Globalstar (GSAT) Competitors

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

Which has more volatility & risk, ASTS or GSAT?

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 1.6, indicating that its stock price is 60% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Globalstar has a beta of 1.1, indicating that its stock price is 10% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community favor ASTS or GSAT?

AST SpaceMobile received 19 more outperform votes than Globalstar when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 61.29% of users gave AST SpaceMobile an outperform vote while only 0.00% of users gave Globalstar an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AST SpaceMobile	Outperform Votes 19 61.29%	Underperform Votes 12 38.71%
Globalstar	Outperform Votes No Votes	Underperform Votes 1 100.00%

Do institutionals and insiders believe in ASTS or GSAT?

61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 18.9% of Globalstar shares are owned by institutional investors. 41.8% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 61.0% of Globalstar shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ASTS or GSAT?

Globalstar has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. Globalstar is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than AST SpaceMobile, 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	2,651.65	-$87.56M	-$2.12	-10.79
Globalstar	$241.58M	15.27	-$24.72M	-$0.03	-65.00

Is ASTS or GSAT more profitable?

AST SpaceMobile has a net margin of 0.00% compared to Globalstar's net margin of -14.91%. Globalstar's return on equity of -9.40% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AST SpaceMobile	N/A	-35.21%	-19.35%
Globalstar	-14.91%	-9.40%	-3.91%

Do analysts recommend ASTS or GSAT?

AST SpaceMobile presently has a consensus target price of $43.68, suggesting a potential upside of 90.89%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities research analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Globalstar.

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
Globalstar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00

Does the media prefer ASTS or GSAT?

In the previous week, Globalstar had 24 more articles in the media than AST SpaceMobile. MarketBeat recorded 35 mentions for Globalstar and 11 mentions for AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 0.79 beat Globalstar's score of 0.70 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)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Globalstar	6 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	20 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

AST SpaceMobile beats Globalstar on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.