Q2 EPS Estimates for Crown Castle Lifted by Zacks Research

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2026 EPS estimates for shares of Crown Castle in a report released 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 prior 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.

A number of other equities analysts also recently issued reports on the stock. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, September 26th. UBS Group boosted their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $103.00 to $118.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Barclays raised shares of Crown Castle from an “equal weight” rating to an “overweight” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $117.00 to $104.00 in a report on Monday, January 13th. TD Cowen cut their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $127.00 to $123.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday, October 17th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group downgraded shares of Crown Castle from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and cut their price target for the stock from $127.00 to $84.00 in a report on Thursday, January 2nd. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, ten have assigned a hold rating and three have issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $113.00.

Crown Castle Price Performance

CCI opened at $90.62 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.43, a current ratio of 0.54 and a quick ratio of 0.54. The company has a market capitalization of $39.38 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.14 and a beta of 0.87. The firm’s fifty day moving average price is $96.40 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $105.63. Crown Castle has a 1 year low of $84.20 and a 1 year high of $120.92.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crown Castle

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CCI. Catalyst Capital Advisors LLC bought a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the third quarter valued at about $25,000. Rosenberg Matthew Hamilton increased its position 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 buying an additional 136 shares during the period. FNY Investment Advisers LLC increased its position 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 buying an additional 300 shares during the period. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the third quarter valued at about $47,000. Finally, Friedenthal Financial bought a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the third quarter valued at about $50,000. 90.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Crown Castle Dividend Announcement

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