Rep. Josh Gottheimer Sells Off Shares of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI)

Key Points

• Rep. Josh Gottheimer sold Crown Castle shares valued between $1,001 and $15,000 on July 23, according to a filing disclosed August 10. The trade was made through a Morgan Stanley Select UMA account.
• Crown Castle shares opened at $73.57, near the lower end of their 52-week range, while the company announced a quarterly dividend of $1.0625 per share, or $4.25 annualized, representing a 5.8% yield.
• Analysts maintain a generally positive view, with Crown Castle receiving a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating and an average price target of $95.13, despite some recent target reductions.

Representative Josh Gottheimer (Democratic-New Jersey) recently sold shares of Crown Castle Inc. NYSE: CCI. In a filing disclosed on August 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Crown Castle stock on July 23rd. The trade occurred in the Representative's "MORGAN STANLEY - SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1" account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NASDAQ: GOOGN on 7/24/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NASDAQ: GOOGM on 7/24/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NASDAQ: GOOGN on 7/23/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of SailPoint NASDAQ: SAIL on 7/20/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of NiCE NASDAQ: NICE on 7/20/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Monster Beverage NASDAQ: MNST on 7/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Chart Industries NYSE: GTLS on 7/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of International Business Machines NYSE: IBM on 7/16/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of Palo Alto Networks NASDAQ: PANW on 7/16/2026.
• Sold $1,001 - $15,000 in shares of International Business Machines NYSE: IBM on 7/15/2026.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

Shares of CCI opened at $73.57 on Wednesday. The firm has a market cap of $31.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.35, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.95. Crown Castle Inc. has a twelve month low of $69.72 and a twelve month high of $104.64. The firm's 50 day moving average price is $80.64 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $84.74.

Crown Castle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $1.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $4.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.8%. Crown Castle's payout ratio is presently 215.74%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Crown Castle

In related news, VP Robert Sean Collins sold 1,500 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $75.89, for a total transaction of $113,835.00. Following the sale, the vice president owned 5,113 shares in the company, valued at approximately $388,025.57. This trade represents a 22.68% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Company insiders own 0.09% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CCI. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH raised its stake in Crown Castle by 9.9% in the fourth quarter. Universal Beteiligungs und Servicegesellschaft mbH now owns 672,933 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $60,086,000 after purchasing an additional 60,497 shares in the last quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP grew its stake in Crown Castle by 21.2% during the fourth quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 2,930,797 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock worth $260,460,000 after buying an additional 511,763 shares in the last quarter. Legal & General Group Plc increased its holdings in Crown Castle by 7.2% in the 4th quarter. Legal & General Group Plc now owns 6,025,433 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $535,480,000 after buying an additional 403,943 shares during the period. Skylands Capital LLC increased its holdings in Crown Castle by 6.2% in the 4th quarter. Skylands Capital LLC now owns 262,050 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $23,288,000 after buying an additional 15,300 shares during the period. Finally, Fisher Asset Management LLC raised its position in shares of Crown Castle by 1.0% in the 4th quarter. Fisher Asset Management LLC now owns 5,506,580 shares of the real estate investment trust's stock valued at $489,370,000 after buying an additional 54,078 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.77% of the company's stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

CCI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. TD Cowen dropped their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $94.00 to $92.00 and set a "buy" rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Raymond James Financial upped their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $102.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, April 23rd. BMO Capital Markets dropped their price target on Crown Castle from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research note on Monday, July 20th. Wall Street Zen upgraded Crown Castle from a "sell" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Crown Castle from $95.00 to $85.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Thursday, July 23rd. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and twelve have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $95.13.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027. Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey's 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election. Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025. Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

About Crown Castle

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.

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