SBA Communications Corp (SBAC): Today's Featured Diversified Services Winner

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SBA Communications (SBAC) pushed the Diversified Services industry higher today making it today's featured diversified services winner. The industry as a whole closed the day up 0.1%. By the end of trading, SBA Communications rose 76 cents (1.1%) to $69.08 on average volume. Throughout the day, 1.7 million shares of SBA Communications exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.4 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $68.28-$69.16 after having opened the day at $68.42 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $68.32. Other companies within the Diversified Services industry that increased today were: Innovaro (INV), up 21.1%, Geo Group (GEO), up 8.7%, Rainmaker Systems (RMKR), up 8.3%, and China Yida (CNYD), up 7.1%.

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SBA Communications Corporation owns and operates wireless communications towers primarily in the United States, Canada, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Nicaragua, and Panama. SBA Communications has a market cap of $8.58 billion and is part of the services sector. Shares are up 58% year to date as of the close of trading on Thursday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate SBA Communications a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and one rates it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates SBA Communications as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its robust revenue growth, solid stock price performance and good cash flow from operations. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including deteriorating net income, generally higher debt management risk and feeble growth in the company's earnings per share.

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On the negative front, DLH Holdings (DLHC), down 13.5%, Essex Rental (ESSX), down 9.9%, School Specialty (SCHS), down 8%, and Food Technology Service (VIFL), down 8%, were all laggards within the diversified services industry with MasterCard Incorporated (MA) being today's diversified services industry laggard.

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