Crown Castle (CCI) Competitors $90.66 -0.07 (-0.08%) (As of 12/20/2024 05:45 PM ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends CCI vs. SBAC, USM, TDS, BB, SHEN, SPOK, PLD, EQIX, AMT, and WELLShould you be buying Crown Castle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crown Castle include SBA Communications (SBAC), United States Cellular (USM), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), BlackBerry (BB), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Spok (SPOK), Prologis (PLD), Equinix (EQIX), American Tower (AMT), and Welltower (WELL). Crown Castle vs. SBA Communications United States Cellular Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry Shenandoah Telecommunications Spok Prologis Equinix American Tower Welltower SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) and Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, valuation, institutional ownership, dividends, risk and earnings. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer 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% Which has more risk and volatility, SBAC or CCI? SBA Communications has a beta of 0.67, suggesting that its share price is 33% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown Castle has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer SBAC or CCI? In the previous week, Crown Castle had 6 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 15 mentions for Crown Castle and 9 mentions for SBA Communications. Crown Castle's average media sentiment score of 0.80 beat SBA Communications' score of 0.69 indicating that Crown Castle is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SBA Communications 3 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Crown Castle 8 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do institutionals & insiders believe 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 insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Crown Castle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SBAC or CCI? Crown Castle has higher revenue and earnings than SBA Communications. SBA Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown Castle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioSBA Communications$2.66B8.23$501.81M$6.3432.11Crown Castle$6.59B5.98$1.50B$2.8232.15 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 6.9%. 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. 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% Do analysts recommend SBAC or CCI? SBA Communications presently has a consensus target price of $254.92, suggesting a potential upside of 25.23%. Crown Castle has a consensus target price of $117.00, suggesting a potential upside of 29.05%. Given Crown Castle's higher possible 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 SummarySBA Communications beats Crown Castle on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. 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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 CCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrown CastleReal estate investment trusts IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$39.40B$7.00B$10.97B$19.18BDividend Yield6.60%6.80%9.85%3.59%P/E Ratio32.1542.8028.4941.28Price / Sales5.987.8248.6117.59Price / Cash12.8217.7930.3121.28Price / Book6.162.542.735.32Net Income$1.50B$146.30M$1.03B$989.88M7 Day Performance-6.64%-3.82%-2.88%-3.56%1 Month Performance-13.34%-4.28%-2.86%-3.70%1 Year Performance-20.92%1.86%11.27%12.12% Crown Castle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CCICrown Castle4.4936 of 5 stars$90.66-0.1%$117.00+29.1%-20.8%$39.40B$6.59B32.154,700Analyst RevisionHigh Trading VolumeSBACSBA Communications4.9727 of 5 stars$212.18-1.0%$257.23+21.2%-17.3%$22.81B$2.71B33.801,787Analyst ForecastUSMUnited States Cellular3.3503 of 5 stars$62.37-1.0%$80.00+28.3%+54.0%$5.36B$3.91B-174.914,300Positive NewsTDSTelephone and Data Systems3.6963 of 5 stars$34.73-1.3%$45.50+31.0%+87.8%$3.92B$5.04B-6.528,800Positive NewsBBBlackBerry1.6844 of 5 stars$3.05+13.4%$3.23+5.9%-9.9%$1.80B$853M-11.962,647Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumeSHENShenandoah Telecommunications4.2773 of 5 stars$13.55+2.2%$26.00+91.9%-40.2%$739.83M$287.38M3.44840Positive NewsSPOKSpok2.3037 of 5 stars$16.77+0.4%$15.00-10.6%+9.3%$339.93M$139.02M22.88380Positive NewsPLDPrologis4.8531 of 5 stars$110.02-0.1%$128.88+17.1%-20.8%$101.90B$7.89B33.572,574EQIXEquinix4.1069 of 5 stars$962.01-0.3%$976.81+1.5%+16.7%$92.82B$8.60B86.6213,151AMTAmerican Tower4.7554 of 5 stars$195.72-0.7%$235.08+20.1%-13.0%$91.46B$11.14B83.195,643WELLWelltower3.5097 of 5 stars$129.84+0.6%$123.63-4.8%+40.8%$80.85B$7.35B85.05533Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SBAC Alternatives USM Alternatives TDS Alternatives BB Alternatives SHEN Alternatives SPOK Alternatives PLD Alternatives EQIX Alternatives AMT Alternatives WELL 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 (NYSE:CCI) was last updated on 12/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAmazon coin set to soar 25X – starting December 16th?This tiny 3-cent crypto just partnered with one of the biggest companies in the world… Amazon. 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