PLDT (PHI) Competitors $19.53 -0.09 (-0.45%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$19.41 -0.12 (-0.62%) As of 08:00 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsHeadlinesInsider TradesOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestTrendsBuy This Stock PHI vs. ASTS, ROKU, PARAA, KT, TIMB, FYBR, LLYVK, LLYVA, LBRDK, and SKMShould you be buying PLDT stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of PLDT include AST SpaceMobile (ASTS), Roku (ROKU), Paramount Global (PARAA), KT (KT), TIM (TIMB), Frontier Communications Parent (FYBR), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C (LLYVK), Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A (LLYVA), Liberty Broadband (LBRDK), and SK Telecom (SKM). These companies are all part of the "communication" industry. PLDT vs. Its Competitors AST SpaceMobile Roku Paramount Global KT TIM Frontier Communications Parent Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C Liberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series A Liberty Broadband SK Telecom AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) and PLDT (NYSE:PHI) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better 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 rate ASTS or PHI? AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus price target of $42.82, suggesting a potential upside of 10.58%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly 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) 6 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.33PLDT 1 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 0 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 1.50 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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has higher earnings & valuation, 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. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAST SpaceMobile$4.42M3,140.70-$300.08M-$1.89-20.49PLDT$3.79B1.11$565.37M$2.597.54 Which has more risk & volatility, ASTS or PHI? AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.43, meaning that its stock price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, PLDT has a beta of 0.66, meaning that its stock price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to ASTS or PHI? In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 23 more articles in the media than PLDT. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 4 mentions for PLDT. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 0.62 beat PLDT's score of 0.33 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 11 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive PLDT 0 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Is ASTS or PHI more profitable? PLDT has a net margin of 14.67% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -7,213.90%. PLDT's return on equity of 28.96% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets AST SpaceMobile-7,213.90% -26.81% -16.51% PLDT 14.67%28.96%5.44% SummaryAST SpaceMobile beats PLDT on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get PLDT News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for PHI and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart PHI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricPLDTWireless Non IndustryComputer SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$4.24B$19.66B$31.42B$21.71BDividend Yield6.23%3.59%3.16%3.48%P/E Ratio7.5411.32403.5927.47Price / Sales1.111.591,775.1052.12Price / Cash2.575.8936.9425.00Price / Book2.082.307.244.58Net Income$565.37M$795.54M$808.32M$1.00B7 Day Performance0.06%1.44%2.80%0.66%1 Month Performance-14.95%1.53%4.92%4.64%1 Year Performance-26.10%31.44%24,304.86%15.96% PLDT Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)PHIPLDT2.6783 of 5 stars$19.53-0.4%N/A-24.9%$4.24B$3.79B7.5414,904News CoverageShort Interest ↑ASTSAST SpaceMobile2.8875 of 5 stars$40.77-3.9%$45.98+12.8%+37.5%$15.20B$4.42M-21.57390Analyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeROKURoku2.6324 of 5 stars$99.39+4.4%$100.36+1.0%+37.4%$14.03B$4.11B-236.643,340Trending NewsInsider TradeShort Interest ↓Gap UpPARAAParamount Global0.9433 of 5 stars$16.91flatN/AN/A$11.40B$29.21B-563.4824,500KTKT4.2295 of 5 stars$20.05-1.2%N/A+30.6%$10.46B$26.57T21.7916,927Trending NewsEarnings ReportShort Interest ↑TIMBTIM4.0351 of 5 stars$21.00-1.6%$21.25+1.2%+28.4%$10.34B$4.72B16.289,127Analyst ForecastFYBRFrontier Communications Parent0.584 of 5 stars$37.30+0.1%$38.50+3.2%+4.1%$9.33B$5.94B-24.0613,000Positive NewsLLYVKLiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series C0.6166 of 5 stars$100.28+3.7%N/A+153.9%$8.88BN/A-32.146,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionLLYVALiberty Media Corporation - Liberty Live Series AN/A$97.39+3.7%N/A+151.0%$8.63BN/A-31.216,800News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionLBRDKLiberty Broadband4.2108 of 5 stars$60.54+0.9%N/A+2.1%$8.61B$1.05B7.991,900Positive NewsGap DownHigh Trading VolumeSKMSK Telecom1.525 of 5 stars$21.58-1.1%N/A-9.0%$8.60B$13.15B11.0724,224News CoveragePositive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies ASTS Alternatives ROKU Alternatives PARAA Alternatives KT Alternatives TIMB Alternatives FYBR Alternatives LLYVK Alternatives LLYVA Alternatives LBRDK Alternatives SKM Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:PHI) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersTrump’s new AI budget just passed — one stock could soarIn a quiet move few people noticed... 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