Public Storage (PSA) Competitors

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

Which has more risk & volatility, SBAC or PSA?

SBA Communications has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Public Storage has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SBAC or PSA?

SBA Communications presently has a consensus price target of $258.25, indicating a potential upside of 17.42%. Public Storage has a consensus price target of $331.93, indicating a potential upside of 17.24%. Given SBA Communications' higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe SBA Communications is more favorable than Public Storage.

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)	2.71
Public Storage	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.71

Does the media favor SBAC or PSA?

In the previous week, Public Storage had 2 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Public Storage and 26 mentions for SBA Communications. SBA Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.58 beat Public Storage's score of 1.36 indicating that SBA Communications is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SBA Communications	23 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Very Positive
Public Storage	20 Very Positive mention(s)	3 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger valuation & earnings, SBAC or PSA?

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

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SBA Communications	$2.68B	8.82	$749.54M	$7.87	27.95
Public Storage	$4.70B	10.58	$2.07B	$9.17	30.88

Do insiders and institutionals believe in SBAC or PSA?

97.4% of SBA Communications shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Public Storage shares are held by institutional investors. 0.9% of SBA Communications shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Public Storage shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, endowments and hedge funds believe a stock is poised for long-term growth.

Is SBAC or PSA more profitable?

Public Storage has a net margin of 38.13% compared to SBA Communications' net margin of 31.19%. Public Storage's return on equity of 34.06% beat SBA Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SBA Communications	31.19%	-16.83%	7.94%
Public Storage	38.13%	34.06%	9.09%

Is SBAC or PSA a better dividend stock?

SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $4.44 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Public Storage pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.2%. SBA Communications pays out 56.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Public Storage pays out 130.9% 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

Public Storage beats SBA Communications on 12 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.