Head-To-Head Comparison: Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE:SRG) versus SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC)

Seritage Growth Properties (NYSE:SRG) and SBA Communications (NASDAQ:SBAC) are both finance companies, but which is the better business? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability, institutional ownership and dividends.

Valuation and Earnings

This table compares Seritage Growth Properties and SBA Communications”s top-line revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Seritage Growth Properties	$17.62 million	10.50	-$153.54 million	($1.42)	-2.31
SBA Communications	$2.68 billion	7.74	$749.54 million	$7.67	25.39

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

Institutional & Insider Ownership

78.9% of Seritage Growth Properties shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 97.4% of SBA Communications shares are held by institutional investors. 0.6% of Seritage Growth Properties shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.9% of SBA Communications shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Volatility and Risk

Seritage Growth Properties has a beta of 2.33, suggesting that its stock price is 133% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, SBA Communications has a beta of 0.87, suggesting that its stock price is 13% less volatile than the S&P 500.

Profitability

This table compares Seritage Growth Properties and SBA Communications’ net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Seritage Growth Properties	-404.37%	-20.13%	-12.10%
SBA Communications	29.69%	-16.60%	7.55%

Analyst Ratings

This is a summary of recent recommendations and price targets for Seritage Growth Properties and SBA Communications, as reported by MarketBeat.com.

	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Seritage Growth Properties	1	0	0	0	1.00
SBA Communications	0	8	8	2	2.67

SBA Communications has a consensus price target of $237.00, indicating a potential upside of 21.69%. Given SBA Communications’ stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe SBA Communications is more favorable than Seritage Growth Properties.

Summary

SBA Communications beats Seritage Growth Properties on 13 of the 15 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Seritage Growth Properties

Seritage Growth Properties operates as a real estate investment trust. The firm engages in the acquisition, ownership, development, redevelopment, management, and leasing of retail properties throughout the United States. Its property portfolio includes mall, shopping centers and freestanding locations. The company was founded on June 3, 2015 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

About SBA Communications

SBA Communications Corporation is a leading independent owner and operator of wireless communications infrastructure including towers, buildings, rooftops, distributed antenna systems (DAS) and small cells. With a portfolio of more than 39,000 communications sites throughout the Americas, Africa and in Asia, SBA is listed on NASDAQ under the symbol SBAC. Our organization is part of the S&P 500 and is one of the top Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) by market capitalization.