BMO Capital Markets Lowers Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Price Target to $91.00

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) had its price target lowered by analysts at BMO Capital Markets from $97.00 to $91.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday, MarketBeat.com reports. The firm presently has an “outperform” rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock. BMO Capital Markets’ target price would indicate a potential upside of 12.33% from the company’s current price.

Other research analysts also recently issued reports about the company. New Street Research downgraded Crown Castle from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $93.00 price target on the stock. in a report on Monday, January 5th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “sell (d)” rating on shares of Crown Castle in a research note on Monday, December 29th. Zacks Research downgraded shares of Crown Castle from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a report on Friday, January 30th. Barclays restated an “equal weight” rating and issued a $101.00 price target (down from $104.00) on shares of Crown Castle in a report on Monday, December 1st. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group reduced their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Wednesday. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have assigned a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $100.61.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

NYSE CCI opened at $81.01 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $35.28 billion, a PE ratio of 80.21, a P/E/G ratio of 0.52 and a beta of 0.96. The firm’s 50 day moving average price is $87.47 and its 200-day moving average price is $93.93. Crown Castle has a 52-week low of $77.01 and a 52-week high of $115.76.

Institutional Trading of Crown Castle

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in shares of Crown Castle in the second quarter valued at about $26,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Crown Castle in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $27,000. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its holdings in Crown Castle by 74.5% in the 2nd 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 period. LRI Investments LLC purchased a new position in Crown Castle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. Finally, Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in Crown Castle during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Crown Castle News Summary

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.