Q2 EPS Estimates for Crown Castle Lifted by Zacks Research

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Crown Castle in a report issued on Tuesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $0.93 for the quarter, up from their previous forecast of $0.92. The consensus estimate for Crown Castle’s current full-year earnings is $6.67 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Crown Castle’s Q2 2026 earnings at $1.08 EPS.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.10 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.72 by ($0.62). Crown Castle had a negative return on equity of 164.40% and a negative net margin of 78.12%. The firm had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.04 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $1.72 earnings per share. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Other research analysts have also issued reports about the company. Argus upgraded Crown Castle to a “hold” rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Wolfe Research upgraded Crown Castle from an “underperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Citigroup increased their price objective on Crown Castle from $108.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Wells Fargo & Company upgraded Crown Castle from an “underweight” rating to an “equal weight” rating and increased their price objective for the company from $85.00 to $105.00 in a research note on Monday, March 17th. Finally, Bank of America assumed coverage on Crown Castle in a research note on Monday, May 19th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $115.00 price objective on the stock. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating, seven have issued a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Crown Castle has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $112.71.

Crown Castle Stock Down 0.2%

CCI opened at $102.92 on Friday. Crown Castle has a 52 week low of $84.20 and a 52 week high of $120.92. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $101.48 and a 200-day simple moving average of $96.92. The firm has a market cap of $44.82 billion, a P/E ratio of -9.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 0.88.

Crown Castle Cuts Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th were paid a $1.0625 dividend. This represents a $4.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.13%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, June 13th. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio is presently -39.50%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Crown Castle

In other Crown Castle news, CEO Daniel K. Schlanger sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.38, for a total value of $2,127,600.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 110,571 shares in the company, valued at $11,762,542.98. This trade represents a 15.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, EVP Edward B. Adams, Jr. sold 8,000 shares of Crown Castle stock in a transaction dated Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.37, for a total value of $850,960.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 20,528 shares in the company, valued at $2,183,563.36. This trade represents a 28.04% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 31,600 shares of company stock worth $3,362,752 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Crown Castle

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CCI. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Crown Castle by 9,471.0% during the fourth quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 747,590 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $748,000 after purchasing an additional 739,779 shares in the last quarter. SVB Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the fourth quarter worth about $268,000. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC increased its position in shares of Crown Castle by 5.9% during the fourth quarter. Smartleaf Asset Management LLC now owns 2,526 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $227,000 after purchasing an additional 141 shares in the last quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. increased its position in shares of Crown Castle by 178.7% during the fourth quarter. SRS Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 1,895 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $172,000 after purchasing an additional 1,215 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Jones Financial Companies Lllp grew its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 130.4% during the fourth quarter. Jones Financial Companies Lllp now owns 12,903 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,171,000 after buying an additional 7,302 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Crown Castle Company Profile

Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service – bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them.