Hellenic Telecom Organization (OTCMKTS:HLTOY – Get Free Report) and AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, risk, profitability, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation and institutional ownership.
Earnings & Valuation
This table compares Hellenic Telecom Organization and AST SpaceMobile”s top-line revenue, earnings per share and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| Hellenic Telecom Organization | $3.92 billion | 2.40 | $566.95 million | $0.81 | 14.17 |
| AST SpaceMobile | $70.92 million | 322.50 | -$341.94 million | ($2.14) | -27.46 |
Analyst Recommendations
This is a summary of recent ratings and price targets for Hellenic Telecom Organization and AST SpaceMobile, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| Hellenic Telecom Organization | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2.50 |
| AST SpaceMobile | 2 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 2.31 |
AST SpaceMobile has a consensus target price of $86.58, indicating a potential upside of 47.32%. Given AST SpaceMobile’s higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Hellenic Telecom Organization.
Profitability
This table compares Hellenic Telecom Organization and AST SpaceMobile’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| Hellenic Telecom Organization | 15.83% | 30.19% | 12.14% |
| AST SpaceMobile | -536.66% | -22.88% | -10.67% |
Risk & Volatility
Hellenic Telecom Organization has a beta of 0.18, meaning that its share price is 82% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.74, meaning that its share price is 174% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Institutional & Insider Ownership
61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by institutional investors. 20.9% of AST SpaceMobile shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.
Summary
Hellenic Telecom Organization beats AST SpaceMobile on 8 of the 14 factors compared between the two stocks.
About Hellenic Telecom Organization
Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. provides telecommunications and related services to businesses and individuals primarily in Greece and Romania. It operates through OTE, COSMOTE Group, and Telekom Romania Mobile segments. The company offers fixed-line, Internet access, ICT, and TV production services; and international carrier services. It also provides mobile and satellite telecommunication, electronic money, e-commerce, financing, consultancy and security, real estate, insurance brokerage, training, wholesale telephony, retail, marketing, overdue accounts management, wholesale broadband, and infrastructure services. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. was incorporated in 1949 and is based in Athens, Greece. Hellenic Telecommunications Organization S.A. operates as a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG.
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.
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