Crown Castle Inc. to Post Q2 2025 Earnings of $1.54 Per Share, Zacks Research Forecasts (NYSE:CCI)

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Crown Castle in a research report issued on Monday, September 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $1.54 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.55. The consensus estimate for Crown Castle’s current full-year earnings is $6.64 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Crown Castle’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.62 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.36 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.61 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.61 EPS.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 17th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.54 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.62 billion. Crown Castle had a return on equity of 19.20% and a net margin of 17.98%. The company’s revenue was down 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the firm posted $2.05 EPS.

A number of other research firms have also issued reports on CCI. Bank of America raised their target price on Crown Castle from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, August 13th. Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $126.00 price objective (up previously from $124.00) on shares of Crown Castle in a research report on Friday, June 14th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price objective on Crown Castle from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Crown Castle from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price objective on Crown Castle from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 25th. Twelve equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Crown Castle has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $113.53.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

CCI opened at $115.17 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $50.05 billion, a P/E ratio of 35.99 and a beta of 0.85. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $111.35 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $104.09. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.04. Crown Castle has a 12-month low of $84.72 and a 12-month high of $120.92.

Crown Castle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th will be given a dividend of $1.565 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 13th. This represents a $6.26 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.44%. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 195.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, COO Michael Joseph Kavanagh sold 10,883 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.72, for a total transaction of $1,128,784.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now directly owns 75,127 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,792,172.44. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. 0.39% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crown Castle

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of CCI. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. increased its holdings in Crown Castle by 4,097.8% during the 2nd quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 2,524,226 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $246,617,000 after purchasing an additional 2,464,094 shares in the last quarter. M&G Plc acquired a new stake in shares of Crown Castle in the 1st quarter valued at $221,573,000. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. increased its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 18,200.7% in the 4th quarter. Balyasny Asset Management L.P. now owns 1,651,456 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $190,231,000 after buying an additional 1,642,432 shares during the period. Bank of Montreal Can increased its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 191.7% in the 2nd quarter. Bank of Montreal Can now owns 2,032,521 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $195,183,000 after buying an additional 1,335,644 shares during the period. Finally, Cooke & Bieler LP increased its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 95.8% in the 2nd quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 2,578,932 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $251,962,000 after buying an additional 1,261,536 shares during the period. 90.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.