PLDT (PHI) Competitors

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

Is PHI or ASTS 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
PLDT	14.67%	28.96%	5.44%
AST SpaceMobile	-7,213.90%	-26.81%	-16.51%

Which has more volatility & risk, PHI or ASTS?

PLDT has a beta of 0.66, suggesting that its share price is 34% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.43, suggesting that its share price is 143% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts recommend PHI or ASTS?

AST SpaceMobile has a consensus target price of $42.82, suggesting a potential upside of 10.63%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than PLDT.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
PLDT	1 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	1.50
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.33

Which has higher earnings & valuation, PHI or ASTS?

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
PLDT	$3.79B	1.12	$565.37M	$2.59	7.55
AST SpaceMobile	$4.42M	3,139.40	-$300.08M	-$1.89	-20.48

Does the media favor PHI or ASTS?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 24 more articles in the media than PLDT. MarketBeat recorded 28 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 news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
PLDT	0 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
AST SpaceMobile	11 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

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

2.3% of PLDT shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.7% of PLDT shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 34.2% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by company 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.

Summary

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