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Crown Castle (CCI) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$75.53 +0.14 (+0.19%)
As of 08/21/2026 03:58 PM Eastern

About Crown Castle Stock (NYSE:CCI)

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Key Stats

Today's Range
$74.89
$76.50
50-Day Range
$73.57
$88.59
52-Week Range
$69.72
$104.61
Volume
2.20 million shs
Average Volume
3.83 million shs
Market Capitalization
$32.13 billion
P/E Ratio
38.34
Dividend Yield
5.63%
Price Target
$95.13
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Crown Castle is a U.S.-focused communications infrastructure company organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure. Its primary business consists of providing tower-based site leases, small cell networks and fiber solutions that support mobile voice and data transmission for wireless carriers, cable companies and other enterprise customers. The company’s assets are positioned to enable network coverage and capacity, including the densification projects associated with 4G LTE and 5G deployments.

Its product and service offerings include ground-based tower sites that host multiple wireless operators, distributed small cell nodes and associated fiber backhaul used to connect sites into carrier networks, and site development and maintenance services. Crown Castle typically enters long-term lease agreements with carriers, offering colocations and managed site services that support network planning, construction and ongoing operations.

Headquartered in Houston, Texas, Crown Castle’s operations are concentrated across the United States, with a portfolio comprising thousands of towers and a growing footprint of small cells and fiber in urban and suburban markets. The company serves national wireless carriers, regional operators and enterprise customers that require access to infrastructure to expand coverage, increase capacity and implement next-generation wireless services.

Over time, Crown Castle has grown through infrastructure investment and strategic acquisitions to align its asset base with evolving wireless industry needs. As a publicly traded REIT, the company emphasizes long-term lease contracts and infrastructure scale as core elements of its strategy to generate stable, recurring revenue and support ongoing network investment by its customers. Corporate governance and an executive management team oversee operations, network deployment and customer relationships.

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Crown Castle Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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97th Percentile Overall Score

CCI MarketRank™: 

Crown Castle scored higher than 97% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 5th out of 188 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Crown Castle has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.52, and is based on 2 strong buy ratings, 7 buy ratings, 12 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    Crown Castle has a consensus price target of $95.13, representing about 25.9% upside from its current price of $75.53.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Crown Castle has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about Crown Castle's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Crown Castle are expected to grow by 8.66% in the coming year, from $4.39 to $4.77 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Crown Castle is 38.34, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 45.45.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Crown Castle is 38.34, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.87.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Crown Castle has a PEG Ratio of 0.40. PEG Ratios below 1 indicate that a company could be undervalued.

  • Read more about Crown Castle's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    2.82% of the float of Crown Castle has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Crown Castle has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.63, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Crown Castle has recently increased by 1.83%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.
  • Dividend Leadership

    Crown Castle is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 5.63%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    Crown Castle does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Crown Castle is 215.74%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on EPS estimates, Crown Castle will have a dividend payout ratio of 89.10% in the coming year. This indicates that Crown Castle may not be able to sustain their current dividend.

  • Read more about Crown Castle's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    Crown Castle has a news sentiment score of 1.38. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 1.00 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 19 news articles for Crown Castle this week, compared to 7 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 16 people have searched for CCI on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -33% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    8 people have added Crown Castle to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 100% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Crown Castle insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $113,835.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.09% of the stock of Crown Castle is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    90.77% of the stock of Crown Castle is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Crown Castle's insider trading history.
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CCI Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Crown Castle's stock was trading at $88.86 at the start of the year. Since then, CCI shares have decreased by 15.0% and is now trading at $75.53.

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, July, 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $0.22 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.17. The business's revenue was down 4.9% on a year-over-year basis.
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Crown Castle subsidiaries include Lightower Fiber Networks, Wilcon, Tower Development, Sunesys LLC, TriStar Investors, NextG Networks, NewPath Networks, and more.

Crown Castle's top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (10.06%), Wellington Management Group LLP (4.07%), Legal & General Group Plc (1.42%) and Deutsche Bank AG (1.30%). Insiders that own company stock include Michael Joseph Kavanagh, Daniel K Schlanger, Edward B Adams Jr, Robert Sean Collins, Jason Genrich and Sunit S Patel.
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Shares of CCI stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Crown Castle investors own include BlackRock (BLK), Broadcom (AVGO), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), The Goldman Sachs Group (GS), ServiceNow (NOW), Illinois Tool Works (ITW) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Company Calendar

Record date for 6/30 Dividend
6/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 6/30 Dividend
6/15/2026
Dividend Payable
6/30/2026
Last Earnings
7/22/2026
Today
8/23/2026
Record date for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2026
Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend
9/15/2026
Dividend Payable
9/30/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/21/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Specialized REITs
Sub-Industry
Telecom Tower REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:CCI
CIK
1051470
Employees
4,000
Year Founded
1994

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$120.00
Low Price Target
$82.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+25.9%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.52
Research Coverage
21 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$1.97
Trailing P/E Ratio
38.34
Forward P/E Ratio
17.21
P/E Growth
0.4
Net Income
$444 million
Net Margins
20.71%
Pretax Margin
26.17%
Return on Equity
-51.60%
Return on Assets
3.70%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
N/A
Current Ratio
0.52
Quick Ratio
0.52

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$4.26 billion
Price / Sales
7.54
Cash Flow
$4.19 per share
Price / Cash Flow
18.02
Book Value
($7.69) per share
Price / Book
-9.82

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
425,450,000
Free Float
425,072,000
Market Cap
$32.13 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.95

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This page (NYSE:CCI) was last updated on 8/23/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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