Zacks Research Comments on Crown Castle Inc.’s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:CCI)

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) – Equities research analysts at Zacks Research boosted their Q2 2025 earnings per share estimates for shares of Crown Castle in a report released on Tuesday, October 15th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the real estate investment trust will post earnings per share of $1.56 for the quarter, up from their prior 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.

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

CCI has been the subject of a number of other research reports. BMO Capital Markets raised 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. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price objective on Crown Castle from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. TD Cowen lifted their price target on Crown Castle from $124.00 to $127.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 18th. Royal Bank of Canada lifted their price target 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. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. lifted their price target on Crown Castle from $115.00 to $124.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, September 23rd. Eleven investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and four have issued a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $115.86.

Crown Castle Trading Up 1.3 %

Shares of Crown Castle stock opened at $115.78 on Thursday. The firm has a market cap of $50.31 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.41 and a beta of 0.85. The business has a 50-day moving average price of $113.98 and a 200-day moving average price of $105.00. The company has a quick ratio of 0.43, a current ratio of 0.43 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.04. Crown Castle has a twelve month low of $84.72 and a twelve month high of $120.92.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 13th were paid a $1.565 dividend. This represents a $6.26 annualized dividend and a yield of 5.41%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, September 13th. Crown Castle’s payout ratio is currently 229.30%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Crown Castle news, COO Michael Joseph Kavanagh sold 10,883 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, July 23rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $103.72, for a total value of $1,128,784.76. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer now owns 75,127 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,792,172.44. This trade represents a 0.00 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. 0.39% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Trading of Crown Castle

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. EntryPoint Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the first quarter valued at approximately $27,000. Asset Dedication LLC raised its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 159.0% during the second quarter. Asset Dedication LLC now owns 272 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $27,000 after acquiring an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 163.9% during the first quarter. Beacon Capital Management LLC now owns 285 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 177 shares in the last quarter. New Millennium Group LLC bought a new position in Crown Castle in the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Finally, ORG Partners LLC bought a new position in Crown Castle in the second quarter worth approximately $34,000. Institutional investors own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Crown Castle Company Profile

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.