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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?

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

SBA Communications has higher earnings, but lower revenue 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
SBA Communications$2.82B7.86$1.05B$9.5021.97
Crown Castle$4.26B9.46$444M$2.4238.18

In the previous week, Crown Castle had 20 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Crown Castle and 4 mentions for SBA Communications. Crown Castle's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat SBA Communications' score of 0.24 indicating that Crown Castle is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

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

SBA Communications presently has a consensus price target of $237.22, suggesting a potential upside of 13.64%. Crown Castle has a consensus price target of $98.52, suggesting a potential upside of 6.63%. Given SBA Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe SBA Communications is more favorable than Crown Castle.

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

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
SBA Communications35.66% -20.90% 8.98%
Crown Castle 25.13%-64.64%3.30%

SBA Communications has a beta of 1.03, suggesting that its share price is 3% 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.

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

SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $5.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. SBA Communications pays out 52.6% 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. SBA Communications has increased its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

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?

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

T-Mobile US pays an annual dividend of $4.08 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.1%. Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. T-Mobile US pays out 43.4% 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.

T-Mobile US has a beta of 0.33, suggesting that its stock price is 67% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Crown Castle has a beta of 0.93, suggesting that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market.

42.5% of T-Mobile US shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Crown Castle shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.4% of T-Mobile US shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
T-Mobile US11.65% 19.47% 5.33%
Crown Castle 25.13%-64.64%3.30%

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
T-Mobile US$88.31B2.33$10.99B$9.4020.26
Crown Castle$4.26B9.46$444M$2.4238.18

T-Mobile US presently has a consensus price target of $260.48, indicating a potential upside of 36.76%. Crown Castle has a consensus price target of $98.52, indicating a potential upside of 6.63%. Given T-Mobile US's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe T-Mobile US is more favorable than Crown Castle.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
T-Mobile US
0 Sell rating(s)
7 Hold rating(s)
22 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

In the previous week, T-Mobile US had 15 more articles in the media than Crown Castle. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for T-Mobile US and 24 mentions for Crown Castle. T-Mobile US's average media sentiment score of 1.18 beat Crown Castle's score of 0.71 indicating that T-Mobile US is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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 superior business? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, earnings, valuation, profitability, risk, dividends and media sentiment.

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$10.64B8.07$2.53B$6.1929.80
Crown Castle$4.26B9.46$444M$2.4238.18

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%

American Tower pays an annual dividend of $7.16 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.9%. Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. 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 raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years.

In the previous week, American Tower had 20 more articles in the media than Crown Castle. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for American Tower and 24 mentions for Crown Castle. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.08 beat Crown Castle's score of 0.71 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)
6 Positive mention(s)
4 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
1 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Crown Castle
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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 hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

American Tower has a beta of 0.9, suggesting that its share price is 10% less 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.

American Tower currently has a consensus target price of $216.20, indicating a potential upside of 17.19%. Crown Castle has a consensus target price of $98.52, indicating a potential upside of 6.63%. Given American Tower's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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

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?

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

Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities pays an annual dividend of $2.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.0%. 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 pays out -45.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has raised 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.

90.8% of Crown Castle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 96.5% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Alexandria Real Estate Equities shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

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
Crown Castle$4.26B9.46$444M$2.4238.18
Alexandria Real Estate Equities$3.03B2.78-$1.43B-$6.27N/A

Crown Castle presently has a consensus price target of $98.52, indicating a potential upside of 6.63%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a consensus price target of $51.31, indicating a potential upside of 6.46%. Given Crown Castle's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Crown Castle is more favorable than Alexandria Real Estate Equities.

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
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 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
Crown Castle25.13% -64.64% 3.30%
Alexandria Real Estate Equities -36.03%-5.21%-2.96%

In the previous week, Crown Castle had 9 more articles in the media than Alexandria Real Estate Equities. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Crown Castle and 15 mentions for Alexandria Real Estate Equities. Crown Castle's average media sentiment score of 0.71 beat Alexandria Real Estate Equities' score of 0.37 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
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
3 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
0 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Neutral

Crown Castle has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its share price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Alexandria Real Estate Equities has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the broader market.

Summary

Crown Castle beats Alexandria Real Estate Equities on 13 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 better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, valuation, media sentiment, risk and profitability.

Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.6%. Digital Realty Trust pays an annual dividend of $4.88 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. 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.

Crown Castle has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the broader market. Comparatively, Digital Realty Trust has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its stock price is 6% more volatile than the broader market.

90.8% of Crown Castle shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 99.7% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.1% of Crown Castle shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of Digital Realty Trust shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

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 currently has a consensus price target of $98.52, indicating a potential upside of 6.63%. Digital Realty Trust has a consensus price target of $215.89, indicating a potential upside of 11.56%. 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, Crown Castle had 3 more articles in the media than Digital Realty Trust. MarketBeat recorded 24 mentions for Crown Castle and 21 mentions for Digital Realty Trust. Digital Realty Trust's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Crown Castle's score of 0.71 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
10 Very Positive mention(s)
2 Positive mention(s)
10 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Digital Realty Trust
16 Very Positive mention(s)
1 Positive mention(s)
3 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

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$4.26B9.46$444M$2.4238.18
Digital Realty Trust$6.11B11.13$1.31B$3.7951.06

Summary

Digital Realty Trust beats Crown Castle on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.

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CCI vs. The Competition

MetricCrown CastleREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$40.30B$9.97B$13.57B$23.07B
Dividend Yield4.60%5.20%5.88%4.13%
P/E Ratio38.1647.1324.0030.18
Price / Sales9.465.27160.6791.28
Price / Cash22.0313.4719.8524.44
Price / Book-21.002.112.144.70
Net Income$444M$227.95M$1.13B$1.07B
7 Day Performance6.01%1.14%0.03%0.04%
1 Month Performance8.70%2.93%-0.10%0.15%
1 Year Performance-8.92%14.28%11.75%28.04%

Crown Castle Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
CCI
Crown Castle
4.2628 of 5 stars
$92.39
-0.3%
$98.52
+6.6%
-10.0%$40.30B$4.26B38.164,000
SBAC
SBA Communications
4.3501 of 5 stars
$203.34
+1.9%
$237.74
+16.9%
-11.1%$21.17B$2.82B21.401,844
TMUS
T-Mobile US
4.9763 of 5 stars
$190.65
+2.9%
$260.48
+36.6%
-21.2%$200.45B$88.31B20.2875,000
AMT
American Tower
4.8292 of 5 stars
$177.34
+3.9%
$216.20
+21.9%
-14.6%$79.50B$10.64B28.652,388
ARE
Alexandria Real Estate Equities
3.8878 of 5 stars
$46.67
+3.8%
$51.92
+11.3%
-33.8%$7.84B$3.03BN/A590

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