SBA Communications (SBAC) Competitors $206.04 -2.09 (-1.00%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$205.20 -0.83 (-0.41%) As of 05:19 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, ELS, EXR, O, WELL, USM, and TDSShould 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), Equity Lifestyle Properties (ELS), Extra Space Storage (EXR), Realty Income (O), Welltower (WELL), United States Cellular (USM), and Telephone and Data Systems (TDS). SBA Communications vs. Its Competitors American Tower American Water Works Crown Castle Americold Realty Trust Equity Lifestyle Properties Extra Space Storage Realty Income Welltower United States Cellular Telephone and Data Systems American Tower (NYSE:AMT) and SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their profitability, media sentiment, dividends, valuation, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations and earnings. 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 3.4%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years and SBA Communications has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Do institutionals and insiders believe in AMT or SBAC? 92.7% of American Tower shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of SBA Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.2% of American Tower shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of SBA Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds 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% Do analysts rate AMT or SBAC? American Tower currently has a consensus target price of $244.73, suggesting a potential upside of 20.78%. SBA Communications has a consensus target price of $256.38, suggesting a potential upside of 24.43%. Given SBA Communications' higher probable 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) 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 better earnings & valuation, 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$10.13B9.37$2.26B$2.7573.69SBA Communications$2.68B8.26$749.54M$7.8726.18 Which has more risk & volatility, AMT or SBAC? American Tower has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its share price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SBA Communications has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its share price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media prefer AMT or SBAC? In the previous week, American Tower had 6 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for American Tower and 31 mentions for SBA Communications. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat SBA Communications' score of 1.21 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 30 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SBA Communications 23 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive 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. Subscribe Now View SMS TermsBy entering your phone number and clicking the sign-up button, you agree to receive periodic text messages from MarketBeat at the phone number you submitted, including texts that may be sent using an automatic telephone dialing system. Message and data rates may apply. Message frequency will vary. 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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$22.12B$8.46B$12.50B$9.84BDividend Yield2.03%5.45%5.44%4.02%P/E Ratio26.1880.8519.4626.60Price / Sales8.265.2527.16121.37Price / Cash22.6318.3022.1859.36Price / Book-4.481.752.366.67Net Income$749.54M$130.30M$1.01B$265.59M7 Day Performance-6.72%3.61%2.27%3.42%1 Month Performance-9.13%4.11%2.28%1.09%1 Year Performance-9.50%-7.49%540.60%23.85% SBA Communications Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBACSBA Communications4.9228 of 5 stars$206.04-1.0%$256.38+24.4%-8.9%$22.12B$2.68B26.181,720Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeHigh Trading VolumeAMTAmerican Tower4.6172 of 5 stars$211.23-0.3%$244.73+15.9%-9.9%$98.91B$10.13B76.814,691Positive NewsAWKAmerican Water Works4.8002 of 5 stars$144.44-1.2%$143.30-0.8%+3.3%$28.18B$4.68B26.036,700Positive NewsCCICrown Castle4.7958 of 5 stars$103.07-0.7%$116.41+12.9%-11.7%$44.88B$6.57B-9.663,900Positive NewsCOLDAmericold Realty Trust4.9176 of 5 stars$15.47+3.4%$21.83+41.1%-49.6%$4.41B$2.62B-81.4213,755Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastELSEquity Lifestyle Properties4.6732 of 5 stars$59.81-1.1%$71.50+19.6%-14.6%$11.59B$1.43B30.993,800Positive NewsEXRExtra Space Storage4.3863 of 5 stars$140.23-1.8%$153.60+9.5%-20.5%$29.76B$3.26B30.428,012Dividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeAnalyst RevisionORealty Income2.7499 of 5 stars$58.23-1.2%$61.82+6.2%-5.8%$53.24B$5.43B56.53400Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastWELLWelltower3.9394 of 5 stars$164.87+0.3%$173.10+5.0%+39.7%$110.27B$7.99B93.15510Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastUSMUnited States Cellular1.1296 of 5 stars$77.88+4.9%$85.33+9.6%+39.7%$6.62B$3.71B-259.594,100Positive NewsHigh Trading VolumeTDSTelephone and Data Systems2.7919 of 5 stars$38.60-0.8%$52.00+34.7%+74.3%$4.44B$4.96B-39.797,900Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies American Tower Alternatives American Water Works Alternatives Crown Castle Alternatives Americold Realty Trust Alternatives Equity Lifestyle Properties Alternatives Extra Space Storage Alternatives Realty Income Alternatives Welltower Alternatives United States Cellular Alternatives Telephone and Data Systems 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 8/28/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersINVESTOR ALERT: Tiny “$3 AI Wonder Stock” on the Verge of Blasting OffRight now, we’re witnessing a monumental shift in the world.Traders Agency | SponsoredMusk’s Project Colossus could mint millionairesI predict this single breakthrough could make Elon the world’s first trillionaire — and mint more new milliona...Brownstone Research | SponsoredEveryone’s watching Nvidia right now. 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