HSBC Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Stock Price

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) had its price objective decreased by equities research analysts at HSBC from $107.00 to $88.40 in a research note issued to investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “hold” rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock. HSBC’s price target points to a potential upside of 9.12% from the company’s previous close.

CCI has been the topic of a number of other reports. Raymond James Financial decreased their price objective on Crown Castle from $120.00 to $106.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Friday, January 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada decreased their price target on Crown Castle from $112.00 to $110.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, January 12th. KeyCorp lowered their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $115.00 to $98.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. Wells Fargo & Company reduced their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Finally, BMO Capital Markets decreased their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $97.00 to $91.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Thursday. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, seven have issued a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the 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 Price Performance

Shares of CCI stock opened at $81.01 on Thursday. The stock 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’s fifty day simple moving average is $87.47 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $93.93. Crown Castle has a 1 year low of $77.01 and a 1 year high of $115.76.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown Castle

Institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. raised its holdings in Crown Castle by 15.6% in the 3rd quarter. Mirae Asset Global Investments Co. Ltd. now owns 70,963 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,847,000 after acquiring an additional 9,552 shares during the last quarter. Country Club Bank boosted its stake in Crown Castle by 20.1% during the 3rd quarter. Country Club Bank now owns 70,778 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $6,808,000 after purchasing an additional 11,851 shares during the last quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP increased its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 6.1% in the 3rd quarter. Cooke & Bieler LP now owns 2,419,034 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $233,413,000 after purchasing an additional 138,061 shares in the last quarter. Miller Howard Investments Inc. NY purchased a new position in shares of Crown Castle in the third quarter worth $2,578,000. Finally, National Pension Service lifted its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 3.5% during the third quarter. National Pension Service now owns 656,795 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $63,374,000 after purchasing an additional 21,986 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Key Stories Impacting 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.