Q2 EPS Estimates for Crown Castle Boosted by Zacks Research

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI - Free Report) - Zacks Research raised their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for Crown Castle in a research report issued on Tuesday, July 1st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $0.93 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate 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.

Several other analysts have also issued reports on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on Crown Castle from $107.00 to $112.00 and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Friday, May 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price objective on Crown Castle from $121.00 to $115.00 and set a "neutral" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, March 17th. Barclays boosted their price objective on Crown Castle from $104.00 to $113.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a research report on Monday, March 17th. JMP Securities boosted their price objective on Crown Castle from $115.00 to $125.00 and gave the company a "market outperform" rating in a research report on Thursday, May 1st. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on Crown Castle from $108.00 to $124.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have given a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and three have issued a strong buy rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $112.71.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

NYSE:CCI opened at $102.92 on Friday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $101.43 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $96.84. Crown Castle has a 52-week low of $84.20 and a 52-week high of $120.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $44.82 billion, a PE ratio of -9.57, a P/E/G ratio of 0.80 and a beta of 0.88.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results 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). Crown Castle had a negative net margin of 78.12% and a negative return on equity of 164.40%. The company had revenue of $1.06 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.04 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.72 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was down 4.8% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crown Castle

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of the business. Twin Tree Management LP purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle in the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. Opal Wealth Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle in the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. Iron Horse Wealth Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle in the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. Centerpoint Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle in the first quarter worth approximately $26,000. Finally, Stone House Investment Management LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle in the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. 90.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Insider Buying and Selling at Crown Castle

In other Crown Castle news, EVP Edward B. Adams, Jr. sold 8,000 shares of the company's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, May 2nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $106.37, for a total transaction of $850,960.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 20,528 shares in the company, valued at $2,183,563.36. This represents a 28.04% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. Also, CEO Daniel K. Schlanger sold 20,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred 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 completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 110,571 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,762,542.98. The trade was a 15.32% decrease in their ownership of the stock. 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. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company's stock.

Crown Castle Cuts Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 13th were given a dividend of $1.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date was Friday, June 13th. This represents a $4.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 4.13%. Crown Castle's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently -39.50%.

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.

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