Jefferies Financial Group Cuts Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Price Target to $84.00

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) had its price target lowered by Jefferies Financial Group from $90.00 to $84.00 in a research note published on Wednesday morning,Benzinga reports. The brokerage currently has a buy rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock.

Other equities research analysts have also recently issued research reports about the company. New Street Research cut Crown Castle from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $93.00 price objective for the company. in a report on Monday, January 5th. UBS Group reduced their price target on Crown Castle from $127.00 to $116.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, January 20th. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on Crown Castle from $107.00 to $97.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 9th. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on Crown Castle from $115.00 to $105.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, December 16th. Finally, Weiss Ratings reissued a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Crown Castle in a research report on Monday, December 29th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, Crown Castle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $100.61.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

Shares of CCI stock opened at $81.01 on Wednesday. Crown Castle has a 52 week low of $77.01 and a 52 week high of $115.76. The company has a market capitalization of $35.28 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 80.21, a PEG ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.96. The company has a 50-day simple moving average of $87.47 and a 200 day simple moving average of $93.93.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC grew its stake in Crown Castle by 7.5% during the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 16,444 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,714,000 after buying an additional 1,150 shares in the last quarter. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC acquired a new position in shares of Crown Castle in the 2nd quarter valued at approximately $62,000. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS lifted its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 3.1% during the 2nd quarter. KLP Kapitalforvaltning AS now owns 154,679 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $15,890,000 after acquiring an additional 4,700 shares during the period. BankPlus Trust Department acquired a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $97,000. Finally, WESPAC Advisors LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the 2nd quarter worth approximately $758,000. Institutional investors 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

About Crown Castle

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.