Crown Castle (CCI) Competitors $102.69 -1.28 (-1.23%) Closing price 07/11/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$101.50 -1.19 (-1.15%) As of 07/11/2025 07:55 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 CCI vs. SBAC, TMUS, AMT, ARE, AWK, DLR, PLD, SLG, USM, and TDSShould you be buying Crown Castle stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Crown Castle include SBA Communications (SBAC), T-Mobile US (TMUS), American Tower (AMT), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), American Water Works (AWK), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Prologis (PLD), SL Green Realty (SLG), United States Cellular (USM), and Telephone and Data Systems (TDS). Crown Castle vs. Its Competitors SBA Communications T-Mobile US American Tower Alexandria Real Estate Equities American Water Works Digital Realty Trust Prologis SL Green Realty United States Cellular Telephone and Data Systems Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) and SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, valuation, media sentiment, earnings, analyst recommendations, institutional ownership, profitability and risk. Does the media prefer CCI or SBAC? In the previous week, Crown Castle had 19 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Crown Castle and 11 mentions for SBA Communications. SBA Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat Crown Castle's score of 1.13 indicating that SBA Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Crown Castle 22 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SBA Communications 7 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has more volatility and risk, CCI or SBAC? Crown Castle has a beta of 0.88, suggesting that its share price is 12% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SBA Communications has a beta of 0.78, suggesting that its share price is 22% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has higher earnings and valuation, CCI or SBAC? SBA Communications has lower revenue, but higher earnings than Crown Castle. Crown Castle is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SBA Communications, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioCrown Castle$6.57B6.81-$3.90B-$10.76-9.54SBA Communications$2.68B9.17$749.54M$7.2931.39 Is CCI or SBAC a better dividend stock? Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $4.25 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.1%. SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $4.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 1.9%. Crown Castle pays out -39.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SBA Communications pays out 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SBA Communications has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years. Crown Castle is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Is CCI or SBAC more profitable? SBA Communications has a net margin of 29.29% compared to Crown Castle's net margin of -78.12%. SBA Communications' return on equity of -15.30% beat Crown Castle's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Crown Castle-78.12% -164.40% -11.17% SBA Communications 29.29%-15.30%7.52% Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of CCI or SBAC? 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, 0.9% of SBA Communications shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts rate CCI or SBAC? Crown Castle currently has a consensus target price of $113.06, suggesting a potential upside of 10.10%. SBA Communications has a consensus target price of $255.53, suggesting a potential upside of 11.68%. Given SBA Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly 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) 10 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.65SBA Communications 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.75 SummarySBA Communications beats Crown Castle on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Crown Castle News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for CCI 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 CCI 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 NYSE 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 CCI vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricCrown CastleREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$45.27B$8.39B$12.05B$20.73BDividend Yield4.09%5.71%5.53%3.71%P/E Ratio-9.5441.2919.2027.84Price / Sales6.814.9325.3942.34Price / Cash15.9918.4021.6422.63Price / Book-331.261.672.284.57Net Income-$3.90B$128.99M$992.82M$989.30M7 Day Performance-0.22%0.49%-0.20%0.20%1 Month Performance2.72%1.28%2.78%3.95%1 Year Performance-0.87%-4.33%536.06%10.27% Crown Castle Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)CCICrown Castle4.8392 of 5 stars$102.69-1.2%$113.06+10.1%+0.3%$45.27B$6.57B-9.543,900Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSBACSBA Communications4.8108 of 5 stars$233.72-0.1%$253.43+8.4%+9.0%$25.11B$2.68B32.061,720Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastTMUST-Mobile US4.9087 of 5 stars$237.48-1.4%$256.26+7.9%+27.4%$269.64B$81.40B23.1770,000Trending NewsAnalyst UpgradeInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAMTAmerican Tower4.0271 of 5 stars$219.75-0.9%$240.25+9.3%+5.7%$102.87B$10.13B56.494,691Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.0338 of 5 stars$75.03-2.5%$99.54+32.7%-36.2%$12.98B$3.12B98.72590Positive NewsAWKAmerican Water Works4.1083 of 5 stars$139.90-0.1%$143.22+2.4%+4.4%$27.28B$4.68B25.486,700Trending NewsAnalyst ForecastDLRDigital Realty Trust4.7666 of 5 stars$171.48-0.6%$187.16+9.1%+6.7%$57.75B$5.55B160.263,936Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastPLDPrologis4.3869 of 5 stars$106.31-1.6%$120.42+13.3%-9.5%$98.65B$8.20B26.582,703Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastSLGSL Green Realty1.8182 of 5 stars$60.91-1.6%$66.33+8.9%+5.0%$4.34B$886.27M-145.021,221News CoverageUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastUSMUnited States Cellular2.5381 of 5 stars$63.48-0.9%$82.67+30.2%+23.9%$5.40B$3.77B-138.004,100News CoverageTDSTelephone and Data Systems2.6365 of 5 stars$35.37-0.6%$50.00+41.4%+87.3%$4.03B$4.96B-33.697,900News CoverageAnalyst Upgrade Related Companies and Tools Related Companies SBAC Alternatives TMUS Alternatives AMT Alternatives ARE Alternatives AWK Alternatives DLR Alternatives PLD Alternatives SLG Alternatives USM Alternatives TDS 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 (NYSE:CCI) was last updated on 7/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersI was wrong about TrumpI made a mistake. 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