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SBA Communications Corp (SBAC) — chart, structure and Closelooknet read

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Signals for this name

Every Closelooknet reading that exists for SBAC, from the same nightly bakes the boards use. Research diary readings, not advice.

Weather around the name 3 macro readings: Money Temperature, Factor regime, Sovereign pressure

The weather around this name

Macro readings that apply by membership — the regime, the factor tape, the sector cell, the funding backdrop.

  • Money Temperature Composite 62/100 · S&P 500 fund at 67, bullish alignedEight instruments scored on position, momentum, volume, volatility and fragility — the regime every name trades inside. Temperature lab → 2026-09-25
  • Factor regime Momentum leading — risk appetite buildingMomentum against low volatility (SPMO / SPLV): above its 50-day trend, 99th percentile of the window, +8.4% over 20 sessions. Factor regime → 2026-09-25
  • Sovereign pressure Index 0.61 · up 0.29 over 21 sessionsG7 long-end yields, 10s30s and the slope — the funding weather for every balance sheet on this site. Sovereign pressure → 2026-09-25
How it trades on rate days beta 0.73 to TLT · on the worst bond days it fell more than the market

How it trades on rate days

How SBAC has moved when long-dated Treasury yields rise — measured against TLT, the 20+ year Treasury fund.

  • Beta to long bonds, 1 year 0.73 — moves strongly with bonds for every 1% move in TLT (20+ year Treasuries), SBA Communications Corp moved 0.73% on average · correlation 0.20 · higher than 72% of US names
  • Beta, last 3 months 0.52 less rate-sensitive lately than over the year
  • On the 10 worst bond days −1.87% on average against −0.74% for the S&P 500 the 10 sessions of the past year in which TLT fell most, i.e. long yields rose most
  • Latest of those days −2.59% TLT −1.29% that day 2026-09-24

Daily total returns from the adjusted price series; a TLT down day is a day long yields rose. Beta = the average move of the name for a 1% move in TLT. Past sensitivity, not a forecast. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

Who it is priced against REIT - Specialty · United States · 8 names with week and year-to-date

Peer group

REIT - Specialty · United States

This name carries no Closelooknet score, so its cohort ranks on trend state — distance to the 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score it does not have.

Compared against SBAC on the nightly bakes; the Peers tab ranks the cohort on the Closelooknet scores where it exists.

Company snapshot — SBA Communications Corp

SBAC in five paragraphs: what it makes and sells, where it sits in the Closelooknet stack, who it is priced against, why we track it, what we watch. Research diary, not advice.

What it does
SBA Communications owns and operates wireless communication towers, rooftop sites and other structures that carry antennas for mobile networks. It leases space on these structures to wireless carriers and manages tower and rooftop sites for property owners under contract. The company is based in Boca Raton, Florida, and listed in the United States in 1999.
Where it sits in the stack
SBA Communications sits outside our AI build-out index; it belongs to the real estate sleeve of our universe, classed as REIT - Specialty, where it acts as a landlord for wireless infrastructure rather than a technology vendor.
Who it is priced against
The diary carries no peer group for SBA Communications; the comparison the market draws is with American Tower, the other large owner-operator of leased wireless towers.
Why Closelooknet tracks it
SBA Communications holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelooknet score and no coverage quotes in the diary; it is tracked here only through that index membership.
What the diary watches
The diary watches tenant additions per tower and lease renewal terms, since more equipment carried on existing sites would change the read without any new towers being built.

SBA Communications Corp (SBAC) trades on US exchanges.

Written from the company’s public profile and Closelooknet’s own readings, 2026-09-17. Descriptive, refreshed with the registry; corrections welcome via the imprint. closelook.net is an investment research diary — market structure, index membership and scores are our own readings, not investment advice. Related: index compare · sector dispersion · scanner.

The Street on this name 2 analyst actions on the wire · latest: price target by Morgan Stanley, 2026-09-21

The Street on this name

Analyst actions and the latest print for SBAC from the Closelooknet wires — third-party opinions on the record, not our readings.

  • Price target Morgan Stanley — target 205 from 215 Target cut to $205 from $215 (+15.3% to spot) 2026-09-21
  • Price target Barclays — target 208 from 245 Target cut to $208 from $245 (+14% to spot) 2026-08-20

2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst wire → · Earnings wire →

Dividends and capital return trailing yield 2.93%, quarterly · last 1.25 USD on 2026-08-20

Dividends and capital return

What SBAC pays out and buys back — distributions read from the price series, money terms from the filings.

  • Trailing 12 months 4.86 USD per share · a 2.93% yield on the 2026-09-25 close 4 distributions, paid quarterly 2026-09-25
  • Change on the year +12.8% against the prior twelve months prior twelve months 4.31 USD per share
  • Last distribution 1.25 USD per share as the price series records it, within days of the ex-date 2026-08-20
  • By calendar year 2023: 0.85 USD (partial) · 2024: 3.92 USD · 2025: 4.44 USD · 2026: 3.75 USD to date first distribution recorded in the three-year window: 2023-11-15

Per-share amounts are derived from the adjusted price series in the listing currency, so dates sit within days of the ex-date; filing figures come from the fundamentals feed for the last reported fiscal year. An investment diary, not a recommendation.

FAQ · from the current data · as of 2026-09-26

Quick answers

What is SBA Communications Corp (SBAC)?

SBA Communications Corp trades as SBAC on the US exchange (United States) in the Closelooknet research universe, as of the registry build of 2026-09-26.

Is SBAC in a Closelooknet index?

Not currently — SBA Communications Corp is tracked in the Closelooknet research universe but is not a constituent of a Closelooknet functional index as of 2026-09-26.

Where does SBAC trade against its moving averages?

Downtrend stack: Trades -8.5% vs the 50-day and -13% vs the 200-day average, 25.5% below the 52-week high and +2.9% off the 52-week low; a death cross printed 45 sessions ago. Computed from daily closes. As of 2026-09-25 — a technical state from the nightly Closelooknet bake, not advice. The Technical tab carries the full row.

How does SBA Communications Corp trade when bond yields rise?

Over the past year SBA Communications Corp had a beta of 0.73 to TLT, the long-dated Treasury fund — it moves strongly with bonds, higher than 72% of US names. On the 10 sessions in which long bonds fell most it moved −1.87% on average, against −0.74% for the S&P 500. The "How it trades on rate days" block on this page carries the lines.

What does SBA Communications Corp do?

SBA Communications owns and operates wireless communication towers, rooftop sites and other structures that carry antennas for mobile networks. It leases space on these structures to wireless carriers and manages tower and rooftop sites for property owners under contract. The company is based in Boca Raton, Florida, and listed in the United States in 1999. The diary carries no peer group for SBA Communications; the comparison the market draws is with American Tower, the other large owner-operator of leased wireless towers.

Where does SBA Communications Corp sit in the AI build-out?

SBA Communications sits outside our AI build-out index; it belongs to the real estate sleeve of our universe, classed as REIT - Specialty, where it acts as a landlord for wireless infrastructure rather than a technology vendor. SBA Communications holds a seat in the S&P 500 but carries no Closelooknet score and no coverage quotes in the diary; it is tracked here only through that index membership.

Does SBA Communications Corp pay a dividend?

SBA Communications Corp has paid 4.86 USD per share over the last twelve months, paid quarterly, a trailing yield of 2.93% on the 2026-09-25 close; the last distribution recorded in the price series was 1.25 USD on 2026-08-20. The "Dividends and capital return" block on this page carries the lines.

What has Wall Street done on SBA Communications Corp recently?

The most recent analyst action on SBA Communications Corp on the Closelooknet wire is a price target by Morgan Stanley on 2026-09-21 (target 205 from 215). 2 actions on the analyst wire since 2026-08-13: 2 target changes. Analyst actions are third-party opinions recorded by the wire, not Closelooknet readings. The “The Street on this name” block on this page lists the moves; the full feeds are the analyst wire and the earnings wire.

What does this page show?

A live price chart with SMA overlays and drawing tools for SBAC, performance metrics, index-membership context and the Closelooknet structure read — an investment research diary view, not investment advice.

Related in the Closelooknet universe

then REIT - Specialty, then Real Estate. Scored names rank on their Closelooknet score; names without one rank on trend state — above or below their 50- and 200-day averages — never on a score they do not carry.