Evaluating SBA Communications (SBAC) Valuation After Strong Q3 Beat, Tower Acquisitions and Buybacks

SBA Communications (SBAC) just posted third quarter numbers that topped expectations, with adjusted funds from operations up and revenue climbing 10% year over year, supported by new tower acquisitions and an active buyback program.

See our latest analysis for SBA Communications.

Even with this accelerating tower acquisition pipeline and steady AFFO growth, momentum in the shares has been soft. The latest share price is $189.58 and the 1 year total shareholder return is negative 12.20 percent, reflecting cautious sentiment toward tower REIT valuations despite long term infrastructure demand.

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With shares lagging even as revenue, AFFO and the tower footprint expand, some metrics hint at a discount to analyst targets and intrinsic value. This raises a key question for investors: Is SBAC mispriced, or is future growth already reflected in the stock?

Most Popular Narrative Narrative: 19.4% Undervalued

With the most followed narrative placing SBA Communications fair value well above the last close, the gap between model and market becomes hard to ignore.

The analysts have a consensus price target of $256.294 for SBA Communications based on their expectations of its future earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors. However, there is a degree of disagreement amongst analysts, with the most bullish reporting a price target of $285.0, and the most bearish reporting a price target of just $230.0.

Read the complete narrative.

Curious how modest revenue growth, rising margins and a richer future earnings multiple can still justify such a premium? The narrative reveals the full playbook behind that valuation leap, including the profit path and discounting logic that make the upside case so compelling on paper.

Result: Fair Value of $235.29 (UNDERVALUED)

Have a read of the narrative in full and understand what's behind the forecasts.

However, this upside case could unravel if carrier consolidation accelerates or satellite alternatives cap tower leasing growth, weighing on SBA’s long term revenue trajectory.

Find out about the key risks to this SBA Communications narrative.

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