PLDT (PHI) Competitors

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

Do analysts recommend ASTS or PHI?

AST SpaceMobile presently has a consensus target price of $45.34, suggesting a potential downside of 13.57%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than PLDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	3 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.63
PLDT	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ASTS or PHI?

PLDT has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than PLDT, 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
AST SpaceMobile	$4.42M	3,756.35	-$300.08M	-$1.99	-26.36
PLDT	$3.79B	1.31	$565.37M	$2.53	9.08

Which has more volatility and risk, ASTS or PHI?

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.33, indicating that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PLDT has a beta of 0.71, indicating that its stock price is 29% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the media refer more to ASTS or PHI?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 10 more articles in the media than PLDT. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 5 mentions for PLDT. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 0.38 beat PLDT's score of 0.22 indicating that AST SpaceMobile is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AST SpaceMobile	3 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
PLDT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of ASTS or PHI?

61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.3% of PLDT shares are owned by institutional investors. 34.2% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.7% of PLDT shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is ASTS or PHI more profitable?

PLDT has a net margin of 14.48% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -7,033.22%. PLDT's return on equity of 29.66% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AST SpaceMobile	-7,033.22%	-23.56%	-13.79%
PLDT	14.48%	29.66%	5.45%

Summary

AST SpaceMobile beats PLDT on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.