AST SpaceMobile vs Globalstar
ASTS and GSAT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ASTS and GSAT compare
AST SpaceMobile is the larger company, worth 1.3 times as much as Globalstar ($14.3B against $11.2B).
AST SpaceMobile grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (671% versus 5.9% for Globalstar).
Globalstar keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −25.7% compared with −440% at AST SpaceMobile.
Globalstar scores higher on the StockData Score (5 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 | GSAT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $14.3B | $11.2B |
| Share price | $36.62 | $86.39 |
| Change, 1 year | −46.7% | 71.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 213% | 272% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.80 | 1.30 |
| Employees | 1,126 | 477 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 | 2 |
| Performance score | 1 | 1 |
| Health score | 1 | 2 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 99.7× | 40.4× (better) |
| P/B | – | 40.4× |
| EV/EBITDA | – | 135× |
| FCF yield | −12.6% | – |
| Fair value | – | $19.40 |
| Margin of safety | – | −345% |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 671% (better) | 5.9% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 64.1% (better) | 16.3% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | 3.8% |
| Net margin | −440% | −25.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1259% | – |
| Return on equity | – | −22.2% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 2.0% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 1.27 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | 0.28 |
| Current ratio | 13.65 (better) | 1.59 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.10 (better) | 1.97 |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 4 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −5.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −5.6% | 0.00% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 44.3% | 25.9% |
| Held by insiders | 51.1% | 59.2% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$450M | −$35.0M (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 35.5% | 6.6% |
Go deeper
- ASTS stock overview
- ASTS income statement
- ASTS valuation and score
- GSAT stock overview
- GSAT income statement
- GSAT valuation and score
For information only, not investment advice. Check the source filings before relying on any figure.