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AST SpaceMobilevs.Globalstar

ASTS vs GSAT · both in Space industry & satellites, part of the Defense, security & space value chain: Launch, satellite communications and space systems, civil and military.

AST SpaceMobile is about 2.6× larger than Globalstar by market cap; year to date, Globalstar leads (+34.5% vs −14.2%).

Side by side

ASTSGSAT
Market cap$27.9B$10.7B
Price$62.01$82.03
Today−0.5%−0.1%
Return YTD−14.2%+34.5%
Return 1Y+32.5%+207.5%
P/E
P/S328.238.1
P/B13.436.6

Data as of 2026-08-26 · updates daily after U.S. close

The two companies

AST SpaceMobileASTS

NASDAQ · USA

The idea is a satellite that an ordinary mobile phone can talk to directly. AST SpaceMobile is still building out the constellation.

Satellite communicationsDirect-to-cellSpace connectivity
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GlobalstarGSAT

NYSE American · USA

Apple's emergency calling via satellite runs on Globalstar's network, which also carries ordinary communications and IoT traffic.

Satellite communicationsDirect-to-deviceIoT
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