AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Competitors

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) and AT&T (NYSE:T) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, earnings, institutional ownership, dividends, profitability, risk and valuation.

Which has more risk & volatility, ASTS or T?

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.27, meaning that its share price is 127% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AT&T has a beta of 0.42, meaning that its share price is 58% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has preferable earnings and valuation, ASTS or T?

AT&T has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AT&T, 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	4,113.65	-$300.08M	-$1.99	-28.87
AT&T	$122.34B	1.59	$10.95B	$1.63	16.57

Does the media refer more to ASTS or T?

In the previous week, AT&T had 53 more articles in the media than AST SpaceMobile. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for AT&T and 23 mentions for AST SpaceMobile. AT&T's average media sentiment score of 0.92 beat AST SpaceMobile's score of 0.63 indicating that AT&T is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AST SpaceMobile	12 Very Positive mention(s)	6 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AT&T	48 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	17 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	2 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer ASTS or T?

AST SpaceMobile presently has a consensus price target of $45.34, indicating a potential downside of 21.07%. AT&T has a consensus price target of $29.17, indicating a potential upside of 8.00%. Given AT&T's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AT&T is more favorable than AST SpaceMobile.

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
AT&T	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	17 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72

Do institutionals & insiders believe in ASTS or T?

61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 57.1% of AT&T shares are held by institutional investors. 34.2% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of AT&T shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Is ASTS or T more profitable?

AT&T has a net margin of 9.64% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of -7,033.22%. AT&T's return on equity of 13.63% 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%
AT&T	9.64%	13.63%	4.08%

Summary

AT&T beats AST SpaceMobile on 13 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.