AST SpaceMobile vs Spire Global
ASTS and SPIR side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ASTS and SPIR compare
AST SpaceMobile is the larger company, worth 44 times as much as Spire Global ($15.9B against $360M).
AST SpaceMobile grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (2257% versus −35.2% for Spire Global).
Spire Global keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 71.7% compared with −537% at AST SpaceMobile.
Spire Global scores higher on the StockData Score (6 against 4 for AST SpaceMobile), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | ASTS | SPIR |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $15.9B | $360M |
| Share price | $40.97 | $8.87 |
| Change, 1 year | −48.8% | −16.8% |
| Change, 5 years | 236% | −80.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.75 | 2.22 |
| Employees | 1,126 | 377 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 6 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 1 (better) |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 3 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 1 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | – | 6.0× |
| P/S | 138× | 5.0× (better) |
| P/B | – | 2.5× |
| FCF yield | −10.3% (better) | −25.7% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 2257% (better) | −35.2% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 64.1% (better) | 20.2% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 40.8% |
| Operating margin | – | −134% |
| Net margin | −537% | 71.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1421% | −129% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 35.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | −214% |
| Financial health | ||
| Interest coverage | – | −12.9× |
| Current ratio | 13.05 (better) | 1.87 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.96 (better) | −1.48 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −5.8% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −5.8% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 44.3% | 53.7% |
| Held by insiders | 51.1% | 25.3% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$451M | −$4.8M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 34.0% | 12.4% |
Go deeper
- ASTS stock overview
- ASTS income statement
- ASTS valuation and score
- SPIR stock overview
- SPIR income statement
- SPIR valuation and score
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