Zacks Research Weighs in on Crown Castle Inc.'s Q2 2025 Earnings (NYSE:CCI)

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI - Free Report) - Analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2025 earnings estimates for Crown Castle in a research report issued to clients and investors on Monday, September 16th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the real estate investment trust will earn $1.54 per share for the quarter, down from their previous forecast 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.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI - Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Wednesday, July 17th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.58 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $0.54 by $0.04. The firm had revenue of $1.63 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.62 billion. Crown Castle had a net margin of 17.98% and a return on equity of 19.20%. The business's quarterly revenue was down 12.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $2.05 earnings per share.

Several other equities research analysts also recently issued reports on CCI. Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft raised their price target on Crown Castle from $103.00 to $105.00 and gave the company a "hold" rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 23rd. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Crown Castle in a research report on Monday, July 1st. They issued a "neutral" rating and a $104.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America raised their price target on Crown Castle from $110.00 to $115.00 and gave the company a "neutral" rating in a research report on Tuesday, August 13th. BMO Capital Markets raised their price target 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. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada raised their price target 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 given a buy rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of "Hold" and a consensus price target of $113.53.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:CCI traded down $2.61 during midday trading on Thursday, hitting $115.17. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,368,172 shares, compared to its average volume of 2,641,663. The stock has a market capitalization of $50.05 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.93 and a beta of 0.85. The stock's 50 day simple moving average is $111.09 and its 200 day simple moving average is $104.01. Crown Castle has a fifty-two week low of $84.72 and a fifty-two week high of $120.92. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 4.04, a quick ratio of 0.43 and a current ratio of 0.43.

Institutional Trading of Crown Castle

Several hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of CCI. Ables Iannone Moore & Associates Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the fourth quarter worth approximately $25,000. EntryPoint Capital LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the first quarter worth approximately $27,000. Asset Dedication LLC increased its holdings 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 worth $27,000 after buying an additional 167 shares in the last quarter. Richardson Financial Services Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of Crown Castle in the fourth quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Finally, Beacon Capital Management LLC increased its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 163.9% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.77% of the company's stock.

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 transaction of $1,128,784.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer now owns 75,127 shares in the company, valued at $7,792,172.44. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Corporate insiders own 0.39% of the company's stock.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, September 30th. Shareholders of record on Friday, September 13th will be paid a dividend of $1.565 per share. This represents a $6.26 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 5.44%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 13th. Crown Castle's dividend payout ratio is 195.63%.

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.