AST SpaceMobile vs uCloudlink
ASTS and UCL side by side, both in communications. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How ASTS and UCL compare
AST SpaceMobile grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (671% versus −11.1% for uCloudlink).
uCloudlink keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 7.7% compared with −440% at AST SpaceMobile.
uCloudlink scores higher on the StockData Score (9 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 | UCL |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $14.3B | – |
| Share price | $36.62 | $0.230 |
| Change, 1 year | −46.7% | −89.6% |
| Change, 5 years | 213% | −91.6% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.80 | 1.38 |
| Employees | 1,126 | 429 |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 4 | 9 (better) |
| Valuation score | 0 | 0 |
| Growth score | 2 (better) | 1 |
| Performance score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Health score | 1 | 4 (better) |
| Dividend score | 0 | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/S | 99.7× | – |
| FCF yield | −12.6% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 671% (better) | −11.1% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 64.1% (better) | −1.9% |
| Net income growth (TTM) | – | 38.2% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | – | 100% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | – | 52.4% |
| Operating margin | – | 9.8% |
| Net margin | −440% | 7.7% (better) |
| FCF margin | −1259% | 2.8% (better) |
| Return on equity | – | 25.0% |
| Return on invested capital | – | 738% |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | – | 0.25 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | – | −3.21 |
| Interest coverage | – | 40.6× |
| Current ratio | 13.65 (better) | 1.67 |
| Altman Z-score | 2.10 | – |
| Piotroski F-score | 4 | 5 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Buyback yield | −5.6% | – |
| Shareholder yield | −5.6% | – |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 44.3% | 0.02% |
| Held by insiders | 51.1% | 26.9% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$450M | $10.9K (better) |
| Superinvestors holding | 1 | – |
| Short interest, % of float | 35.5% | – |
Go deeper
- ASTS stock overview
- ASTS income statement
- ASTS valuation and score
- UCL stock overview
- UCL income statement
- UCL valuation and score
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