AST SpaceMobile, Inc. (ASTS) vs Zebra Technologies Corporation (ZBRA)

AST SpaceMobile, Inc. and Zebra Technologies Corporation are both Communication Equipment companies. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. is the larger, with a market value of $24.3B against $17.3B — 1.4× the size. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. has negative trailing earnings, so its P/E is not meaningful; Zebra Technologies Corporation trades at 33.6×. AST SpaceMobile, Inc. grew revenue faster over the last twelve months: 2,256.9% against 12.7%. Zebra Technologies Corporation has the higher net margin (9.22% vs −536.7%) and the higher return on invested capital (8.87% vs −12.2%). Across the 19 metrics below, Zebra Technologies Corporation leads on 13 and AST SpaceMobile, Inc. on 6.