SBA Communications (SBAC) Competitors

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

Is SBAC or CCI more profitable?

SBA Communications has a net margin of 20.61% compared to Crown Castle's net margin of 20.32%. Crown Castle's return on equity of 21.30% beat SBA Communications' return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
SBA Communications	20.61%	-10.75%	5.40%
Crown Castle	20.32%	21.30%	3.60%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor SBAC or CCI?

SBA Communications received 54 more outperform votes than Crown Castle when rated by MarketBeat users. However, 69.25% of users gave Crown Castle an outperform vote while only 67.39% of users gave SBA Communications an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
SBA Communications	Outperform Votes 804 67.39%	Underperform Votes 389 32.61%
Crown Castle	Outperform Votes 750 69.25%	Underperform Votes 333 30.75%

Do institutionals & insiders hold more shares of SBAC or CCI?

97.4% of SBA Communications shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 90.8% of Crown Castle shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.3% of SBA Communications shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 0.4% of Crown Castle shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Which has better valuation & earnings, SBAC or CCI?

Crown Castle has higher revenue and earnings than SBA Communications. 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.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
SBA Communications	$2.71B	7.90	$501.81M	$5.10	39.09
Crown Castle	$6.98B	6.40	$1.50B	$3.20	32.15

Does the media refer more to SBAC or CCI?

In the previous week, Crown Castle had 15 more articles in the media than SBA Communications. MarketBeat recorded 21 mentions for Crown Castle and 6 mentions for SBA Communications. SBA Communications' average media sentiment score of 1.11 beat Crown Castle's score of 0.58 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	4 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Crown Castle	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do analysts prefer SBAC or CCI?

SBA Communications presently has a consensus target price of $252.25, suggesting a potential upside of 26.52%. Crown Castle has a consensus target price of $112.64, suggesting a potential upside of 9.48%. Given SBA Communications' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, equities research 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)	0 Hold rating(s)	10 Buy rating(s)	1 Strong Buy rating(s)	3.09
Crown Castle	0 Sell rating(s)	10 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.29

Is SBAC or CCI a better dividend stock?

SBA Communications pays an annual dividend of $3.92 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.0%. Crown Castle pays an annual dividend of $6.26 per share and has a dividend yield of 6.1%. SBA Communications pays out 76.9% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Crown Castle pays out 195.6% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future.

Which has more risk and volatility, SBAC or CCI?

SBA Communications has a beta of 0.59, indicating that its stock price is 41% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Crown Castle has a beta of 0.76, indicating that its stock price is 24% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

SBA Communications beats Crown Castle on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks.