SBAC NASDAQ Week ended 24 Jul 2026

Weekly Investor Report

SBA Communications Corp · Real Estate · Reit - Specialty

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Latest close 173.6 USD
-6.5% latest week
Weekly setup

Weak trend

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -10.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 17.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.5%, after a -5.5% four-week move. The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive. Options positioning is bearish with 64/100 conviction, while the latest news-sentiment score is 53/100. Near-term considerations: volume confirmation is below normal; earnings are due in 2d.

Setup score 26 out of 100
Latest Close 173.6 USD 24 Jul 2026
1W Return -6.5% latest completed week
4W Return -5.5% short-term follow-through
12W Return -20.1% quarterly tape
Trend Breadth 28.8% 15 of 52 weeks active
Volume Ratio 0.9x vs 13-week average
What is working
  • No strong opportunity cluster is confirmed yet; monitor trend and activity pressure.
What could go wrong
  • The trend backdrop is inactive, so price action has not confirmed a constructive regime.
  • Price is below the Trend Line, which keeps downside pressure in focus.
  • Price is below Fair Value, so the market is still discounting the latest tape.
  • Activity pressure is negative, which weakens the current setup.
What to watch next
  • Trend Line remains the key weekly regime level.
  • Activity pressure is the gauge to monitor for confirmation or fade.
  • A volume ratio above 1.5x would show stronger participation in the next move.
Price follow-through -6.5% Latest completed week; four-week move -5.5%. Indicator stack 16/0 Trend and activity pressure are weighted against the latest 12-week confirmation window. Trend backdrop Active The trend backdrop defines the current weekly regime. Patient Capital Quiet Activity-pressure buy-signal status for institutional accumulation timing. Options pressure Bearish 64/100 conviction; expected move 7.9%. News sentiment 53/100 57 relevant articles in the latest sentiment read. Event risk 2d Next report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
01 · Price action

Where price is—and whether the trend supports it

The weekly trend is not active. Price is -10.9% below the Trend Line and sits at 17.9% of its 52-week range. The latest completed week returned -6.5%, after a -5.5% four-week move.

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52-week price path

Price vs Trend Line and Fair Value
Price Trend Line Fair Value
02 · Volume and demand

Is real participation confirming the move?

Latest weekly volume is 0.9x the 13-week average. Participation is below its recent norm, so price strength is not receiving full volume confirmation.

26-week volume confirmation

Bar height shows volume; colour shows the weekly price direction
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Demand beneath price

Activity pressure and institutional-style signals

These indicators assess whether participation is improving beneath the headline price move. They are supporting evidence, not proof of institutional buying.

Activity pressure path

Latest 0.4312-week average 0.62

12-week confirmation

Trend active7/12Active trend-backdrop weeks in the latest 12-week window.
Positive pressure7/12Weeks with constructive activity pressure in the latest 12-week window.
Positive leadership0/12Weeks with positive relative leadership in the latest 12-week window.
Activity pressure0.43Current proprietary activity-pressure read.
Buy signals0Accumulation signal count in the latest 12 weeks.
Reversal markers0No reversal markers

No recent accumulation markers. No reversal markers.

03 · Momentum and leadership

Is performance persistent—and is the stock leading?

Performance is -5.5% over four weeks, -20.1% over 12 weeks, and -24.0% over one year. The current trend has remained active for 0 consecutive weeks.

Performance by holding period

1W-6.5%
4W-5.5%
12W-20.1%
26W-6.1%
52W-24.0%
Active trend streak0 weeks
Active weeks in one year15
Trend breadth28.8%

Activity pressure vs relative leadership

Activity pressureRelative leadership
Pressure-0.99Latest activity-pressure read.
Pressure change-685.9%Four-week change in activity pressure.
Leadership-18.89Latest relative-leadership reading.
RS change4.3%Four-week change in relative leadership.
04 · Fundamentals and valuation

What investors are paying for—and the quality behind it

The latest factor snapshot indicates quality ranks strongly versus its universe; growth ranks strongly; valuation is neither clearly cheap nor expensive.

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Factor week 26 Jul 2026 Financial statements through 31 Mar 2026 Field coverage 94% Model confidence 90%

Relative factor standing

Higher display scores are better. Each score is converted from the underlying universe rank, where rank 1 is best.

Overall factor strength20/100Blend of value, momentum, and quality. Underlying universe rank 81; rank 1 is best.
Value23/100Relative valuation strength. Underlying universe rank 78; rank 1 is best.
Quality83/100Profitability and accounting quality. Underlying universe rank 18; rank 1 is best.
Momentum14/100Medium-term price momentum. Underlying universe rank 87; rank 1 is best.
Growth92/100Revenue and earnings growth. Underlying universe rank 9; rank 1 is best.
How to read this

Quality and valuation are separate questions

A strong company can still carry a demanding valuation. This report shows profitability, growth, balance-sheet strength, and the price paid for those characteristics separately.

Value-quality framework44/100Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Valuation

How much investors are paying for earnings, sales, and cash flow.

P/E
18.1x
Price divided by trailing earnings.
Price / sales
6.4x
Market value relative to trailing revenue.
EV / EBITDA
16.0x
Enterprise value relative to operating cash earnings.
Free-cash-flow yield
4.4%
Free cash flow as a share of enterprise value.

Business quality

Margins and the return generated on invested capital.

Gross margin
63.6%
Gross profit retained from each unit of revenue.
Operating margin
60.1%
Operating profit retained from revenue.
Free-cash-flow margin
51.6%
Free cash flow generated from revenue.
Return on invested capital
13.9%
Operating return generated on invested capital.

Growth and financial strength

Recent business growth and accounting strength.

Revenue growth
6.3%
Latest one-year revenue growth.
EPS growth
24.8%
Latest one-year earnings-per-share growth.
Free-cash-flow growth
-5.5%
Latest one-year free-cash-flow growth.
Piotroski F-score
7/9
Nine-point accounting-strength checklist.

Shareholder return and balance sheet

Cash returned to owners and financial leverage.

Dividend yield
2.7%
Cash dividends relative to market value.
Buyback yield
2.4%
Net share repurchases relative to market value.
Shareholder yield
5.1%
Dividend yield plus net buyback yield.
Net debt / EBITDA
7.2x
Balance-sheet debt relative to operating cash earnings.
05 · Ownership, options, and sentiment

What other market participants are doing

Options, insider transactions, market sentiment, and activity-pressure signals can confirm or challenge the price story. None should be used alone.

Options positioningBearish

SBAC shows bearish options pressure with a 64/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 45.77, expected move of 7.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Conviction64/100
Expected move7.9%
Put/call volume45.77
Pressure-93
Speculation45
Volatility55
Trend agreement38
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Insider activity13 / 7

13 acquisitions and 7 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

Acquisitions / disposals over the latest 180 days. Insider activity is context, not a stand-alone signal.
News sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

13 positive · 43 neutral · 1 negative
Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal
06 · Catalysts and risk

What can move the shares—and how volatile the path has been

Event timing, options-implied movement, drawdown, and weekly return distribution frame the risk around the current setup.

Next earnings2dNext report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
Options expected move7.9%Nearest-chain priced movement where available.
52-week drawdown-24.3%Distance below the 52-week high.
13-week volatility3.9%Standard deviation of weekly returns.

Weekly gains and losses

Latest 26 completed weeks

Each bar is one week. Gains rise above the zero line; losses fall below it. Taller bars mean a larger weekly move.

Weeks higher8 of 2618 weeks finished lower.
Best week+22.1%Week of 3 Apr.
Worst week-8.8%Week of 19 Jun.
Latest week-6.5%Week of 24 Jul.

Shape of recent returns

Strong gains3
Modest gains5
Flat weeks0
Modest losses13
Sharp losses5
Recent vol3.9%13-week weekly-return volatility.
Base vol5.0%52-week weekly-return volatility.
Up/down split17/35Count of positive and negative weeks in the 52-week window.
Average skew4.4% / -2.7%Average positive week versus average negative week.
07 · Sector and peer context

Is this stock leading—or simply moving with its group?

Sector and industry breadth distinguish company-specific strength from a broad group move.

08 · Evidence and weekly data

The underlying research record

Every top-level statement above should be traceable to a stored market, fundamental, event, or positioning observation.

Weekly tape26/100

Trend, activity pressure, participation, and risk combine to a 26/100 tape read.

 Indicator analysis43/100

Latest 12-week confirmation: trend 7/12, activity pressure 7/12, relative leadership 0/12.

Activity pressure 0.43; No reversal markers Factors35/100

O'Shaughnessy factor stack blends value, quality, momentum, and confidence.

Buyback Yield rank 21; Small Cap Core rank 72 SVQF44/100

Value and quality alignment from the Sharemaestro SVQF framework.

Composite rank 405.0 of 726 Patient CapitalQuiet

Activity-pressure buy-signal evidence highlights potential institutional accumulation windows.

No recent buy signal Options29/100

SBAC shows bearish options pressure with a 64/100 conviction score, put-call volume ratio of 45.77, expected move of 7.9%, and Sharemaestro trend signal inactive.

Bearish · Put-side pressure · Expected move 7.9% Sentiment53/100

Weighted news tone is neutral across 57 relevant articles.

Sba Communications (SBAC) Q1 2023 Earnings Report - Results, Call & Slides Insiders13 / 7

13 acquisitions and 7 disposals in the latest 180-day insider tape.

 Earnings2d

Next report is scheduled for 03 Aug 2026; event risk rises as the date approaches.
WeekCloseReturnTrend LineFair ValuePressureLeadershipVolumeTrend
24 Jul 2026173.6 USD-6.5%194.8 USD205.5 USD-0.99-18.894.0MOff
17 Jul 2026185.7 USD-2.3%195.3 USD205.7 USD-0.81-15.403.4MOff
10 Jul 2026190.0 USD3.0%195.4 USD205.9 USD-0.58-17.745.8MOff
3 Jul 2026184.6 USD0.4%195.4 USD206.1 USD-0.35-19.354.7MOff
26 Jun 2026183.8 USD-1.7%195.5 USD206.4 USD-0.13-19.755.0MOff
19 Jun 2026186.9 USD-8.8%195.7 USD206.6 USD0.05-22.766.1MOn
12 Jun 2026204.8 USD-1.6%195.9 USD206.8 USD0.18-13.983.8MOn
5 Jun 2026208.0 USD2.4%195.6 USD206.8 USD0.29-11.334.8MOn
29 May 2026203.2 USD-1.2%195.1 USD206.9 USD0.46-17.883.8MOn
22 May 2026205.6 USD3.6%194.6 USD206.9 USD0.74-15.292.9MOn
15 May 2026198.4 USD-8.5%194.3 USD207.0 USD0.99-17.975.1MOn
8 May 2026216.9 USD-0.2%194.1 USD207.1 USD1.23-11.423.3MOn
1 May 2026217.3 USD-0.4%193.0 USD207.1 USD1.40-7.275.5MOn
24 Apr 2026218.1 USD-1.6%192.1 USD207.2 USD1.41-6.294.8MOn
How to use this report

This is a completed-week research summary. It explains the available evidence and its conflicts; it does not predict a guaranteed outcome or replace your own risk assessment. Fundamental figures may refer to an earlier financial reporting period, which is shown above.