Investment Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates for Crown Castle (CCI)

Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 5/13/2025 – Crown Castle was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 5/5/2025 – Crown Castle was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 5/5/2025 – Crown Castle had its price target raised by analysts at Citigroup Inc. from $108.00 to $124.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 5/2/2025 – Crown Castle had its price target raised by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $107.00 to $112.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 5/1/2025 – Crown Castle was upgraded by analysts at New Street Research from a “hold” rating to a “strong-buy” rating.
• 5/1/2025 – Crown Castle had its price target raised by analysts at KeyCorp from $120.00 to $122.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 5/1/2025 – Crown Castle had its price target raised by analysts at JMP Securities from $115.00 to $125.00. They now have a “market outperform” rating on the stock.
• 4/22/2025 – Crown Castle had its price target raised by analysts at Scotiabank from $99.00 to $109.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 4/19/2025 – Crown Castle was upgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating.
• 4/11/2025 – Crown Castle was downgraded by analysts at StockNews.com from a “hold” rating to a “sell” rating.
• 4/11/2025 – Crown Castle had its price target lowered by analysts at Royal Bank of Canada from $109.00 to $107.00. They now have a “sector perform” rating on the stock.
• 3/25/2025 – Crown Castle had its “market perform” rating reaffirmed by analysts at BMO Capital Markets.
• 3/25/2025 – Crown Castle had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Citigroup Inc..
• 3/21/2025 – Crown Castle was upgraded by analysts at Argus to a “hold” rating.
• 3/20/2025 – Crown Castle is now covered by analysts at Bank of America Co.. They set a “neutral” rating and a $110.00 price target on the stock.

Crown Castle Price Performance

CCI opened at $102.30 on Monday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $101.78 and a 200-day moving average of $97.49. The company has a quick ratio of 0.54, a current ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.55 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.28 and a beta of 0.93. Crown Castle Inc. has a 12-month low of $84.20 and a 12-month high of $120.92.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) last posted its 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). The business had revenue of $1.06 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.04 billion. Crown Castle had a return on equity of 20.98% and a net margin of 18.59%. The business’s revenue was down 4.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.72 earnings per share. Equities analysts forecast that Crown Castle Inc. will post 6.67 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were given a dividend of $1.565 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. This represents a $6.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 6.12%. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently -58.18%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Crown Castle

In related news, CEO Daniel K. Schlanger sold 20,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.38, for a total value of $2,127,600.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 110,571 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,762,542.98. This trade represents a 15.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, VP Robert Sean Collins sold 3,600 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $106.72, for a total transaction of $384,192.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president now directly owns 6,465 shares in the company, valued at approximately $689,944.80. The trade was a 35.77% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 31,600 shares of company stock worth $3,362,752 over the last three months. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown Castle

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CCI. Twin Tree Management LP acquired a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the 4th quarter worth about $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the 1st quarter worth $26,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in Crown Castle during the first quarter worth about $26,000. Centerpoint Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Crown Castle during the first quarter worth about $26,000. Finally, Stone House Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Crown Castle during the first quarter worth about $27,000. 90.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.