Globalstar (GSAT) Competitors

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

Is GSAT or ASTS 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
Globalstar	-14.91%	-9.40%	-3.91%
AST SpaceMobile	N/A	-35.21%	-19.35%

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

18.9% of Globalstar shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by institutional investors. 61.0% of Globalstar shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 41.8% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by 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 higher valuation & earnings, GSAT or ASTS?

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
Globalstar	$223.81M	14.46	-$24.72M	-$0.03	-57.00
AST SpaceMobile	$13.82M	459.74	-$87.56M	-$2.12	-11.13

Which has more risk and volatility, GSAT or ASTS?

Globalstar has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 1.64, meaning that its share price is 64% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer GSAT or ASTS?

AST SpaceMobile has a consensus target price of $43.68, indicating a potential upside of 85.18%. Given AST SpaceMobile's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Globalstar.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Globalstar	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	0 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	0.00
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00

Does the media refer more to GSAT or ASTS?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 39 more articles in the media than Globalstar. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 2 mentions for Globalstar. Globalstar's average media sentiment score of 0.68 beat AST SpaceMobile's score of 0.42 indicating that Globalstar is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Globalstar	1 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
AST SpaceMobile	9 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	14 Neutral mention(s)	8 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Does the MarketBeat Community favor GSAT or ASTS?

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

Summary

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