AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS – Get Free Report) and Uniti Group (NASDAQ:UNIT – Get Free Report) are both communication services companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, earnings, valuation, institutional ownership and risk.
Earnings and Valuation
This table compares AST SpaceMobile and Uniti Group”s gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.
| Gross Revenue | Price/Sales Ratio | Net Income | Earnings Per Share | Price/Earnings Ratio | |
| AST SpaceMobile | $70.92 million | 320.74 | -$341.94 million | ($2.14) | -27.31 |
| Uniti Group | $2.23 billion | 0.87 | $1.30 billion | $2.71 | 2.97 |
Profitability
This table compares AST SpaceMobile and Uniti Group’s net margins, return on equity and return on assets.
| Net Margins | Return on Equity | Return on Assets | |
| AST SpaceMobile | -536.66% | -22.88% | -10.67% |
| Uniti Group | 28.68% | -133.07% | -4.09% |
Analyst Ratings
This is a summary of recent ratings and recommmendations for AST SpaceMobile and Uniti Group, as reported by MarketBeat.
| Sell Ratings | Hold Ratings | Buy Ratings | Strong Buy Ratings | Rating Score | |
| AST SpaceMobile | 2 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2.21 |
| Uniti Group | 0 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2.33 |
AST SpaceMobile currently has a consensus price target of $84.58, indicating a potential upside of 44.70%. Uniti Group has a consensus price target of $11.47, indicating a potential upside of 42.69%. Given AST SpaceMobile’s higher possible upside, equities analysts plainly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Uniti Group.
Insider & Institutional Ownership
61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.5% of Uniti Group shares are owned by institutional investors. 20.9% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.9% of Uniti Group shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
Volatility and Risk
AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 2.72, indicating that its stock price is 172% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Uniti Group has a beta of 1.42, indicating that its stock price is 42% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Summary
Uniti Group beats AST SpaceMobile on 9 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.
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.
About Uniti Group
Uniti Group, Inc. is a real estate investment trust company, which engages in the acquisition, construction, and leasing of properties. It operates through the following business segments: Uniti Leasing, Uniti Fiber, and Corporate. The Uniti Leasing segment involves mission-critical communications assets on exclusive or shared-tenant basis, and dark fiber network. The Uniti Fiber segment includes the operation of infrastructure solutions, cell site backhauls, and dark fiber. The Corporate segment consists of office and shared service functions. The company was founded in February 2014 and is headquartered in Little Rock, AR.
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