Public Storage (PSA) Competitors

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

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 2.2%. Public Storage pays an annual dividend of $12.00 per share and has a dividend yield of 4.0%. 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.

Does the media refer more to SBAC or PSA?

In the previous week, SBA Communications and SBA Communications both had 18 articles in the media. Public Storage's average media sentiment score of 1.46 beat SBA Communications' score of 1.40 indicating that Public Storage is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
SBA Communications	17 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Public Storage	15 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has better valuation and 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	7.92	$749.54M	$7.87	25.13
Public Storage	$4.75B	11.00	$2.07B	$9.17	32.48

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%

Do insiders & institutionals have more ownership in SBAC or PSA?

97.4% of SBA Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 78.8% of Public Storage shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.9% of SBA Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 11.1% of Public Storage 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.

Which has more volatility & risk, SBAC or PSA?

SBA Communications has a beta of 0.8, indicating that its share price is 20% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Public Storage has a beta of 0.86, indicating that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Do analysts prefer SBAC or PSA?

SBA Communications presently has a consensus target price of $256.38, indicating a potential upside of 29.65%. Public Storage has a consensus target price of $331.62, indicating a potential upside of 11.36%. Given SBA Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities 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)	8 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.65
Public Storage	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.64

Summary

Public Storage beats SBA Communications on 12 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.