Equities Analysts Offer Predictions for Crown Castle Inc.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:CCI)

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) – Investment analysts at Zacks Research cut their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for shares of Crown Castle in a research note issued on Monday, September 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings of $1.54 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate 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.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the company. TD Cowen boosted their target price on Crown Castle from $124.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on Crown Castle in a research report on Monday, July 1st. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $104.00 price objective for the company. BMO Capital Markets boosted their price objective on Crown Castle from $105.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “market perform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Raymond James reiterated an “outperform” rating and issued a $126.00 price objective (up from $124.00) on shares of Crown Castle in a research report on Friday, June 14th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada boosted their price objective on Crown Castle from $100.00 to $104.00 and gave the company 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 issued a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Crown Castle has an average rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $113.53.

Crown Castle Price Performance

Crown Castle stock opened at $117.78 on Thursday. The firm has a market capitalization of $51.18 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.81 and a beta of 0.85. Crown Castle has a 1 year low of $84.72 and a 1 year high of $120.92. The business has a 50-day moving average of $111.09 and a 200-day moving average of $104.01. The company has a current ratio of 0.43, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.04.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 17th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.58 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.04. The company had revenue of $1.63 billion during 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 for the quarter was down 12.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $2.05 EPS.

Crown Castle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a $1.565 dividend. This represents a $6.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.31%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, September 13th. Crown Castle’s payout ratio is 195.63%.

Insider Buying and Selling at Crown Castle

In other Crown Castle news, COO Michael Joseph Kavanagh sold 10,883 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, July 23rd. The stock was sold at an average price of $103.72, for a total value of $1,128,784.76. Following the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 75,127 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,792,172.44. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crown Castle

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in CCI. Gilbert & Cook Inc. raised its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 3.7% during the 4th quarter. Gilbert & Cook Inc. now owns 3,083 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $355,000 after purchasing an additional 110 shares in the last quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC raised its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 32.3% during the 4th quarter. Level Four Advisory Services LLC now owns 3,184 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $367,000 after purchasing an additional 777 shares in the last quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 14.2% during the 4th quarter. Coldstream Capital Management Inc. now owns 7,968 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $918,000 after purchasing an additional 992 shares in the last quarter. Clearbridge Investments LLC acquired a new position in shares of Crown Castle during the 4th quarter worth approximately $302,000. Finally, D.A. Davidson & CO. increased its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 38.0% during the 4th quarter. D.A. Davidson & CO. now owns 20,181 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,325,000 after acquiring an additional 5,555 shares during the last quarter. 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.