Amazon’s Globalstar deal and upcoming direct-to-device network increase potential competition with ASTS.
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ASTS Stock Slips Overnight As FCC Clears Amazon’s $11.5B Globalstar Deal — Touts ‘Even More Competition’
The FCC’s review cited arguments that the deal could boost competition against AST SpaceMobile and SpaceX.
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ASTS Stock Slips Overnight: AST Seeks More Spectrum For Broadband Expansion — Market Veteran Flags ‘Sky-High’ Valuation
Market veteran Herb Greenberg questioned AST’s valuation, highlighting an enterprise value of 140 times trailing revenue and a trailing EBITDA loss of about $532 million.
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Stocktwits Space Race Weekly: RKLB, VSAT Beat SPCX With Modest Gains — ASTS And PL Sink Deeper
SpaceX continued Tesla merger talks and is reportedly exploring access to 80,000 U.S. cellular sites for a potential nationwide wireless network.
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ASTS Slips Overnight: Retail Sees Upside In SpaceX’s 80,000-Site Push — FCC Adviser Sees Global Satellite Power Race
FCC advisory council member Mark Bayliss contrasted SpaceX’s potential carrier model with AST’s strategy of extending existing operators’ networks.
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RKLB Is Among Nasdaq’s Top 5 Losers So Far This Month, Yet Analysts See 90% Upside — Can Neutron Justify Its SpaceX Premium?
RKLB trades at 26.6x forward EV/sales, about 89% above SpaceX, while Redwire has the lowest valuation multiples.