AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Competitors

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) and Warner Bros. Discovery (NASDAQ:WBD) are both computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.

Do analysts prefer ASTS or WBD?

AST SpaceMobile presently has a consensus price target of $43.68, indicating a potential upside of 110.18%. Warner Bros. Discovery has a consensus price target of $11.56, indicating a potential upside of 21.45%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Warner Bros. Discovery.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Warner Bros. Discovery	0 Sell rating(s)	11 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.48

Does the media prefer ASTS or WBD?

In the previous week, Warner Bros. Discovery had 39 more articles in the media than AST SpaceMobile. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Warner Bros. Discovery and 5 mentions for AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Warner Bros. Discovery'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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Warner Bros. Discovery	9 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	24 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Is ASTS or WBD more profitable?

AST SpaceMobile has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Warner Bros. Discovery's net margin of -28.34%. Warner Bros. Discovery's return on equity of -27.56% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AST SpaceMobile	N/A	-35.21%	-19.35%
Warner Bros. Discovery	-28.34%	-27.56%	-9.82%

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in ASTS or WBD?

61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 60.0% of Warner Bros. Discovery shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.8% of Warner Bros. Discovery shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has preferable valuation and earnings, ASTS or WBD?

AST SpaceMobile has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Warner Bros. Discovery. AST SpaceMobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Warner Bros. Discovery, 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	$2.50M	2,408.28	-$87.56M	-$2.12	-9.80
Warner Bros. Discovery	$41.32B	0.57	-$3.13B	-$4.58	-2.08

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASTS or WBD?

Warner Bros. Discovery received 35 more outperform votes than AST SpaceMobile when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 61.29% of users gave AST SpaceMobile an outperform vote while only 43.90% of users gave Warner Bros. Discovery an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AST SpaceMobile	Outperform Votes 19 61.29%	Underperform Votes 12 38.71%
Warner Bros. Discovery	Outperform Votes 54 43.90%	Underperform Votes 69 56.10%

Which has more risk & volatility, ASTS or WBD?

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its stock price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Warner Bros. Discovery has a beta of 1.5, meaning that its stock price is 50% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AST SpaceMobile beats Warner Bros. Discovery on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.