Crown Castle (CCI) Competitors

SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) and Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, community ranking, risk, earnings, institutional ownership, media sentiment, profitability, valuation and analyst recommendations.

Does the media favor SBAC or CCI?

In the previous week, Crown Castle had 4 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 27 mentions for Crown Castle and 23 mentions for SBA Communications. Crown Castle's average media sentiment score of 1.26 beat SBA Communications' score of 0.94 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	11 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crown Castle	20 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of 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 large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Do analysts rate SBAC or CCI?

SBA Communications currently has a consensus target price of $253.07, indicating a potential upside of 14.25%. Crown Castle has a consensus target price of $108.75, indicating a potential upside of 13.53%. Given SBA Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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)	4 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.87
Crown Castle	1 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.35

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 Communications	25.76%	-13.13%	6.83%
Crown Castle	18.59%	20.98%	3.20%

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SBAC or CCI?

SBA Communications received 73 more outperform votes than Crown Castle when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 68.23% of users gave Crown Castle an outperform vote while only 67.12% of users gave SBA Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SBA Communications	Outperform Votes 831 67.12%	Underperform Votes 407 32.88%
Crown Castle	Outperform Votes 758 68.23%	Underperform Votes 353 31.77%

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 2.0%. Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $6.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.5%. SBA Communications pays out 64.0% 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 & risk, SBAC or CCI?

SBA Communications has a beta of 0.69, meaning that its stock price is 31% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown Castle has a beta of 0.88, meaning that its stock price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SBA Communications	$2.68B	8.89	$501.81M	$6.94	31.92
Crown Castle	$6.59B	6.31	$1.50B	$2.82	33.97

Summary

SBA Communications beats Crown Castle on 13 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.