Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Issues FY 2026 Earnings Guidance

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) updated its FY 2026 earnings guidance on Wednesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 4.380-4.490 for the period, compared to the consensus EPS estimate of 3.740. The company issued revenue guidance of -.

Crown Castle Stock Up 3.3%

Shares of NYSE:CCI traded up $2.58 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $80.95. The stock had a trading volume of 4,460,703 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,508,731. The business’s 50-day simple moving average is $87.68 and its 200-day simple moving average is $94.11. The company has a market cap of $35.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 80.14, a PEG ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.96. Crown Castle has a 12 month low of $77.01 and a 12 month high of $115.76.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of equities research analysts have recently commented on CCI shares. The Goldman Sachs Group reduced their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $105.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. HSBC reduced their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $107.00 to $88.40 and set a “hold” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada cut their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $112.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 12th. New Street Research lowered shares of Crown Castle from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $93.00 price objective on the stock. in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. dropped their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $110.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.61.

Trending Headlines about Crown Castle

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results outperformed expectations — FFO/AFFO and revenue topped consensus, helped by stronger services revenue growth which supports near‑term cash flow resilience. Zacks: Q4 AFFO & Sales Beat
• Neutral Sentiment: Company issued FY‑2026 outlook showing modest AFFO per share growth (midpoint $4.43) but lower site rental revenues and a ~6% decline in adjusted EBITDA — a mixed operating picture that tempers the positive beat. GlobeNewswire: FY2026 Outlook
• Neutral Sentiment: Management commentary and the earnings call highlight cost actions (including job cuts) and operational details — useful for gauging how management plans to offset lower site rental trends. Earnings Call Transcript
• Negative Sentiment: Broad analyst price‑target cuts and rating adjustments followed the print (Citigroup, Goldman Sachs, HSBC, KeyCorp, BMO, UBS, JPMorgan, Scotiabank and others), reducing upside expectations and adding selling pressure. Examples: Citigroup, Goldman and HSBC coverage. Citigroup PT Lowered Goldman PT Lowered HSBC PT Lowered
• Negative Sentiment: Market reports flagged soft EBITDA guidance, announced job cuts and external counterparty risk (notably DISH-related tower exposure), creating headline risks that could weigh on shares until clarity improves. Benzinga: Shares Slide After Q4 Investing.com: DISH Default Risk

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CCI. State Street Corp grew its stake in Crown Castle by 1.2% in the 3rd quarter. State Street Corp now owns 21,728,541 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $2,096,587,000 after acquiring an additional 266,963 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. lifted its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 33.2% during the third quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 6,437,685 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $621,172,000 after purchasing an additional 1,605,291 shares during the period. Bank of America Corp DE lifted its stake in Crown Castle by 2.2% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of America Corp DE now owns 5,534,066 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $568,515,000 after acquiring an additional 117,904 shares during the period. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its holdings in Crown Castle by 591.8% in the third quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 4,471,120 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $431,418,000 after purchasing an additional 3,824,778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Daiwa Securities Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 42.3% in the third quarter. Daiwa Securities Group Inc. now owns 3,931,258 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $379,327,000 after buying an additional 1,168,132 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

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.