Public Storage (PSA) Competitors

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

Does the media refer more to PSA or SBAC?

In the previous week, Public Storage had 6 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 17 mentions for Public Storage and 11 mentions for SBA Communications. SBA Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.38 beat Public Storage's score of 1.27 indicating that SBA Communications is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Public Storage	12 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
SBA Communications	9 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Is PSA or SBAC more profitable?

Public Storage has a net margin of 41.74% compared to SBA Communications' net margin of 29.29%. Public Storage's return on equity of 36.50% beat SBA Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Public Storage	41.74%	36.50%	9.98%
SBA Communications	29.29%	-15.30%	7.52%

Which has more risk and volatility, PSA or SBAC?

Public Storage has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% 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.

Do analysts recommend PSA or SBAC?

Public Storage currently has a consensus target price of $337.64, suggesting a potential upside of 13.97%. SBA Communications has a consensus target price of $253.43, suggesting a potential upside of 7.81%. Given Public Storage's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Public Storage is more favorable than SBA Communications.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Public Storage	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	8 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.75
SBA Communications	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	2 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.73

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

78.8% of Public Storage shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of SBA Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 11.1% of Public Storage shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of SBA Communications 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 PSA or SBAC a better dividend stock?

Public Storage pays an annual dividend of $12.00 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%. Public Storage pays out 119.2% 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 60.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. SBA Communications has raised its dividend for 6 consecutive years.

Which has higher valuation and earnings, PSA or SBAC?

Public Storage has higher revenue and earnings than SBA Communications. Public Storage is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than SBA Communications, 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
Public Storage	$4.70B	11.07	$2.07B	$10.07	29.42
SBA Communications	$2.68B	9.43	$749.54M	$7.29	32.25

Summary

Public Storage beats SBA Communications on 14 of the 19 factors compared between the two stocks.