SBA Communications (SBAC) Competitors $189.10 +1.61 (+0.86%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$189.38 +0.28 (+0.15%) As of 05:00 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 SBAC vs. AMT, AWK, CCI, COLD, EXR, O, WELL, TDS, BB, and SHENShould you be buying SBA Communications stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of SBA Communications include American Tower (AMT), American Water Works (AWK), Crown Castle (CCI), Americold Realty Trust (COLD), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Realty Income (O), Welltower (WELL), Telephone and Data Systems (TDS), BlackBerry (BB), and Shenandoah Telecommunications (SHEN). SBA Communications vs. Its Competitors American Tower American Water Works Crown Castle Americold Realty Trust Extra Space Storage Realty Income Welltower Telephone and Data Systems BlackBerry Shenandoah Telecommunications American Tower (NYSE:AMT) and SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership. Does the media prefer AMT or SBAC? In the previous week, American Tower had 19 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for American Tower and 13 mentions for SBA Communications. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat SBA Communications' score of 0.57 indicating that American Tower is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment American Tower 24 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SBA Communications 7 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 0 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more risk & volatility, AMT or SBAC? American Tower has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SBA Communications has a beta of 0.82, suggesting that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is AMT or SBAC a better dividend stock? American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.6%. SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $4.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. American Tower pays out 247.3% 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 pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Tower has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years and SBA Communications has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Do analysts recommend AMT or SBAC? American Tower currently has a consensus price target of $242.07, indicating a potential upside of 29.72%. SBA Communications has a consensus price target of $249.07, indicating a potential upside of 31.71%. Given SBA Communications' higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SBA Communications is more favorable than American Tower.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 11 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.83SBA Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Which has higher valuation and earnings, AMT or SBAC? American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than SBA Communications. SBA Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than American Tower, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAmerican Tower$10.26B8.52$2.26B$2.7567.85SBA Communications$2.68B7.58$749.54M$7.8724.03 Do insiders & institutionals believe in AMT or SBAC? 92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of SBA Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Tower shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of SBA Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Is AMT or SBAC more profitable? SBA Communications has a net margin of 31.19% compared to American Tower's net margin of 12.60%. American Tower's return on equity of 24.85% beat SBA Communications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets American Tower12.60% 24.85% 4.01% SBA Communications 31.19%-16.83%7.94% SummaryAmerican Tower beats SBA Communications on 11 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks. Get SBA Communications News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for SBAC and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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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 SBAC vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricSBA CommunicationsREIT IndustryFinance SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$20.31B$8.21B$12.40B$10.26BDividend Yield2.37%5.57%5.55%4.69%P/E Ratio24.0377.6929.7826.60Price / Sales7.584.9830.40178.23Price / Cash19.4018.0222.5862.20Price / Book-3.981.592.236.54Net Income$749.54M$128.86M$1.02B$275.87M7 Day Performance-1.56%-4.56%-1.73%-1.32%1 Month Performance-2.31%-6.39%-1.39%5.24%1 Year Performance-18.92%-12.12%537.09%31.56% SBA Communications Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBACSBA Communications4.9123 of 5 stars$189.10+0.9%$249.07+31.7%-20.4%$20.31B$2.68B24.031,720AMTAmerican Tower4.8074 of 5 stars$185.46-2.5%$242.07+30.5%-16.1%$89.07B$10.13B18.454,691Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAWKAmerican Water Works4.6236 of 5 stars$138.91+0.8%$141.13+1.6%+3.5%$26.87B$4.68B24.826,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastAnalyst RevisionCCICrown Castle4.5884 of 5 stars$94.07-1.4%$115.76+23.1%-13.3%$41.57B$6.57B16.573,900Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCOLDAmericold Realty Trust4.7176 of 5 stars$13.44+3.5%$18.67+38.9%-50.0%$3.70B$2.67B9.1513,755Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑High Trading VolumeEXRExtra Space Storage3.9684 of 5 stars$141.38-1.0%$148.64+5.1%-16.8%$30.31B$3.26B17.528,012Analyst ForecastORealty Income3.8396 of 5 stars$59.90-0.8%$62.25+3.9%-5.1%$55.22B$5.27B14.35400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWELLWelltower4.5449 of 5 stars$174.12-0.5%$180.69+3.8%+34.4%$117.07B$7.99B37.08510Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTDSTelephone and Data Systems3.2689 of 5 stars$39.01-1.3%$52.00+33.3%+72.6%$4.55B$4.96B0.007,900Positive NewsAnalyst UpgradeBBBlackBerry2.3284 of 5 stars$4.80+6.7%$5.10+6.3%+101.9%$2.66B$534.90M56.251,820Analyst ForecastSHENShenandoah Telecommunications2.1889 of 5 stars$13.40-3.0%$26.00+94.0%-1.5%$758.13M$328.06M0.001,089Analyst Forecast Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Tower Alternatives American Water Works Alternatives Crown Castle Alternatives Americold Realty Trust Alternatives Extra Space Storage Alternatives Realty Income Alternatives Welltower Alternatives Telephone and Data Systems Alternatives BlackBerry Alternatives Shenandoah Telecommunications 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 (NASDAQ:SBAC) was last updated on 10/10/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersBitcoin grabs headlines, but smart money likes this tokenIf you're a futures trader (or want to be one), this could be the biggest shift you'll ever see in the prop fi...Neuro Street Trading Academy | SponsoredThe best AI stock you aren’t watching (but Elon is)Elon Musk's AI empire is already being built... not in the spotlight, but in the background. 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