Q2 EPS Estimates for Crown Castle Lifted by Zacks Research

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Crown Castle in a research report issued on Thursday, January 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.66 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.64. 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 Q3 2026 earnings at $1.70 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.80 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.77 EPS.

Several other research analysts have also commented on CCI. Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Crown Castle from $104.00 to $109.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Monday, October 28th. TD Cowen cut their target price on Crown Castle from $127.00 to $123.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Wells Fargo & Company lowered Crown Castle from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $105.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. UBS Group upped their target price on Crown Castle from $103.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Barclays raised Crown Castle from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and cut their target price for the stock from $117.00 to $104.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $113.00.

Crown Castle Stock Down 0.5 %

Shares of NYSE CCI opened at $90.62 on Monday. Crown Castle has a 12 month low of $84.20 and a 12 month high of $120.92. The company has a current ratio of 0.54, a quick ratio of 0.54 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.14 and a beta of 0.87. The business has a 50-day moving average of $96.40 and a 200-day moving average of $105.63.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 13th were paid a dividend of $1.565 per share. This represents a $6.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 6.91%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, December 13th. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 221.99%.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown Castle

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new position in shares of Crown Castle during the third quarter valued at approximately $25,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton raised its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 107.9% during the third quarter. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton now owns 262 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $31,000 after acquiring an additional 136 shares in the last quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC raised its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 300.0% during the fourth quarter. FNY Investment Advisers LLC now owns 400 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $36,000 after acquiring an additional 300 shares in the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new position in shares of Crown Castle during the third quarter valued at approximately $47,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial bought a new position in shares of Crown Castle during the third quarter valued at approximately $50,000. Institutional investors own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

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.