SBA Communications (SBAC) Competitors $233.90 +1.04 (+0.45%) Closing price 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$233.66 -0.25 (-0.10%) As of 05:45 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, NSA, O, WELL, and USMShould 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), National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSA), Realty Income (O), Welltower (WELL), and United States Cellular (USM). SBA Communications vs. Its Competitors American Tower American Water Works Crown Castle Americold Realty Trust Equity Lifestyle Properties Extra Space Storage National Storage Affiliates Trust Realty Income Welltower United States Cellular SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their earnings, profitability, risk, valuation, media sentiment, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership and dividends. Is SBAC or AMT a better dividend stock? SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $4.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.0%. SBA Communications pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. American Tower pays out 174.8% 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 has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years and American Tower has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of SBAC or AMT? 97.4% of SBA Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of SBA Communications shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Tower shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth. Which has better valuation & earnings, SBAC or AMT? 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 RatioSBA Communications$2.68B9.38$749.54M$7.2932.09American Tower$10.13B10.39$2.26B$3.8957.81 Which has more volatility & risk, SBAC or AMT? SBA Communications has a beta of 0.78, meaning that its stock price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is SBAC or AMT more profitable? SBA Communications has a net margin of 29.29% compared to American Tower's net margin of 17.34%. American Tower's return on equity of 30.20% beat SBA Communications' return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets SBA Communications29.29% -15.30% 7.52% American Tower 17.34%30.20%4.82% Do analysts rate SBAC or AMT? SBA Communications currently has a consensus target price of $255.31, indicating a potential upside of 9.15%. American Tower has a consensus target price of $240.88, indicating a potential upside of 7.12%. Given SBA Communications' higher possible upside, research analysts plainly believe SBA Communications is more favorable than American Tower.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score SBA Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.71American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Does the media prefer SBAC or AMT? In the previous week, American Tower had 12 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 32 mentions for American Tower and 20 mentions for SBA Communications. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.44 beat SBA Communications' score of 1.14 indicating that American Tower is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment SBA Communications 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Tower 27 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryAmerican Tower beats SBA Communications on 12 of the 20 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding SBAC and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$25.02B$8.38B$12.11B$9.41BDividend Yield1.91%5.81%5.56%4.03%P/E Ratio32.0933.6618.3720.09Price / Sales9.384.8926.0799.01Price / Cash24.0818.1921.6858.27Price / Book-4.921.652.315.65Net Income$749.54M$128.99M$997.60M$257.91M7 Day Performance2.23%-1.62%0.42%2.09%1 Month Performance2.44%0.09%4.37%11.13%1 Year Performance10.72%-7.48%541.75%18.40% SBA Communications Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)SBACSBA Communications4.5725 of 5 stars$233.90+0.4%$255.31+9.2%+8.7%$25.02B$2.68B32.091,720Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAMTAmerican Tower3.9859 of 5 stars$219.75-0.9%$240.25+9.3%+4.7%$102.87B$10.13B56.494,691Positive NewsAWKAmerican Water Works4.0706 of 5 stars$139.90-0.1%$143.22+2.4%-0.2%$27.28B$4.68B25.486,700CCICrown Castle4.5465 of 5 stars$101.78-1.1%$112.71+10.7%-1.2%$44.32B$6.57B-9.463,900Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsCOLDAmericold Realty Trust4.9409 of 5 stars$16.36-3.1%$24.00+46.7%-42.5%$4.66B$2.67B-38.0513,755News CoveragePositive NewsELSEquity Lifestyle Properties4.4198 of 5 stars$62.02-0.2%$73.90+19.2%-10.4%$11.86B$1.53B32.133,800News CoverageAnalyst ForecastEXRExtra Space Storage4.4166 of 5 stars$148.86-2.6%$159.29+7.0%-12.2%$31.59B$3.26B34.548,012Analyst RevisionNSANational Storage Affiliates Trust1.3391 of 5 stars$31.75-2.6%$38.63+21.7%-31.5%$2.43B$770.34M53.811,466Positive NewsORealty Income3.467 of 5 stars$57.50-0.3%$61.15+6.4%-2.1%$51.93B$5.27B52.27400Positive NewsWELLWelltower4.3026 of 5 stars$154.11+0.9%$168.18+9.1%+47.6%$100.78B$7.99B88.57510Positive NewsUSMUnited States Cellular2.3773 of 5 stars$63.48-0.9%$82.67+30.2%+19.2%$5.40B$3.77B-138.004,100 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 National Storage Affiliates Trust Alternatives Realty Income Alternatives Welltower Alternatives United States Cellular 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 7/18/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersUtah’s New Oil FindThe Real Reason 218,000 Acres Just Vanished The government just quietly leased 218,000 acres in the middle ...Stansberry Research | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredCritical AI announcement set to ignite AI 2.0 I just put together an urgent new presentation that you need to see right away. 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