SBA Communications (SBAC) Competitors

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 risk, earnings, community ranking, valuation, profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and media sentiment.

Which has preferable valuation & earnings, SBAC or CCI?

Crown Castle has higher revenue and earnings than SBA Communications. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SBA Communications	$2.69B	9.18	$501.81M	$7.29	31.48
Crown Castle	$6.52B	6.68	$1.50B	-$10.76	-9.29

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%

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 $6.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.3%. SBA Communications pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown Castle pays out -58.2% 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.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in SBAC or CCI?

SBA Communications received 70 more outperform votes than Crown Castle when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 67.63% of users gave Crown Castle an outperform vote while only 67.07% of users gave SBA Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SBA Communications	Outperform Votes 839 67.07%	Underperform Votes 412 32.93%
Crown Castle	Outperform Votes 769 67.63%	Underperform Votes 368 32.37%

Do institutionals and insiders have more ownership in 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. 0.9% of SBA Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

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 39 mentions for Crown Castle and 33 mentions for SBA Communications. SBA Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.30 beat Crown Castle's score of 1.18 indicating that SBA Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SBA Communications	23 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	2 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crown Castle	26 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	9 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SBAC or CCI?

SBA Communications presently has a consensus target price of $253.43, suggesting a potential upside of 10.41%. Crown Castle has a consensus target price of $112.71, suggesting a potential upside of 12.72%. Given Crown Castle's higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crown Castle is more favorable than SBA Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
SBA Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73
Crown Castle	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	3 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65

Which has more volatility & risk, SBAC or CCI?

SBA Communications has a beta of 0.83, indicating that its share price is 17% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown Castle has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SBA Communications beats Crown Castle on 11 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.