AST SpaceMobile vs Telesat
ASTS and TSAT side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ASTS and TSAT compare
AST SpaceMobile grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (671% versus −24.5% for Telesat).
Telesat keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of −112% compared with −440% at AST SpaceMobile.
AST SpaceMobile scores higher on the StockData Score (4 against 0 for Telesat), 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 | TSAT |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $14.3B | – |
| Share price | $36.62 | $48.40 |
| Change, 1 year | −46.7% | 90.3% |
| Change, 5 years | 213% | 22.5% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.80 | 1.73 |
| Employees | 1,126 | 4,348 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 0 |
| Performance score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Health score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 99.7× | – |
| FCF yield | −12.6% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 671% (better) | −24.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 64.1% (better) | −12.6% |
| Profitability | ||
| Operating margin | – | −140% |
| Net margin | −440% | −112% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1259% | 53.3% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | −76.3% |
| Return on invested capital | – | −10.7% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 11.97 |
| Interest coverage | – | −2.3× |
| Current ratio | 13.65 (better) | 0.26 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.10 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −5.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −5.6% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 44.3% | – |
| Held by insiders | 51.1% | – |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$450M | – |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 35.5% | – |
Go deeper
- ASTS stock overview
- ASTS income statement
- ASTS valuation and score
- TSAT stock overview
- TSAT income statement
- TSAT valuation and score
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