Zacks Research Raises Earnings Estimates for Crown Castle

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) – Stock analysts at Zacks Research upped their Q2 2026 earnings per share estimates for Crown Castle in a research note issued to investors on Thursday, January 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now forecasts that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.66 per share for the quarter, up from their previous forecast 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 brokerages have also issued reports on CCI. Wells Fargo & Company lowered shares of Crown Castle from an “equal weight” rating to an “underweight” rating and decreased their price target for the stock from $105.00 to $100.00 in a research note on Tuesday, December 10th. Barclays raised shares of Crown Castle from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and decreased their target price for the company from $117.00 to $104.00 in a research note on Monday, January 13th. Jefferies Financial Group cut Crown Castle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and dropped their price target for the stock from $127.00 to $84.00 in a research report on Thursday, January 2nd. Citigroup set a $128.00 price objective on Crown Castle in a research report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group boosted their target price on Crown Castle from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have issued a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $113.00.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

Shares of Crown Castle stock opened at $91.03 on Monday. Crown Castle has a 12 month low of $84.20 and a 12 month high of $120.92. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.56 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.28 and a beta of 0.87. 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 business has a fifty day simple moving average of $96.66 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $105.67.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown Castle

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CCI. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC increased its position in Crown Castle by 19.1% during the fourth quarter. IVC Wealth Advisors LLC now owns 8,202 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $744,000 after acquiring an additional 1,315 shares during the last quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC increased its position in shares of Crown Castle by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Avior Wealth Management LLC now owns 12,675 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,150,000 after purchasing an additional 1,780 shares during the last quarter. Teamwork Financial Advisors LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the 4th quarter valued at about $569,000. Mutual Advisors LLC lifted its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 22.0% in the 4th quarter. Mutual Advisors LLC now owns 7,022 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $637,000 after purchasing an additional 1,264 shares during the period. Finally, SG Americas Securities LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 3,607.1% in the fourth quarter. SG Americas Securities LLC now owns 194,585 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $17,661,000 after buying an additional 189,336 shares during the last quarter. 90.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Crown Castle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, December 31st. Investors of record on Friday, December 13th were given a dividend of $1.565 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 13th. This represents a $6.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 6.88%. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 221.99%.

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.