SBA Communications (SBAC) Competitors $198.82 -0.56 (-0.28%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$198.78 -0.04 (-0.02%) As of 04:56 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 superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, media sentiment, valuation, profitability, risk, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership. 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% 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 3.5%. SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $4.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. 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. Does the media refer more to AMT or SBAC? In the previous week, American Tower had 19 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for American Tower and 22 mentions for SBA Communications. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.53 beat SBA Communications' score of 0.90 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 39 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive SBA Communications 13 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer AMT or SBAC? American Tower currently has a consensus price target of $244.73, indicating a potential upside of 26.80%. SBA Communications has a consensus price target of $251.63, indicating a potential upside of 26.56%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than SBA Communications.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94SBA Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 8 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65 Which has more volatility and risk, AMT or SBAC? American Tower has a beta of 0.86, meaning that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SBA Communications has a beta of 0.8, meaning that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. 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$10.13B8.92$2.26B$2.7570.19SBA Communications$2.72B7.84$749.54M$7.8725.26 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of AMT or SBAC? 92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.3% of SBA Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Tower shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of SBA Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. SummaryAmerican Tower beats SBA Communications on 12 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$21.35B$8.44B$12.65B$10.36BDividend Yield2.24%5.33%5.42%4.62%P/E Ratio25.2683.76244.0626.99Price / Sales7.845.3230.8688.69Price / Cash20.5919.2422.2360.63Price / Book-4.181.712.356.37Net Income$749.54M$130.30M$1.01B$271.46M7 Day Performance-0.31%-0.05%0.42%2.34%1 Month Performance-7.59%8.04%3.90%7.77%1 Year Performance-17.13%-8.98%542.57%31.08% SBA Communications Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBACSBA Communications4.8624 of 5 stars$198.82-0.3%$251.63+26.6%-18.6%$21.35B$2.72B25.261,720Analyst ForecastAMTAmerican Tower4.8064 of 5 stars$192.05-1.6%$244.73+27.4%-17.7%$89.93B$10.13B69.844,691Positive NewsAWKAmerican Water Works4.6437 of 5 stars$137.58-1.2%$143.30+4.2%-9.3%$26.84B$4.68B24.796,700Positive NewsCCICrown Castle4.7862 of 5 stars$93.58-1.9%$116.47+24.5%-20.8%$40.75B$6.47B-8.773,900Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastShort Interest ↑COLDAmericold Realty Trust4.8178 of 5 stars$13.63-1.2%$20.00+46.7%-53.1%$3.93B$2.62B-71.7313,755Positive NewsEXRExtra Space Storage4.494 of 5 stars$143.78-2.3%$151.64+5.5%-20.0%$30.52B$3.31B31.198,012Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst ForecastORealty Income4.0839 of 5 stars$60.21-0.3%$62.36+3.6%-4.4%$55.05B$5.43B58.46400Positive NewsWELLWelltower4.634 of 5 stars$168.83-0.2%$175.80+4.1%+30.2%$112.92B$7.99B95.38510Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastOptions VolumeTDSTelephone and Data Systems3.7279 of 5 stars$38.72-1.3%$52.00+34.3%+62.3%$4.45B$4.81B-39.927,900Positive NewsEx-DividendAnalyst RevisionBBBlackBerry2.1859 of 5 stars$3.98+1.9%$4.60+15.7%+66.5%$2.35B$534.90M-66.251,820News CoverageNegative NewsUpcoming EarningsSHENShenandoah Telecommunications2.6653 of 5 stars$13.82+1.9%$26.00+88.1%-11.3%$758.12M$349.48M-24.681,089Positive News 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 9/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersCrypto Gets Official Government Backing—Here's the WinnerTrump Just Signed the GENIUS Act—One Coin is About to Explode We're at the BEGINNING of smart money really ...Crypto 101 Media | SponsoredAlert: Prepare for Trump's Dollar OverhaulPresident Trump just signed a game-changing law… That could soon upgrade the U.S. dollar in your checking a...Brownstone Research | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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