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SBAC SBA Communications (SBAC) Insider Trading, Ownership & Congress Trades

Real Estate · Real estate investment trusts · CIK 0001034054
Congress · 1Form 144 · 1
Insider buyers, 180 days
0
Funds added, last quarter
348
13F, latest reported quarter
Conversions, 180 days
32
Codes C/M, not in net · $1.1M priced

What the filings say about SBAC

Insiders, 180 days
-$54.8K net sold
1 seller · 0% of sales under a 10b5-1 plan
Congress, 1 year
1 bought · 1 sold
Latest: sale, 2026-01-09
Planned sales (Form 144), 90 days
$54.8K
1 notice

SBA Communications insider trades (Form 4)

Form 4 buys and sells (codes P and S). Grants, option exercises and conversions excluded.

Over the last 180 days, SBA COMMUNICATIONS CORP insiders sold a net $54.8K of stock across 89 Form 4 purchases and sales, with no insider buying. Source: SEC Form 4 filings, as of 2026-10-28.

Insider
Filed
Shares
Value
Since filing
SELL
2026-08-19 SECtraded 2026-08-17
300
$54.8K
+3.0%
Context
  • 6 earlier Form 4 trades (code P or S) here by this insider (6 sales), the last on Aug 21, 2024.
  • The trade is 3.5% of the 8,511 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 348 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director Krouse George R Jr sold about $54.8K of SBAC on Aug 17, 2026, the largest insider sale at the company since 2025; 348 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2025-05-05 SECtraded 2025-05-01
141
$34.1K
-21.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 1.3% of the 10,522 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 348 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director LANGER JACK sold about $34.1K of SBAC on May 1, 2025; 348 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2025-05-05 SECtraded 2025-05-01
1,359
$328.2K
-21.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 12.7% of the 10,663 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 348 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director LANGER JACK sold about $328.2K of SBAC on May 1, 2025; 348 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
Director
SELL
2025-05-05 SECtraded 2025-05-01
3,500
$840.6K
-21.3%
Context
  • First Form 4 purchase or sale (code P or S) here by this insider on our record.
  • The trade is 29.1% of the 12,022 shares held after it.
  • No other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 348 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: Director LANGER JACK sold about $840.6K of SBAC on May 1, 2025; 348 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
EXECUTIVE VP/GENERAL COUNSEL
SELL
2025-03-10 SECtraded 2025-03-07
2,209
$495.2K
-12.8%
Context
  • 1 earlier Form 4 trade (code P or S) here by this insider (1 sale), the last on Nov 27, 2023.
  • The trade is 36.3% of the 6,078 shares held after it.
  • 1 other insider sold within 30 days.
  • 348 funds added in the 13F quarter to Jun 30, 2026.
Insider activity: EXECUTIVE VP/GENERAL COUNSEL KOENIG JOSHUA sold about $495.2K of SBAC on Mar 7, 2025; 1 other insider sold within 30 days and 348 funds added in the latest 13F quarter.
89 transactions on record
Since filing: total return from the first close after the filing to the latest close, dividend-adjusted. Not a forecast.
Context lines are counts over the filings above and returns from our own price history, never a price level. Not investment advice.
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Seven facts, ranked against the sector · Rank is not a forecast
Insiders
net -$54.8K over 180 days
-$54.8K over 90 days
more than 50% of Real Estate
Congress
1 member bought in the last year
the lowest in Real Estate
Funds
348 funds bought in last quarter
more than 89% of Real Estate
Revenue
+59.9% year over year
more than 94% of Real Estate
Margin
430.9% net margin
more than 94% of Real Estate
Buybacks
$2.2M repurchased, FY to 2026-06-30
below 73% of Real Estate
Short interest
3.2% of the float short (float per yahoo 2026-10-27) · 3.3 days to cover · settled 2026-10-15
below 58% of Real Estate
What changed in the last 30 days
Nothing new filed in the last 30 days

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The year, with the filings on it
Total return over 12 months. Each marker is a filing; hover or tap one for the detail.
-3.4%12M
-18%-7%+4%+16%2025-102025-122026-022026-042026-062026-082026-10 2026-08-17 · Krouse George R Jr sold $54.8K2026-08-17 · GEORGE R. KROUSE JR filed to sell $54.8K
Insider sellForm 144 (planned sale)
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Who owns SBAC: institutional holders (13F)

13F holdings, latest reported quarter
12,323,254 sh
$2.2B
10,138,749 sh
$1.8B
5,119,264 sh
$903.3M

Congress trades in SBAC

STOCK Act disclosures, US House only, filed up to 45 days after the trade
Sold 2026-01-09 · disclosed 35 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-11-12 · disclosed 33 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-09-25 · disclosed 27 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Bought 2025-09-11 · disclosed 41 days later
$1,001 - $15,000
Sold 2025-05-12 · disclosed 41 days later
$50,001 - $100,000

Activist and 5% holders (13D/13G)

No 5%+ ownership filings
Nobody has filed for crossing 5%. That is a fact, not missing data.

SBAC planned insider sales (Form 144)

Notice of intent to sell, filed before any sale
GEORGE R. KROUSE JR
Filed 2026-08-17
$54.8K

SBAC mutual fund holders (N-PORT)

Funds ranked by the share of their own portfolio in this stock (N-PORT).
Long Pond Real Estate Select ETF
$8.5M position · as of 2026-05-31
5.5%
First Trust Alerian Disruptive Technology Real Estate ETF
$759.1K position · as of 2026-06-30
5.4%
iShares U.S. Digital Infrastructure and Real Estate ETF
$24.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.9%
Motley Fool Mid-Cap Growth ETF
$5.2M position · as of 2026-05-31
4.5%
Pacer Data & Infrastructure Real Estate ETF
$16.0M position · as of 2026-07-31
4.3%
DIAMOND HILL LARGE CAP CONCENTRATED ETF
$3.6M position · as of 2026-06-30
4.1%
SEC N-PORT, monthly, about 60 days late · funds ≥ $10M · % is the share of the fund's own portfolio
Live price
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Why this name is on the desk
Insiders have filed to sell, before selling.
The record shows a net $54.8K sold by insiders over 180 days, 348 funds added last quarter, 1 House member(s) bought in 12 months, disclosed weeks after the trade, $54.8K in planned Form 144 sales. Each figure is a federal filing, dated the day it went public.
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SBAC financials

Revenue growth
+59.9%
XBRL, annual
Net margin
430.9%
Ratios from the company's XBRL filings, latest filings
Revenue, TTM
$2.9B
four quarters, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Net margin, TTM
+34.5%
net income over revenue, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Free cash flow, TTM
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
Debt to equity
n/a
equity is zero or negative, the ratio has no meaning
Cash flow to debt
0.10x
TTM operating cash flow over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30
Return on equity
n/a
average equity is zero or negative
Return on assets
+8.8%
TTM net income over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30
Return on invested capital
+14.9%
operating income after a 16.6% effective tax rate, over long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30 plus average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus cash
Return on capital employed
+16.3%
operating income (EBIT proxy) over average of 2025-06-30 and 2026-06-30 minus current liabilities
P/E, trailing
20.03x
close 2026-10-26 over four quarters of diluted EPS, 2025-07-01 to 2026-06-30
Enterprise value
$32.1B
market value at close 2026-10-26 on 2026-07-28 shares, plus long-term 2026-06-30 plus current 2026-06-30, minus cash 2026-06-30
FCF yield
n/a
capex not filed for the four quarters
PEG, trailing
1.43x
P/E over trailing EPS growth of 14%: four quarters to 2026-06-30 against the four to 2025-06-30
Price as of 2026-10-26. Hover or tap a tile for its yearly and quarterly history.
Method
TTM is four consecutive fiscal quarters; Q4 is the year minus nine months when not filed. Returns use the average of opening and closing balances. EBIT is approximated by operating income. PEG uses trailing EPS growth.
Fundamentals
Annual figures from XBRL filings. Pick a past date to see them as known then.
2025-122024-122023-122022-12
Revenue$2.8B$2.7B$2.7B$2.6B
Gross profit$2.1B$2.1B$2.1B$2.0B
Operating income$1.3B$1.4B$923.7M$925.4M
Net income$1.1B$749.5M$501.8M$461.4M
EPS (diluted)9.806.944.614.22
Operating cash flow$1.3B$1.3B$1.5B$1.3B
Cash$264.6M$189.8M$208.5M$143.7M
Long-term debt$11.0B$12.4B$11.7B$12.8B
Buybacks$497.8M$200.0M$100.0M$431.7M
Dividends paid$479.0M$424.2M$370.0M$306.8M
SEC XBRL, fiscal years, as known on 2026-10-28

SBAC Stock Sonar score 6/7 axes

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SBAC ranks highest on profitability (96th percentile) and growth (94th), and lowest on insider conviction (25th), among Real Estate peers.

ProfitHealthGrowthInsidersInstitutionsRisk
Profitability
96
Inputs
  • Return on equityaverage equity is zero or negative
  • Return on assets+8.8% · 96 pct, sector of 255
  • Return on invested capital+14.9% · 94 pct, sector of 49
  • Return on capital employed+16.3% · 98 pct, sector of 47
Financial health
48
Inputs
  • Debt to equityequity is zero or negative, the ratio has no meaning
  • Cash flow to debt0.10x · 48 pct, sector of 215
Growth
94
Inputs
  • Revenue growth, YoY+59.9% · 94 pct, sector of 244
  • Backlog growth, YoYno backlog line filed, or no year-earlier backlog
Insider conviction
25
Inputs
  • Net Form 4 buying (codes P and S), 180d-$55K · 49 pct, sector of 156
  • Insider buyers, 180d0 · 0 pct, sector of 158
Institutional and government
60
Inputs
  • Funds adding, latest quarter348 · 89 pct, sector of 171
  • Congress net buyers, 365d0 · 31 pct, sector of 36
  • Federal contracts, 180dno federal contracts in 180 days
  • Lobbying spend, 4 quartersno lobbying filings in the last four quarters
Risk and compliance
61
Inputs
  • Short interest, % of float+3.1% · 66 pct, sector of 256
  • Recalls per $1B revenue, 3ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • EPA cases per $1B revenue, 5ynot measured for this sector, almost no peer has an event
  • New text in Risk Factors, latest 10-K+7.6% · 56 pct, sector of 212
1 not measured: US patents
  • US patents needs 1 of 2 inputs, 0 present: patent data not loaded yet

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SBAC filings, in plain words

Are SBA Communications insiders buying or selling SBAC?

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, SBA Communications insiders were net sellers, a net $54.8K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4, by 1 seller.

Have members of Congress traded SBAC?

Yes. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 House member disclosed buying SBAC and 1 House member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-01-09.

Are there planned insider sales of SBAC?

Yes. 1 Form 144 notice of planned insider sales was filed in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $54.8K of stock; the latest, by GEORGE R. KROUSE JR, was filed 2026-08-17.

Read the full summary

In the 180 days to 2026-10-28, SBA Communications insiders were net sellers of SBAC, a net $54.8K across purchases and sales reported on Form 4 by 1 seller. In the year to 2026-10-28, 1 member of Congress disclosed buying SBAC and 1 member disclosed selling it; the latest on record is a sale by Gilbert Cisneros dated 2026-01-09. Insiders filed 1 Form 144 notice of intent to sell in the 90 days to 2026-10-28, covering $54.8K of stock. Each figure is counted from SEC and House filings as of 2026-10-28, dated the day the filing was made public.

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