AST SpaceMobilevs.Viasat
ASTS vs VSAT · 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 3.7× larger than Viasat by market cap; year to date, Viasat leads (+113.5% vs +1.0%).
Side by side
| ASTS | VSAT | |
|---|---|---|
| Market cap | $28.4B | $7.8B |
| Price | $73.32 | $73.56 |
| Today | −0.8% | +4.5% |
| Return YTD | +1.0% | +113.5% |
| Return 1Y | +66.8% | +377.7% |
| P/E | — | — |
| P/S | 334.2 | 1.7 |
| P/B | 13.6 | 1.7 |
Data as of 2026-07-11 · updates daily after U.S. close
The two companies
AST SpaceMobileASTS
Building a satellite network to give ordinary mobile phones direct connectivity from space — still in the build-out phase.
Full ASTS profile →ViasatVSAT
Provider of satellite broadband and secure communications solutions for aviation, defense and remote areas.
Full VSAT profile →More comparisons in Space industry & satellites
See where ASTS and VSAT sit in the full Defense, security & space map — every segment from suppliers to end markets.Open the Defense value chain →