NASDAQ:SBAC - SBA Communications Stock Price, Forecast & News

SBA Communications trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "SBAC."

SBA Communications announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, October 25th. Stockholders of record on Thursday, November 21st will be given a dividend of $0.37 per share on Thursday, December 19th. This represents a $1.48 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, November 20th. View SBA Communications' Dividend History.

SBA Communications announced that its Board of Directors has initiated a stock buyback plan on Tuesday, February 27th 2018, which allows the company to buyback $1,000,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to purchase shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback plans are often an indication that the company's board of directors believes its stock is undervalued.

SBA Communications Co. (NASDAQ:SBAC) announced its quarterly earnings results on Monday, October, 28th. The technology company reported $0.19 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.97 by $1.78. The technology company earned $486.60 million during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $497.48 million. SBA Communications had a net margin of 6.89% and a negative return on equity of 4.16%. SBA Communications's revenue was up 11.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $1.92 EPS. View SBA Communications' Earnings History.

SBA Communications is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 20th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for SBA Communications.

10 brokers have issued 12-month price objectives for SBA Communications' stock. Their forecasts range from $185.00 to $292.00. On average, they anticipate SBA Communications' stock price to reach $248.30 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 5.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for SBA Communications.

10 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for SBA Communications in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 3 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for SBA Communications.

News stories about SBAC stock have been trending very positive this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. SBA Communications earned a news sentiment score of 4.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news articles about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View News Stories for SBA Communications.

SBA Communications saw a increase in short interest in the month of October. As of October 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,870,000 shares, an increase of 12.7% from the September 30th total of 1,660,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 655,500 shares, the short-interest ratio is presently 2.9 days. Currently, 1.7% of the company's stock are sold short. View SBA Communications' Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to SBA Communications include CROWN CASTLE IN/SH SH (CCI), Sprint (S), BlackBerry (BB), United States Cellular (USM), Telephone & Data Systems (TDS), Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN), Boingo Wireless (WIFI) and Spok (SPOK).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other SBA Communications investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), CA (CA), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Walt Disney (DIS), Netflix (NFLX), American Tower (AMT), Alibaba Group (BABA), AT&T (T), Starbucks (SBUX) and CROWN CASTLE IN/SH SH (CCI).

SBA Communications' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include State Street Corp (4.28%), Eagle Asset Management Inc. (0.69%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (0.57%), CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC (0.51%), TimesSquare Capital Management LLC (0.43%) and Manning & Napier Group LLC (0.36%). Company insiders that own SBA Communications stock include Brendan Thomas Cavanagh, Brian C Carr, Brian D Lazarus, Duncan Cocroft, George R Krouse Jr, Jack Langer, Jason V Silberstein, Jeffrey Stoops, Kevin L Beebe, Kurt L Bagwell, Mark R Ciarfella, Steven E Bernstein and Thomas P Hunt. View Institutional Ownership Trends for SBA Communications.

SBAC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including USS Investment Management Ltd, Millennium Management LLC, TimesSquare Capital Management LLC, State of New Jersey Common Pension Fund D, AMF Pensionsforsakring AB, Manning & Napier Group LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Strs Ohio. Company insiders that have sold SBA Communications company stock in the last year include Brendan Thomas Cavanagh, Brian C Carr, Brian D Lazarus, Duncan Cocroft, George R Krouse Jr, Jack Langer, Jason V Silberstein, Jeffrey Stoops, Kevin L Beebe, Kurt L Bagwell, Mark R Ciarfella and Steven E Bernstein. View Insider Buying and Selling for SBA Communications.

SBAC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Daiwa Securities Group Inc., Voya Investment Management LLC, CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC, Mackay Shields LLC, Zimmer Partners LP, Squarepoint Ops LLC, California Public Employees Retirement System and Banco Santander S.A.. Company insiders that have bought SBA Communications stock in the last two years include Duncan Cocroft and Jeffrey Stoops. View Insider Buying and Selling for SBA Communications.

Shares of SBAC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of SBAC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $236.49.

SBA Communications has a market capitalization of $26.63 billion and generates $1.87 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $47.45 million in net income (profit) each year or $7.60 on an earnings per share basis. SBA Communications employs 1,347 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About SBA Communications.

The official website for SBA Communications is http://www.sbasite.com/.

SBA Communications' mailing address is 8051 CONGRESS AVENUE, BOCA RATON FL, 33487. The technology company can be reached via phone at 561-226-9345 or via email at [email protected]