SBA Communications (SBAC) Competitors $203.32 +0.12 (+0.06%) (As of 05:27 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends SBAC vs. CCI, USM, TDS, BB, SHEN, SPOK, AMT, WELL, DLR, and SPGShould you be buying SBA Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SBA Communications include Crown Castle (CCI), United States Cellular (USM), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), BlackBerry (BB), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Spok (SPOK), American Tower (AMT), Welltower (WELL), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), and Simon Property Group (SPG). SBA Communications vs. Crown Castle United States Cellular Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry Shenandoah Telecommunications Spok American Tower Welltower Digital Realty Trust Simon Property Group SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) and Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, institutional ownership, dividends, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings and risk. Does the MarketBeat Community favor SBAC or CCI? SBA Communications received 71 more outperform votes than Crown Castle when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.42% of users gave Crown Castle an outperform vote while only 67.18% of users gave SBA Communications an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformSBA CommunicationsOutperform Votes82567.18% Underperform Votes40332.82% Crown CastleOutperform Votes75468.42% Underperform Votes34831.58% Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SBAC or CCI? 97.3% of SBA Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Crown Castle shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of SBA Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Crown Castle shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Does the media refer more to SBAC or CCI? In the previous week, SBA Communications had 1 more articles in the media than Crown Castle. MarketBeat recorded 4 mentions for SBA Communications and 3 mentions for Crown Castle. SBA Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.85 beat Crown Castle's score of -0.13 indicating that SBA Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SBA Communications 3 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Crown Castle 0 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Do analysts prefer SBAC or CCI? SBA Communications currently has a consensus price target of $254.92, indicating a potential upside of 26.71%. Crown Castle has a consensus price target of $117.00, indicating a potential upside of 30.86%. Given Crown Castle's higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Crown Castle is more favorable than SBA Communications.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SBA Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.77Crown Castle 1 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 3 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.14 Which has better valuation and earnings, SBAC or CCI? Crown Castle has higher revenue and earnings than SBA Communications. Crown Castle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SBA Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSBA Communications$2.66B8.13$501.81M$6.3431.73Crown Castle$6.59B5.89$1.50B$2.8231.71 Is SBAC or CCI a better dividend stock? SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $6.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 7.0%. SBA Communications pays out 61.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown Castle pays out 222.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Which has more volatility and risk, SBAC or CCI? SBA Communications has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its stock price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown Castle has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SBAC or CCI more profitable? SBA Communications has a net margin of 25.76% compared to Crown Castle's net margin of 18.59%. Crown Castle's return on equity of 20.98% beat SBA Communications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SBA Communications25.76% -13.13% 6.83% Crown Castle 18.59%20.98%3.20% SummarySBA Communications beats Crown Castle on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchMedia Humiliated: Demo of Elon’s Tech Proves They’re WrongElon Musk believes his new AI product will be worth an incredible $9 trillion. But the mainstream media is not buying it.Click here to watch this demo and decide for yourself. Get SBA Communications News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SBAC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart SBAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSBA CommunicationsReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$21.63B$6.91B$11.37B$8.99BDividend Yield1.92%7.04%5.69%4.20%P/E Ratio31.7342.1524.7617.02Price / Sales8.137.6326.89120.43Price / Cash16.6217.8018.5337.84Price / Book-4.202.492.584.91Net Income$501.81M$146.30M$1.04B$225.21M7 Day Performance-1.03%-1.13%0.08%3.27%1 Month Performance-11.08%-7.79%-4.34%1.80%1 Year Performance-20.69%0.71%10.52%16.50% SBA Communications Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBACSBA Communications4.9476 of 5 stars$203.32+0.1%$254.92+25.4%-19.9%$21.86B$2.66B32.071,787CCICrown Castle4.423 of 5 stars$90.77+0.1%$117.00+28.9%-21.4%$39.45B$6.59B32.194,700Short Interest ↑USMUnited States Cellular3.5174 of 5 stars$61.89-0.3%$80.00+29.3%+53.4%$5.32B$3.80B-171.914,300TDSTelephone and Data Systems3.9225 of 5 stars$33.78-0.7%$45.50+34.7%+90.0%$3.82B$5.04B-6.268,800Short Interest ↓BBBlackBerry1.4376 of 5 stars$3.74+1.4%$3.60-3.7%+10.1%$2.21B$637M-14.962,647SHENShenandoah Telecommunications4.0034 of 5 stars$12.49-0.1%$26.00+108.2%-42.5%$681.98M$328.81M3.21840News CoveragePositive NewsSPOKSpok1.1199 of 5 stars$15.87-0.6%$15.00-5.5%+4.8%$321.72M$137.71M21.74380AMTAmerican Tower4.8478 of 5 stars$183.46-0.1%$235.08+28.1%-15.8%$85.73B$11.17B77.415,643Ex-DividendShort Interest ↓WELLWelltower3.9921 of 5 stars$125.65+0.8%$125.86+0.2%+38.6%$78.24B$7.35B82.67533DLRDigital Realty Trust3.7877 of 5 stars$178.03-0.3%$171.68-3.6%+32.4%$59.05B$5.49B149.613,664Short Interest ↑SPGSimon Property Group3.4619 of 5 stars$171.26-0.2%$169.22-1.2%+20.6%$55.88B$5.91B22.803,000 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Crown Castle Alternatives United States Cellular Alternatives Telephone and Data Systems Alternatives BlackBerry Alternatives Shenandoah Telecommunications Alternatives Spok Alternatives American Tower Alternatives Welltower Alternatives Digital Realty Trust Alternatives Simon Property Group Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NASDAQ:SBAC) was last updated on 12/30/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners Is Starlink Set For The Largest IPO In History?He turned PayPal from a tiny, off-the-radar startup… to a massive $64 billion giant. 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