Verdict: Side-by-side breakdown using the Bull Rankings model. GSAT scored 34.4, CHTR scored 59.5 — CHTR leads.
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GSAT
Globalstar, Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
34.4
$83.82 · $10.9B
fundamentals as of
Score gap
25.1
CHTR leads
CHTR
Charter Communications, Inc.
Telecom Services · Quality-Growth
59.5
$103.38 · $13.4B
fundamentals as of
At a glance · who leads each dimension, on the model's own rules
Fastest growthGSAT+9.0%
Strongest balance sheetGSAT1.43
Highest qualityCHTR62 / 100
Largest discount to fair valueCHTR-83%
Side by side · every name on one set of axes
The model, pillar by pillar (0–100 each)
GSAT
stronger →← stronger
CHTR
39
Qualityreturns · margins · balance sheet
62
67
Growthrevenue & earnings expansion
37
16
Valuevaluation vs sector peers
93
CHTR is stronger on 2 of 3 pillars.
Fundamentals, head-to-head
GSAT
CHTR
$527mC+
FCF
$4.4bB
+9.0%B
Rev
-0.6%D+
1.43C+
D/E
4.42D
38.7xD
P/S
—
0.50A
PEG
0.62A-
—
P/E
2.9xA
Winner per row is the stronger grade; where grades tie, the better figure breaks it. A true tie or a missing value shows no highlight.
Valuation · DCF cross-check
GSAT
CHTR
68% above
Price vs fair valuelower is cheaper
83% below
~20%/yr
Growth the price impliesyr-1 FCF growth, fading to 4% · lower = less priced in
decline
-44%
1-yr DCF upside
+507%
-40%
5-yr DCF upside
+473%
-35%
10-yr DCF upside
+427%
The DCF is a cross-check on intrinsic value, separate from the quality-growth score above.
The companies
GSATGlobalstar, Inc.
Telecom Services · $83.82 · beta 1.45
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $10.9b. Trading near 52-week high of $84.85 — momentum setup, limited technical margin of safety. PEG 0.50 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 3 sell-side analysts publish a mean 1-yr target of $90.00 (implying +7% upside).
Moat
Turnaround / out-of-favor name — GAAP-unprofitable for now, so the durability case is forward-looking: it rests on a recovery (margin normalization, a cyclical upturn or restructuring) or an un-monetized asset (IP / network effects / first-mover position) rather than on current reported results.
Risk
Currently unprofitable (margin -18.5%) — path to GAAP profitability is the core thesis risk. Trading within 1% of the 52-week high — limited technical margin of safety; a momentum reversal would test conviction. Beta 1.45 implies above-market volatility — position-size to the drawdowns this name will produce in a market correction, not to its bull-case return.
CHTRCharter Communications, Inc.
Telecom Services · $103.38 · beta 0.69
Why now
Telecom Services · market cap $13.4b. Down 62% from 52-week high of $268.77 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.62 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 19 sell-side analysts rate this a Hold with a mean 1-yr target of $175.11 (implying +69% upside).
Moat
ROE 27% — top-decile capital efficiency. Either pricing leverage, low capital intensity, or aggressive buybacks; the durability story depends on which.
Risk
D/E 4.42 is elevated — limits strategic flexibility and raises refinancing exposure if rates stay higher for longer. Down 62% from the 52-week high — the market is pricing in something the screen can't see; verify the bear case before sizing up.
Verdict — model-derived comparison
Generating verdict… typically 5–10 seconds
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Where GSAT and CHTR diverge
On the headline score the gap is 25.1 points in favor of CHTR. They get there differently, though — each leads on a different pillar, so the better pick depends on which you weight.
ValueGSAT 15.6 · CHTR 92.7CHTR +77.1
GrowthGSAT 66.8 · CHTR 36.7GSAT +30.1
QualityGSAT 39.0 · CHTR 62.0CHTR +23.0
Pillars run 0–100. Value is judged against each company's own sector, so a Value score is a statement about a company relative to its own industry rather than to the other name here. A wide Value gap usually means the market already prices the difference in quality or growth — which is the trade-off this comparison comes down to.
Common questions
Is CHTR or GSAT the better stock?
CHTR scores higher: CHTR 59.5, GSAT 34.4 out of 100 on the Bull Rankings quality-growth score, which blends business quality, growth and valuation into one number. A higher score means a stronger business at a more reasonable price — it is not a price target or a recommendation.
Where do CHTR and GSAT differ most?
The widest gap is value, where CHTR leads by 77 points on the 0–100 pillar scale. Neither name sweeps: they trade the lead across the three pillars, so the comparison is a trade-off rather than one being better on every measure.
How are CHTR and GSAT scored?
Each carries the same 0–100 quality-growth score used everywhere on the site, built from three pillars — quality (profitability and returns on capital), growth (revenue and earnings), and value (what you pay for them) — combined as a geometric mean, so a weak pillar cannot be papered over by a strong one.
How current is this comparison?
The whole universe is re-scored every trading day after the US market close, so the scores and fundamentals here reflect the latest published edition.