Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) issued an update on its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday morning. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.380-4.490 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.150. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

Shares of Crown Castle stock traded up $1.00 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $85.92. 2,919,664 shares of the company traded hands, compared to its average volume of 3,342,921. The stock has a market cap of $37.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.07, a PEG ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 0.94. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $86.15 and its 200-day moving average price is $88.64. Crown Castle has a 12 month low of $75.96 and a 12 month high of $115.76.

Crown Castle Dividend Announcement

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th were issued a dividend of $1.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $4.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. Crown Castle’s payout ratio is 420.79%.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

CCI has been the topic of a number of research reports. Citigroup reduced their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $110.00 to $106.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein initiated coverage on shares of Crown Castle in a report on Thursday, March 5th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $102.00 target price on the stock. UBS Group reduced their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $116.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, February 5th. BMO Capital Markets boosted their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $91.00 to $100.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Friday, April 17th. Finally, Truist Financial initiated coverage on shares of Crown Castle in a report on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $90.00 target price on the stock. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eight have given a Buy rating and eleven have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.86.

Insider Buying and Selling

In other news, VP Robert Sean Collins sold 3,000 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.49, for a total value of $262,470.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 5,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $507,442. The trade was a 34.09% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this link. Also, EVP Edward B. Adams, Jr. sold 4,650 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, February 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $86.34, for a total transaction of $401,481.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president owned 25,183 shares in the company, valued at $2,174,300.22. This trade represents a 15.59% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.10% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CCI. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 7.5% in the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 16,444 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,714,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP lifted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 6.9% during the 2nd quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 87,611 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,000,000 after acquiring an additional 5,630 shares during the period. Baird Financial Group Inc. lifted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 3.7% during the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,655 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $786,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares during the period. Jump Financial LLC lifted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 49.3% during the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,913 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,121,000 after acquiring an additional 3,603 shares during the period. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 4,955 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Crown Castle Company Profile

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.