Crown Castle (CCI) Competitors $103.71 +1.76 (+1.73%) Closing price 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$103.56 -0.15 (-0.14%) As of 07:56 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock CCI vs. SBAC, TMUS, AMT, ARE, AWK, DLR, PLD, SLG, USM, and TDSShould you be buying Crown Castle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crown Castle include SBA Communications (SBAC), T-Mobile US (TMUS), American Tower (AMT), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), American Water Works (AWK), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Prologis (PLD), SL Green Realty (SLG), United States Cellular (USM), and Telephone and Data Systems (TDS). Crown Castle vs. Its Competitors SBA Communications T-Mobile US American Tower Alexandria Real Estate Equities American Water Works Digital Realty Trust Prologis SL Green Realty United States Cellular Telephone and Data Systems SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) and Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, valuation, institutional ownership, risk, profitability, dividends, earnings and media sentiment. Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SBAC or CCI? 97.4% of SBA Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Crown Castle shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of SBA Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has more volatility and risk, SBAC or CCI? SBA Communications has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown Castle has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% 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 22 mentions for Crown Castle and 16 mentions for SBA Communications. Crown Castle's average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat SBA Communications' score of 1.23 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 10 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Crown Castle 20 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is SBAC or CCI a better dividend stock? SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $4.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. SBA Communications pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown Castle pays out -39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SBA Communications has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Crown Castle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is SBAC or CCI more profitable? SBA Communications has a net margin of 29.29% compared to Crown Castle's net margin of -78.12%. SBA Communications' return on equity of -15.30% beat Crown Castle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SBA Communications29.29% -15.30% 7.52% Crown Castle -78.12%-164.40%-11.17% Do analysts recommend SBAC or CCI? SBA Communications presently has a consensus target price of $255.53, indicating a potential upside of 9.25%. Crown Castle has a consensus target price of $113.06, indicating a potential upside of 9.02%. Given SBA Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts plainly believe SBA Communications is more favorable than Crown Castle.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SBA Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75Crown Castle 0 Sell rating(s) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SBAC or CCI? SBA Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Crown Castle. 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$2.68B9.38$749.54M$7.2932.08Crown Castle$6.57B6.88-$3.90B-$10.76-9.64 SummarySBA Communications beats Crown Castle on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Crown Castle News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CCI 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 CCI 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 NYSE 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 CCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrown CastleREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$44.40B$8.36B$11.96B$20.64BDividend Yield4.17%5.77%5.59%3.68%P/E Ratio-9.6441.1319.1027.27Price / Sales6.884.9226.1055.18Price / Cash15.6818.2421.3421.88Price / Book-334.551.662.304.60Net Income-$3.90B$128.99M$997.60M$995.22M7 Day Performance0.27%0.28%-0.12%-0.80%1 Month Performance4.80%1.59%3.56%3.55%1 Year Performance-0.21%-7.74%540.86%7.35% Crown Castle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CCICrown Castle4.5291 of 5 stars$103.71+1.7%$113.06+9.0%-1.1%$44.40B$6.57B-9.643,900Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsSBACSBA Communications4.5879 of 5 stars$233.72-0.1%$253.43+8.4%+9.4%$25.11B$2.68B32.061,720Positive NewsTMUST-Mobile US4.8826 of 5 stars$237.48-1.4%$256.26+7.9%+24.4%$269.64B$81.40B23.1770,000Trending NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAMTAmerican Tower4.0668 of 5 stars$219.75-0.9%$240.25+9.3%+4.8%$102.87B$10.13B56.494,691Positive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.3994 of 5 stars$75.03-2.5%$99.54+32.7%-39.1%$12.98B$3.12B98.72590News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAWKAmerican Water Works4.0495 of 5 stars$139.90-0.1%$143.22+2.4%+3.3%$27.28B$4.68B25.486,700Positive NewsDLRDigital Realty Trust4.3586 of 5 stars$171.48-0.6%$187.16+9.1%+7.2%$57.75B$5.55B160.263,936Positive NewsPLDPrologis4.4257 of 5 stars$106.31-1.6%$120.42+13.3%-10.4%$98.65B$8.20B26.582,703Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap UpSLGSL Green Realty1.9594 of 5 stars$60.91-1.6%$66.33+8.9%-1.8%$4.34B$886.27M-145.021,221Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastUSMUnited States Cellular2.5094 of 5 stars$63.48-0.9%$82.67+30.2%+19.9%$5.40B$3.77B-138.004,100TDSTelephone and Data Systems2.7734 of 5 stars$35.37-0.6%$50.00+41.4%+81.0%$4.03B$4.96B-33.697,900News Coverage Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SBAC Alternatives TMUS Alternatives AMT Alternatives ARE Alternatives AWK Alternatives DLR Alternatives PLD Alternatives SLG Alternatives USM Alternatives TDS Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:CCI) was last updated on 7/16/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | Sponsored"Death Spiral" Threatening Your SavingsThe "Death Spiral" Threatening Your Savings But this time, it's not just Dalio ringing the alarm bells…GoldCo Precious Metals | SponsoredINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredThe Trump Dump is starting; Get out of stocks now?The first 365 days of the Trump presidency… Will be the best time to get rich in American history.Paradigm Press | SponsoredSpecial gold investment soars 2,300% ... 5,090% ... 9,850%In my 54 years as an investor, I’ve seen my share of gold bull markets. 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