Financial Contrast: AST SpaceMobile (ASTS) vs. Its Peers

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS – Get Rating) is one of 41 publicly-traded companies in the “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” industry, but how does it weigh in compared to its peers? We will compare AST SpaceMobile to related companies based on the strength of its valuation, profitability, risk, dividends, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and earnings.

Earnings and Valuation

This table compares AST SpaceMobile and its peers gross revenue, earnings per share and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Net Income	Price/Earnings Ratio
AST SpaceMobile	$12.40 million	-$18.97 million	-13.44
AST SpaceMobile Competitors	$3.29 billion	$356.18 million	1.53

AST SpaceMobile’s peers have higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than its peers, indicating that it is currently more affordable than other companies in its industry.

Risk and Volatility

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 0.62, meaning that its stock price is 38% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile’s peers have a beta of 1.29, meaning that their average stock price is 29% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

24.8% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.6% of shares of all “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by institutional investors. 19.4% of shares of all “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” companies are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Profitability

This table compares AST SpaceMobile and its peers’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AST SpaceMobile	-214.60%	-20.08%	-15.34%
AST SpaceMobile Competitors	-91.28%	-63.89%	-12.35%

Analyst Ratings

This is a breakdown of recent ratings and price targets for AST SpaceMobile and its peers, as reported by MarketBeat.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AST SpaceMobile	0	0	2	0	3.00
AST SpaceMobile Competitors	249	699	746	36	2.33

AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus target price of $30.00, indicating a potential upside of 278.31%. As a group, “Communication services, not elsewhere classified” companies have a potential upside of 49.19%. Given AST SpaceMobile’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than its peers.

Summary

AST SpaceMobile peers beat AST SpaceMobile on 8 of the 12 factors compared.

AST SpaceMobile Company Profile (Get Rating)

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. operates space-based cellular broadband network for mobile phones. Its SpaceMobile service provides mobile broadband services for users traveling in and out of areas without terrestrial mobile services on land, at sea, or in flight. The company is headquartered in Midland, Texas.

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