Iron Mountain (IRM) Competitors

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

Which has stronger earnings & valuation, SBAC or IRM?

SBA Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Iron Mountain. SBA Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Iron Mountain, 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	$2.71B	7.42	$501.81M	$4.61	40.37
Iron Mountain	$5.48B	4.15	$184.23M	$0.63	123.05

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SBAC or IRM?

97.4% of SBA Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.1% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of SBA Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 2.1% of Iron Mountain shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Does the media prefer SBAC or IRM?

In the previous week, SBA Communications had 26 more articles in the media than Iron Mountain. MarketBeat recorded 34 mentions for SBA Communications and 8 mentions for Iron Mountain. SBA Communications' average media sentiment score of 0.95 beat Iron Mountain's score of 0.39 indicating that Iron Mountain is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SBA Communications	8 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	10 Neutral mention(s)	3 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Neutral
Iron Mountain	6 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer SBAC or IRM?

SBA Communications received 396 more outperform votes than Iron Mountain when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 67.34% of users gave SBA Communications an outperform vote while only 63.44% of users gave Iron Mountain an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SBA Communications	Outperform Votes 802 67.34%	Underperform Votes 389 32.66%
Iron Mountain	Outperform Votes 406 63.44%	Underperform Votes 234 36.56%

Is SBAC or IRM more profitable?

SBA Communications has a net margin of 18.51% compared to SBA Communications' net margin of 5.44%. SBA Communications' return on equity of 178.02% beat Iron Mountain's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SBA Communications	18.51%	-9.70%	4.82%
Iron Mountain	5.44%	178.02%	3.79%

Do analysts rate SBAC or IRM?

SBA Communications presently has a consensus price target of $258.23, indicating a potential upside of 38.74%. Iron Mountain has a consensus price target of $73.80, indicating a potential downside of 4.80%. Given Iron Mountain's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe SBA Communications is more favorable than Iron Mountain.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SBA Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09
Iron Mountain	1 Sell rating(s)	0 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.60

Which has more risk & volatility, SBAC or IRM?

SBA Communications has a beta of 0.56, suggesting that its stock price is 44% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Iron Mountain has a beta of 0.94, suggesting that its stock price is 6% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Is SBAC or IRM a better dividend stock?

SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Iron Mountain pays an annual dividend of $2.60 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.4%. SBA Communications pays out 85.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Iron Mountain pays out 412.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. SBA Communications has increased its dividend for 5 consecutive years and Iron Mountain has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

Summary

SBA Communications beats Iron Mountain on 15 of the 22 factors compared between the two stocks.