Gogo (GOGO) Competitors

AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ:ASTS) and Gogo (NASDAQ:GOGO) are both small-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, valuation, profitability, dividends, community ranking, earnings, media sentiment and risk.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in ASTS or GOGO?

Gogo received 349 more outperform votes than AST SpaceMobile when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 56.29% of users gave Gogo an outperform vote while only 42.86% of users gave AST SpaceMobile an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
AST SpaceMobile	Outperform Votes 9 42.86%	Underperform Votes 12 57.14%
Gogo	Outperform Votes 358 56.29%	Underperform Votes 278 43.71%

Does the media favor ASTS or GOGO?

In the previous week, AST SpaceMobile had 3 more articles in the media than Gogo. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for AST SpaceMobile and 12 mentions for Gogo. AST SpaceMobile's average media sentiment score of 0.33 beat Gogo's score of 0.05 indicating that Gogo is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
AST SpaceMobile	1 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Gogo	1 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral

Which has more risk and volatility, ASTS or GOGO?

AST SpaceMobile has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Gogo has a beta of 1.04, indicating that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of ASTS or GOGO?

61.0% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 69.6% of Gogo shares are owned by institutional investors. 56.6% of AST SpaceMobile shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 26.0% of Gogo shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has higher earnings and valuation, ASTS or GOGO?

Gogo has higher revenue and earnings than AST SpaceMobile. AST SpaceMobile is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Gogo, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
AST SpaceMobile	$13.82M	45.39	-$87.56M	-$1.05	-2.33
Gogo	$397.58M	2.91	$145.68M	$1.09	8.28

Do analysts rate ASTS or GOGO?

AST SpaceMobile presently has a consensus target price of $11.13, indicating a potential upside of 354.42%. Gogo has a consensus target price of $15.30, indicating a potential upside of 69.62%. Given Gogo's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe AST SpaceMobile is more favorable than Gogo.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
AST SpaceMobile	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	3 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.00
Gogo	0 Sell rating(s)	2 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Is ASTS or GOGO more profitable?

Gogo has a net margin of 36.64% compared to Gogo's net margin of 0.00%. Gogo's return on equity of -30.36% beat AST SpaceMobile's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
AST SpaceMobile	N/A	-30.36%	-22.28%
Gogo	36.64%	-7,172.73%	10.96%

Summary

Gogo beats AST SpaceMobile on 11 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.