Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Releases FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI - Get Free Report) updated its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.060-4.170 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.970. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Crown Castle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE CCI traded up $0.63 on Friday, hitting $106.93. The company's stock had a trading volume of 3,524,675 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,867,135. The stock has a 50 day moving average of $100.33 and a 200-day moving average of $98.06. The company has a market capitalization of $46.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.92 and a beta of 0.93. Crown Castle has a 12-month low of $84.20 and a 12-month high of $120.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.54.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI - Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.10 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.72 by ($0.62). The company had revenue of $1.06 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.04 billion. Crown Castle had a net margin of 18.59% and a return on equity of 20.98%. The firm's revenue was down 4.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $1.72 earnings per share. As a group, research analysts predict that Crown Castle will post 6.67 EPS for the current year.

Crown Castle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 14th were given a $1.565 dividend. This represents a $6.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.85%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 14th. Crown Castle's dividend payout ratio is presently -58.18%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several analysts have commented on CCI shares. Raymond James upgraded Crown Castle from an "outperform" rating to a "strong-buy" rating and lowered their price target for the company from $128.00 to $122.00 in a report on Friday, March 14th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. decreased their target price on Crown Castle from $121.00 to $115.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Argus raised Crown Castle to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, March 21st. Scotiabank increased their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $99.00 to $109.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a research report on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft reduced their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $116.00 to $96.00 and set a "hold" rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday, January 23rd. Twelve investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, six have given a buy rating and three have given a strong buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $111.47.

About Crown Castle

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.