Crown Castle International Corp. Company Profile (NYSE:CCI)

About Crown Castle International Corp.

Castle International Corp. (CCIC) is a real estate investment trust (REIT) company. The Company owns, operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure, including towers and other structures, such as rooftops (towers), and to a lesser extent, distributed antenna systems (DAS), a type of small cell network (small cells), and interests in land under third party towers in various forms (third party land interests). Its core business is renting space or physical capacity (collectively, space) on its towers, DAS and, to a lesser extent, third party land interests (collectively, site rental business) through long-term contracts in various forms, including license, sublease and lease agreements (collectively, contracts). The Company owned, leased or managed approximately 39,600 towers in the United States, including Puerto Rico, and approximately 1,700 towers in Australia.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Finance
Industry: Diversified Communication Services
Sub-Industry: Wireless Telecommunication Services
Exchange: NYSE
Symbol: CCI
CUSIP: 22822710

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $94.21
50 Day Moving Average: $94.35
200 Day Moving Average: $92.76
52-Week Range: $75.71 - $102.82
Trailing P/E Ratio: 94.87
Foreward P/E Ratio: 19.63
P/E Growth: 2.32
Market Cap: $31.80B
Outstanding Shares: 337,559,000
Beta: 0.34

Profitability:

Net Margins: 9.78%
Return on Equity: 4.84%
Return on Assets: 1.57%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 1.77%
Current Ratio: 0.93%
Quick Ratio: 0.93%

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Consensus Ratings for Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	3 Hold Ratings, 11 Buy Ratings, 1 Strong Buy Rating
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.87)
Consensus Price Target:	$101.73 (7.99% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
9/16/2016	Citigroup Inc.	Lower Price Target	Neutral	$109.00 -> $100.00
9/12/2016	SunTrust Banks Inc.	Initiated Coverage	Buy	$107.00
9/6/2016	Oppenheimer Holdings Inc.	Upgrade	Market Perform -> Outperform	$109.00
8/22/2016	Jefferies Group	Reiterated Rating	Buy
7/22/2016	Morgan Stanley	Reiterated Rating	Overweight	$103.00
7/22/2016	Stifel Nicolaus	Boost Price Target	Buy	$103.00 -> $110.00
7/21/2016	Barclays PLC	Lower Price Target	Equal Weight	$100.00 -> $91.00
7/19/2016	BTIG Research	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral
5/31/2016	Deutsche Bank AG	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$99.00
4/25/2016	Cowen and Company	Reiterated Rating	Outperform	$94.00 -> $100.00
4/25/2016	Royal Bank Of Canada	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$100.00 -> $102.00
3/30/2016	Moffett Nathanson	Boost Price Target		$98.00 -> $103.00
2/11/2016	Goldman Sachs Group Inc.	Upgrade	Buy -> Conviction-Buy	$101.00
1/29/2016	Raymond James Financial Inc.	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$94.00
10/26/2015	Macquarie	Boost Price Target	Outperform	$101.00 -> $104.00
10/20/2015	Canaccord Genuity	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$93.00
7/21/2015	Evercore Partners Inc.	Reiterated Rating	Buy -> Hold
7/21/2015	Evercore ISI	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold
11/3/2014	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Neutral	$93.00 -> $90.00
11/3/2014	Nomura	Downgrade	Buy -> Neutral	$80.00

(Data available from 10/1/2014 forward)

Earnings History for Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
10/19/2016
7/21/2016	Q2	$1.16	$1.16	$948.85 million	$962.40 million	View	Listen
4/21/2016	Q1	$1.13	$1.18	$934.88 million	$934.40 million	View	Listen
1/27/2016	Q415	$1.10	$1.11	$927.92 million	$945.80 million	View	Listen
10/21/2015	Q3	$1.04	$1.07		$918.00 million	View	Listen
7/22/2015	Q2	$1.06	$1.22	$929.04 million	$899.00 million	View	Listen
4/22/2015	Q115	$1.09	$1.15	$936.20 million	$941.00 million	View	Listen
1/21/2015	Q414	$1.05	$1.04	$931.30 million	$968.00 million	View	Listen
10/30/2014	Q314	$1.01	$1.05	$914.00 million	$930.30 million	View	Listen
7/23/2014	Q214	$1.02	$0.83	$873.26 million	$916.30 million	View	Listen
4/23/2014	Q114	$0.28	$1.05	$863.89 million	$876.00 million	View	Listen
1/23/2014	Q413	$0.16	($0.07)	$745.51 million	$798.00 million	View	Listen
10/24/2013	Q313	$0.17	$0.16	$730.80 million	$749.00 million	View	Listen
7/24/2013	Q2 2013	$0.17	$0.18	$720.57 million	$735.00 million	View	Listen
4/24/2013	Q1 2013	$0.08	$0.05	$698.33 million	$740.00 million	View	Listen
10/24/2012		$0.18	$0.14			View	N/A
7/25/2012		$0.31	$0.40			View	N/A
4/25/2012		$0.65	$0.67			View	N/A
1/25/2012		$0.17	$0.16			View	N/A
10/25/2011		$0.13	$0.15			View	N/A
7/27/2011		$0.11	$0.09			View	N/A
4/27/2011		$0.08	$0.12			View	N/A
1/26/2011		$0.08	$0.12			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.45 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $4.8 EPS

Quarter	Number of Estimates	Low Estimate	High Estimate	Average Estimate
Q1 2016	2	$1.15	$1.17	$1.16
Q2 2016	2	$1.11	$1.20	$1.16
Q3 2016	3	$1.14	$1.20	$1.16
Q4 2016	3	$1.11	$1.22	$1.17
Q1 2017	1	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17
Q2 2017	1	$1.17	$1.17	$1.17
Q3 2017	1	$1.20	$1.20	$1.20
Q4 2017	1	$1.25	$1.25	$1.25

(Data provided by Zacks Investment Research)

Current Dividend Information for Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI)

Annual Dividend:	$3.54
Dividend Yield:	3.76%
Dividend Growth:	0.00% (3 Year Average)
Payout Ratio:	354.00% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 79.55% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 73.75% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
8/2/2016	quarterly	$0.89		9/14/2016	9/16/2016	9/30/2016
5/20/2016	quarterly	$0.89		6/15/2016	6/17/2016	6/30/2016
2/18/2016	quarterly	$0.89		3/16/2016	3/18/2016	3/31/2016
10/21/2015	quarterly	$0.89		12/16/2015	12/18/2015	12/31/2015
8/3/2015	quarterly	$0.82		9/16/2015	9/18/2015	9/30/2015
5/29/2015	quarterly	$0.82	3.99%	6/17/2015	6/19/2015	6/30/2015
2/17/2015	quarterly	$0.82	3.72%	3/18/2015	3/20/2015	3/31/2015
10/30/2014	quarterly	$0.82	4.2%	12/17/2014	12/19/2014	12/31/2014
8/8/2014	quarterly	$0.35	1.8%	9/17/2014	9/19/2014	9/30/2014
5/30/2014	quarterly	$0.35	1.84%	6/18/2014	6/20/2014	6/30/2014
2/20/2014	quarterly	$0.35		3/18/2014	3/20/2014	3/31/2014

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for Crown Castle International Corp. (NYSE:CCI)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 0.73%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 96.88%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
9/12/2016	Robert F Mckenzie	Director	Sell	1,000	$93.07	$93,070.00
9/7/2016	W Benjamin Moreland	Vice Chairman	Sell	50,000	$98.23	$4,911,500.00
5/5/2016	Kenneth Jay Simon	SVP	Buy	168	$88.03	$14,789.04
4/27/2016	Philip M Kelley	VP	Sell	46,951	$87.69	$4,117,133.19
11/17/2015	Robert E Garrison II	Director	Sell	2,427	$85.05	$206,416.35
6/10/2015	P Robert Bartolo	Director	Buy	12,200	$82.32	$1,004,304.00
12/10/2014	J Landis Martin	Director	Buy	50,000	$77.84	$3,892,000.00
11/12/2014	James D Young	COO	Sell	8,665	$79.26	$686,787.90
11/3/2014	J Landis Martin	Director	Buy	60,000	$79.47	$4,768,200.00
8/12/2014	James D Young	COO	Sell	8,665	$77.58	$672,230.70
5/7/2014	James Young	COO	Sell	8,665	$77.02	$667,378.30
3/10/2014	Rob Fisher	VP	Sell	11,127	$74.27	$826,402.29
9/12/2013	James Young	COO	Sell	12,860	$71.44	$918,718.40
8/20/2013	James Young	COO	Sell	1,760	$69.05	$121,528.00
8/9/2013	James Young	COO	Sell	6,300	$69.04	$434,952.00
8/7/2013	James Young	COO	Sell	4,800	$69.21	$332,208.00
6/10/2013	Robert E Garrison II	Director	Sell	7,241	$69.47	$503,032.27
5/14/2013	W Benjamin Moreland	CEO	Sell	50,000	$79.63	$3,981,500.00
5/8/2013	James D Young	COO	Sell	12,860	$78.99	$1,015,811.40

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

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