SBAC
SBA Communications
Real Estate · Telecom Tower REITs · US
$208.02
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$23.1B
Total market value of the company
Trailing P/E
23.00
Premium valuation
Forward P/E
26.90
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
+5.9%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
ROE
N/A
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$234.75
+13% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 20 analysts covering this stock
About SBA Communications

SBA Communications Corporation is a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure. It includes towers, buildings, rooftops, distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cells. With a portfolio of more than 46,000 communications sites throughout the Americas and in Africa, SBA is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol SBAC. Our organization is part of the S&P 500 and one of the top Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) by market capitalization. SBA Communications Corporation was incorporated in 1989 and is based in Boca Raton, United States.

https://www.sbasite.com

Country: United States Employees: 1,844 Industry: REIT - Specialty
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
132.3% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.2% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
3.8% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
1.1% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
Fair Value Est.
$162.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
Margin of Safety
-28.4%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
Percentile
18.5th
Ranks in the top 82% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
44.5
Quality Score
35.0
Combined
30.1

Trading at $218, 35% above fair value of $162. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 8% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

Regime
MARKDOWN
Price trending down — defensive positioning
Sharpe Ratio
0.344
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
Kelly Fraction
0.0268
Modest edge detected — smaller position warranted
Calmar Ratio
0.191
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
6.1%
Historical annualised return based on price data
Max Drawdown
-31.6%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
HMM State
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
16
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

Beta
1.02
Moves slightly more than the broader market
52W High
$243.16
14% below the year high
52W Low
$162.41
28% above the year low
Avg Volume
1,218,222
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
Short Ratio
1.7
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.7%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
Div Yield
229.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
EPS (TTM)
$9.49
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

Debt/Equity
N/A
Current Ratio
0.20
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.14
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
74.2%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
52.4%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
Free Cash Flow
$-301,849,504
Negative — the business is spending more than it generates
Revenue (TTM)
$2.9B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.0B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
20
Target High
$280.00
Target Median
$234.75
Target Low
$200.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-13 KROUSE GEORGE R JR Director 501 $106,367
2026-05-13 LANGER JACK Director 1,501 $318,677
2026-05-13 BEEBE KEVIN L Director 1,501 $318,677
2026-05-13 BERNSTEIN STEVEN E Director 1,501 $318,677
2026-05-01 CHAN MARY S Director 881 —
2026-05-01 JOHNSON JAY LECORYELLE Director 881 —
2026-05-01 WILSON AMY E. Director 881 —
2026-05-01 BOWEN LAURIE Director 881 —
2026-05-01 KROUSE GEORGE R JR Director 881 —
2026-05-01 STOOPS JEFFREY A Chairman of the Board 633 —
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

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