AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS – Get Free Report) and Liberty Global (NASDAQ:LILAK – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, analyst recommendations, earnings, dividends, profitability, institutional ownership and valuation.
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for AST SpaceMobile and Liberty Global, as provided by MarketBeat.com.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AST SpaceMobile | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2.29 |
| Liberty Global | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.67 |
AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus price target of $80.67, indicating a potential upside of 102.74%. Liberty Global has a consensus price target of $9.00, indicating a potential upside of 12.64%. Given AST SpaceMobile’s stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Liberty Global.
Risk & Volatility
AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.72, indicating that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Liberty Global has a beta of 0.7, indicating that its stock price is 30% less volatile than the S&P 500.
Insider and Institutional Ownership
61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 53.0% of Liberty Global shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 9.7% of Liberty Global shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Profitability
This table compares AST SpaceMobile and Liberty Global’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AST SpaceMobile | -536.66% | -22.88% | -10.67% |
| Liberty Global | -2.20% | -8.50% | -0.82% |
Valuation and Earnings
This table compares AST SpaceMobile and Liberty Global”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AST SpaceMobile | $70.92 million | 218.35 | -$341.94 million | ($2.14) | -18.59 |
| Liberty Global | $4.46 billion | 0.35 | -$611.20 million | ($0.49) | -16.31 |
AST SpaceMobile has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Liberty Global. AST SpaceMobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Liberty Global, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.
Summary
AST SpaceMobile beats Liberty Global on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About AST SpaceMobile
AST SpaceMobile, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, develops and provides access to a space-based cellular broadband network for smartphones in the United States. Its SpaceMobile service provides cellular broadband services to end-users who are out of terrestrial cellular coverage. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Midland, Texas.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Latin America Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, provides fixed, mobile, and subsea telecommunications services. The company operates through C&W Caribbean, C&W Panama, Liberty Networks, Liberty Puerto Rico, and Liberty Costa Rico segments. It offers communications and entertainment services, including video, broadband internet, fixed-line, telephony, and mobiles services to residential and business customers; and business products and services that include enterprise-grade connectivity, data center, hosting, and managed solutions, as well as information technology solutions for small and medium enterprises, international companies, and governmental agencies. The company also operates a sub-sea and terrestrial fiber optic cable network that connects approximately 40 markets. It provides its services under the brands of C&W, Liberty Costa Rica, Liberty Communications, BTC, Flow, and Mas Móvil. The company was incorporated in 2017 and is based in Hamilton, Bermuda.
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