Q2 EPS Estimates for Crown Castle Boosted by Zacks Research

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) – Analysts at Zacks Research lifted their Q2 2025 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Crown Castle in a note issued to investors on Tuesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.56 per share for the quarter, up from their previous estimate of $1.54. The consensus estimate for Crown Castle’s current full-year earnings is $6.65 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Crown Castle’s Q3 2025 earnings at $1.63 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $6.38 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.62 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $6.66 EPS.

Other research analysts have also recently issued reports about the company. Royal Bank of Canada raised their target price 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. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Crown Castle from $115.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company increased their price objective on Crown Castle from $100.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Friday. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft increased their price objective on Crown Castle from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 23rd. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group increased their price objective on Crown Castle from $105.00 to $120.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, September 26th. Twelve research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $116.47.

Crown Castle Stock Up 0.6 %

Shares of CCI stock opened at $112.45 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $48.87 billion, a P/E ratio of 41.19 and a beta of 0.85. Crown Castle has a one year low of $84.72 and a one year high of $120.92. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $114.03 and a 200 day moving average price of $105.10. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.04, a current ratio of 0.43 and a quick ratio of 0.43.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, October 16th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.70 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.73 by ($1.03). The business had revenue of $1.65 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.64 billion. Crown Castle had a net margin of 17.98% and a return on equity of 19.20%. The firm’s revenue was down .9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.77 earnings per share.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new stake in Crown Castle in the 1st quarter valued at $27,000. Asset Dedication LLC boosted its stake in Crown Castle by 159.0% in the 2nd quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 272 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 167 shares during the period. Beacon Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in Crown Castle by 163.9% in the 1st quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 285 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after purchasing an additional 177 shares during the period. ORG Partners LLC bought a new stake in Crown Castle in the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. Finally, New Millennium Group LLC bought a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the 2nd quarter valued at $34,000. 90.77% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, COO Michael Joseph Kavanagh sold 10,883 shares of Crown Castle stock in a transaction dated 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 transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 75,127 shares in the company, valued at $7,792,172.44. The trade was a 0.00 % decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Company insiders own 0.39% of the company’s stock.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Investors of record on Friday, September 13th were given a $1.565 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Friday, September 13th. This represents a $6.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.57%. Crown Castle’s payout ratio is 229.30%.

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.