Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Downgraded to “Hold” Rating by Wolfe Research

Wolfe Research downgraded shares of Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) from a strong-buy rating to a hold rating in a research report report published on Friday,Zacks.com reports.

Other research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price target on Crown Castle from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group reduced their target price on Crown Castle from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday. The Goldman Sachs Group dropped their price target on Crown Castle from $105.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $112.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, January 12th. Finally, Zacks Research downgraded shares of Crown Castle from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research report on Friday, January 30th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have issued a Buy rating, eight have assigned a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $100.61.

Crown Castle Trading Up 3.4%

NYSE:CCI opened at $81.01 on Friday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $87.47 and a 200-day moving average of $93.93. Crown Castle has a twelve month low of $77.01 and a twelve month high of $115.76. The firm has a market cap of $35.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.21, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.96.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crown Castle

A number of institutional investors have recently modified their holdings of CCI. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB raised its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 0.9% during the second quarter. Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB now owns 10,274 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,055,000 after acquiring an additional 93 shares in the last quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV raised its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 47.8% during the 2nd quarter. Creative Financial Designs Inc. ADV now owns 303 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 98 shares in the last quarter. Whittier Trust Co. lifted its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 5.6% during the 2nd quarter. Whittier Trust Co. now owns 2,046 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $210,000 after buying an additional 109 shares during the last quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. grew its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 24.0% in the 3rd quarter. Harbor Capital Advisors Inc. now owns 599 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $58,000 after buying an additional 116 shares in the last quarter. Finally, NewSquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in Crown Castle by 74.5% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 281 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $29,000 after buying an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Trending Headlines about Crown Castle

Here are the key news stories impacting Crown Castle this week:

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat estimates — Crown Castle topped AFFO/FFO and revenue consensus (FFO $1.12 vs. $1.07 estimate) and flagged stronger services revenue growth, which supports near‑term cash flow expectations. Article Title
• Positive Sentiment: Earnings and revenue surprises reinforced by multiple outlets reporting beats — these beats likely underpin buying interest and justify the stock strength despite other headwinds. Article Title
• Neutral Sentiment: Management commentary and investor presentation are available (earnings call transcript & slides); investors should review guidance details and management’s outlook for EBITDA, capital allocation and DISH exposure to assess longer‑term impact. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Banks and analysts broadly trimmed price targets this week (examples: Citi to $106 from $110, Goldman to $95 from $105, HSBC to $88.40 from $107, BMO to $91), and several firms moved ratings toward neutral/hold — these cuts signal reduced near‑term upside in street models and are pressuring sentiment. Article Title Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: Management issued softer EBITDA guidance and announced job cuts; media noted the stock dipped on that news — weaker guidance increases execution risk and could limit multiple expansion. Article Title
• Negative Sentiment: External tenant risk remains (reports discuss DISH-related uncertainty/default risk affecting tower demand), a macro/regulatory or tenant‑specific shock could weigh on occupancy and cash flow. Article Title

Crown Castle Company Profile

Crown Castle is a U.S.-focused communications infrastructure company organized as a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns, operates and leases shared wireless infrastructure. Its primary business consists of providing tower-based site leases, small cell networks and fiber solutions that support mobile voice and data transmission for wireless carriers, cable companies and other enterprise customers. The company’s assets are positioned to enable network coverage and capacity, including the densification projects associated with 4G LTE and 5G deployments.

Its product and service offerings include ground-based tower sites that host multiple wireless operators, distributed small cell nodes and associated fiber backhaul used to connect sites into carrier networks, and site development and maintenance services.