AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) Competitors

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

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer ASTS or CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom received 256 more outperform votes than AST SpaceMobile when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.42% of users gave AST SpaceMobile an outperform vote while only 63.23% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AST SpaceMobile	Outperform Votes 26 68.42%	Underperform Votes 12 31.58%
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 282 63.23%	Underperform Votes 164 36.77%

Is ASTS or CHT more profitable?

Chunghwa Telecom has a net margin of 16.18% compared to AST SpaceMobile's net margin of 0.00%. Chunghwa Telecom's return on equity of 9.53% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AST SpaceMobile	N/A	-35.21%	-19.35%
Chunghwa Telecom	16.18%	9.53%	7.07%

Do analysts rate ASTS or CHT?

AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus target price of $42.98, indicating a potential upside of 66.59%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Chunghwa Telecom.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Chunghwa Telecom	0 Sell rating(s)	1 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.00

Does the media favor ASTS or CHT?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 14 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 6 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 0.81 beat Chunghwa Telecom's score of 0.62 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	8 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chunghwa Telecom	4 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, ASTS or CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Chunghwa Telecom, 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	1,848.23	-$87.56M	-$1.95	-13.23
Chunghwa Telecom	$228.58B	0.13	$1.16B	$1.49	26.47

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ASTS or CHT?

61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Which has more risk and volatility, ASTS or CHT?

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 1.62, indicating that its stock price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.19, indicating that its stock price is 81% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

AST SpaceMobile beats Chunghwa Telecom on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.