42M	3,981.84	-$300.08M	-$1.89	-25.97

Does the media prefer AD or ASTS?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 10 more articles in the media than Array Digital Infrastructure. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 7 mentions for Array Digital Infrastructure. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Array Digital Infrastructure's score of -0.20 indicating that AST SpaceMobile is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Array Digital Infrastructure	0 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AST SpaceMobile	6 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts recommend AD or ASTS?

AST SpaceMobile has a consensus target price of $42.82, indicating a potential downside of 12.78%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Array Digital Infrastructure.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Array Digital Infrastructure	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Do insiders and institutionals believe in AD or ASTS?

18.0% of Array Digital Infrastructure shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by institutional investors. 1.0% of Array Digital Infrastructure shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by 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.

Is AD or ASTS more profitable?

Array Digital Infrastructure has a net margin of -0.68% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -7,213.90%. Array Digital Infrastructure's return on equity of 1.67% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Array Digital Infrastructure	-0.68%	1.67%	0.74%
AST SpaceMobile	-7,213.90%	-26.81%	-16.51%

Which has more risk & volatility, AD or ASTS?

Array Digital Infrastructure has a beta of 0.31, meaning that its share price is 69% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AST SpaceMobile beats Array Digital Infrastructure on 10 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.