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CCI vs. SBAC, TMUS, AMT, ARE, and DLR

Should you buy Crown Castle stock or one of its competitors? MarketBeat compares Crown Castle with other companies and stocks that may be similar based on industry, sector, market capitalization, business model, investor interest, or shared news coverage. Companies and stocks commonly compared with Crown Castle include SBA Communications (SBAC), T-Mobile US (TMUS), American Tower (AMT), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), and Digital Realty Trust (DLR).

How does Crown Castle compare to SBA Communications?

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) and SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their profitability, dividends, institutional ownership, earnings, valuation, risk, media sentiment and analyst recommendations.

In the previous week, Crown Castle had 9 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 11 mentions for Crown Castle and 2 mentions for SBA Communications. Crown Castle's average media sentiment score of 0.96 beat SBA Communications' score of 0.94 indicating that Crown Castle is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Crown Castle
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
SBA Communications
0 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
1 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Crown Castle has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, SBA Communications has a beta of 0.99, meaning that its share price is 1% less volatile than the broader market.

Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Crown Castle pays out 175.6% 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 52.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SBA Communications has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Crown Castle presently has a consensus price target of $98.52, suggesting a potential upside of 5.35%. SBA Communications has a consensus price target of $237.22, suggesting a potential upside of 14.42%. Given SBA Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SBA Communications is more favorable than Crown Castle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Crown Castle
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
SBA Communications
0 Sell rating(s)
9 Hold rating(s)
8 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.56

SBA Communications has a net margin of 35.66% compared to Crown Castle's net margin of 25.13%. SBA Communications' return on equity of -20.90% beat Crown Castle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crown Castle25.13% -64.64% 3.30%
SBA Communications 35.66%-20.90%8.98%

SBA Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Crown Castle. SBA Communications is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown Castle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crown Castle$4.26B9.57$444M$2.4238.65
SBA Communications$2.82B7.81$1.05B$9.5021.82

90.8% of Crown Castle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of SBA Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of SBA Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Summary

SBA Communications beats Crown Castle on 13 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Crown Castle compare to T-Mobile US?

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) and T-Mobile US (NASDAQ:TMUS) are related large-cap companies, but which is the superior investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, institutional ownership, media sentiment, valuation, risk, earnings, analyst recommendations and profitability.

In the previous week, T-Mobile US had 29 more articles in the media than Crown Castle. MarketBeat recorded 40 mentions for T-Mobile US and 11 mentions for Crown Castle. T-Mobile US's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Crown Castle's score of 0.96 indicating that T-Mobile US is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Crown Castle
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
T-Mobile US
27 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
5 Neutral mention(s)
2 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. T-Mobile US pays an annual dividend of $4.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.2%. Crown Castle pays out 175.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. T-Mobile US pays out 43.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend.

T-Mobile US has higher revenue and earnings than Crown Castle. T-Mobile US is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown Castle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crown Castle$4.26B9.57$444M$2.4238.65
T-Mobile US$88.31B2.27$10.99B$9.4019.74

Crown Castle currently has a consensus target price of $98.52, suggesting a potential upside of 5.35%. T-Mobile US has a consensus target price of $260.48, suggesting a potential upside of 40.38%. Given T-Mobile US's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe T-Mobile US is more favorable than Crown Castle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Crown Castle
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
T-Mobile US
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
22 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80

90.8% of Crown Castle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 42.5% of T-Mobile US shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of T-Mobile US shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Crown Castle has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, T-Mobile US has a beta of 0.31, indicating that its share price is 69% less volatile than the broader market.

Crown Castle has a net margin of 25.13% compared to T-Mobile US's net margin of 11.65%. T-Mobile US's return on equity of 19.47% beat Crown Castle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crown Castle25.13% -64.64% 3.30%
T-Mobile US 11.65%19.47%5.33%

Summary

T-Mobile US beats Crown Castle on 12 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Crown Castle compare to American Tower?

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) and Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their valuation, dividends, institutional ownership, risk, media sentiment, earnings, profitability and analyst recommendations.

American Tower currently has a consensus target price of $216.20, suggesting a potential upside of 12.24%. Crown Castle has a consensus target price of $98.52, suggesting a potential upside of 5.35%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe American Tower is more favorable than Crown Castle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
American Tower
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
14 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.80
Crown Castle
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

American Tower pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.7%. Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. American Tower pays out 115.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crown Castle pays out 175.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Tower has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

American Tower has a net margin of 26.81% compared to Crown Castle's net margin of 25.13%. American Tower's return on equity of 27.79% beat Crown Castle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
American Tower26.81% 27.79% 4.57%
Crown Castle 25.13%-64.64%3.30%

In the previous week, American Tower had 30 more articles in the media than Crown Castle. MarketBeat recorded 41 mentions for American Tower and 11 mentions for Crown Castle. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Crown Castle's score of 0.96 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
34 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Crown Castle
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Crown Castle. American Tower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown Castle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
American Tower$10.64B8.43$2.53B$6.1931.12
Crown Castle$4.26B9.57$444M$2.4238.65

92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Crown Castle shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of American Tower shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

American Tower has a beta of 0.9, indicating that its stock price is 10% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crown Castle has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

Summary

American Tower beats Crown Castle on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Crown Castle compare to Alexandria Real Estate Equities?

Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE:ARE) and Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) are both finance companies, but which is the better investment? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, profitability, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, earnings and institutional ownership.

Crown Castle has higher revenue and earnings than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Crown Castle, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.03B3.02-$1.43B-$6.27N/A
Crown Castle$4.26B9.57$444M$2.4238.65

Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 5.5%. Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays out -45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Crown Castle pays out 175.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has increased its dividend for 15 consecutive years. Alexandria Real Estate Equities is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and longer track record of dividend growth.

Crown Castle has a net margin of 25.13% compared to Alexandria Real Estate Equities' net margin of -36.03%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' return on equity of -5.21% beat Crown Castle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Alexandria Real Estate Equities-36.03% -5.21% -2.96%
Crown Castle 25.13%-64.64%3.30%

Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crown Castle has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Crown Castle shares are held by institutional investors. 1.4% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Alexandria Real Estate Equities had 1 more articles in the media than Crown Castle. MarketBeat recorded 12 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities and 11 mentions for Crown Castle. Alexandria Real Estate Equities' average media sentiment score of 1.15 beat Crown Castle's score of 0.96 indicating that Alexandria Real Estate Equities is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
6 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Crown Castle
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Alexandria Real Estate Equities presently has a consensus target price of $51.46, indicating a potential downside of 1.85%. Crown Castle has a consensus target price of $98.52, indicating a potential upside of 5.35%. Given Crown Castle's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Crown Castle is more favorable than Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
2 Sell rating(s)
11 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.06
Crown Castle
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50

Summary

Crown Castle beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

How does Crown Castle compare to Digital Realty Trust?

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) and Digital Realty Trust (NYSE:DLR) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, dividends, analyst recommendations, valuation, media sentiment, risk, earnings and profitability.

Crown Castle has a net margin of 25.13% compared to Digital Realty Trust's net margin of 21.73%. Digital Realty Trust's return on equity of 6.05% beat Crown Castle's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Crown Castle25.13% -64.64% 3.30%
Digital Realty Trust 21.73%6.05%2.82%

Crown Castle presently has a consensus price target of $98.52, indicating a potential upside of 5.35%. Digital Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $215.89, indicating a potential upside of 19.30%. Given Digital Realty Trust's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Digital Realty Trust is more favorable than Crown Castle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Crown Castle
0 Sell rating(s)
12 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
2 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
Digital Realty Trust
0 Sell rating(s)
8 Hold rating(s)
20 Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.76

In the previous week, Digital Realty Trust had 10 more articles in the media than Crown Castle. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Digital Realty Trust and 11 mentions for Crown Castle. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.54 beat Crown Castle's score of 0.96 indicating that Digital Realty Trust is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Crown Castle
7 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
1 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Digital Realty Trust
17 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Very Positive

Crown Castle has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 1.02, meaning that its share price is 2% more volatile than the broader market.

90.8% of Crown Castle shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held by institutional investors. 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are held 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.

Digital Realty Trust has higher revenue and earnings than Crown Castle. Crown Castle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Digital Realty Trust, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Crown Castle$4.26B9.57$444M$2.4238.65
Digital Realty Trust$6.11B10.40$1.31B$3.7947.75

Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.5%. Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.7%. Crown Castle pays out 175.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Digital Realty Trust pays out 128.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Summary

Digital Realty Trust beats Crown Castle on 15 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

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CCI vs. The Competition

MetricCrown CastleREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$40.82B$10.08B$13.50B$22.82B
Dividend Yield4.63%5.02%5.80%4.11%
P/E Ratio38.6548.8919.9830.14
Price / Sales9.575.32135.5320.99
Price / Cash21.9013.5419.2523.85
Price / Book-24.942.092.204.59
Net Income$444M$227.95M$1.14B$1.07B
7 Day Performance5.35%4.50%1.24%-0.60%
1 Month Performance3.28%3.01%-0.13%-1.14%
1 Year Performance-6.30%12.03%10.17%18.94%

Crown Castle Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CCI
Crown Castle
4.5246 of 5 stars
$93.52
+1.0%
$98.52
+5.3%
-6.6%$40.82B$4.26B38.654,000
SBAC
SBA Communications
3.6525 of 5 stars
$200.10
-3.8%
$237.22
+18.6%
-9.0%$22.06B$2.82B21.061,844
TMUS
T-Mobile US
4.9553 of 5 stars
$178.43
+0.2%
$260.48
+46.0%
-24.6%$192.74B$88.31B18.9875,000
AMT
American Tower
4.6895 of 5 stars
$189.09
-2.6%
$216.20
+14.3%
-10.4%$90.44B$10.64B30.552,388
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
3.6458 of 5 stars
$50.29
-1.9%
$51.46
+2.3%
-26.2%$8.94B$3.03BN/A590

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