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 profitability, media sentiment, earnings, dividends, analyst recommendations, community ranking, risk, valuation and institutional ownership.

Do analysts prefer ASTS or CHT?

AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus target price of $40.04, indicating a potential upside of 37.97%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, 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

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ASTS or CHT?

61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 2.1% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by institutional investors. 41.8% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.0% of Chunghwa Telecom shares are held by company 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.

Which has better earnings and 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	$13.82M	608.41	-$87.56M	-$2.12	-13.69
Chunghwa Telecom	$7.16B	4.22	$1.16B	$1.49	26.15

Does the media prefer ASTS or CHT?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 10 more articles in the media than Chunghwa Telecom. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 3 mentions for Chunghwa Telecom. Chunghwa Telecom's average media sentiment score of 0.97 beat AST SpaceMobile's score of 0.85 indicating that Chunghwa Telecom is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AST SpaceMobile	4 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Chunghwa Telecom	3 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	0 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility and risk, ASTS or CHT?

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 1.62, meaning that its share price is 62% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Chunghwa Telecom has a beta of 0.2, meaning that its share price is 80% less volatile than the S&P 500.

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%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASTS or CHT?

Chunghwa Telecom received 260 more outperform votes than AST SpaceMobile when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 63.64% of users gave AST SpaceMobile an outperform vote while only 63.43% of users gave Chunghwa Telecom an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AST SpaceMobile	Outperform Votes 21 63.64%	Underperform Votes 12 36.36%
Chunghwa Telecom	Outperform Votes 281 63.43%	Underperform Votes 162 36.57%

Summary

AST SpaceMobile and Chunghwa Telecom tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.