AST SpaceMobile vs. Rocket Lab: 1 Number Separates These Space Stocks
Rocket Lab is generating real revenue today, but could AST SpaceMobile's bigger vision ultimately deliver greater returns for investors?
Overview
Two of the most talked-about space stocks pull investors in opposite directions. AST SpaceMobile (NASDAQ: ASTS) is chasing the audacious dream of beaming broadband from satellites straight to ordinary phones, while Rocket Lab (NASDAQ: RKLB) launches rockets and builds satellites for paying customers.
There are a dozen ways to compare them, but one number cuts through the noise faster than any other: revenue.
Details
The gap is almost jarring. Rocket Lab pulled in roughly $200 million in revenue in a single quarter earlier this year, growing more than 60% from the year before. AST SpaceMobile, by contrast, guided to somewhere around $150 million to $200 million for the entire year of 2026.
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Originally published at www.fool.com.