JPMorgan Chase & Co. Issues Pessimistic Forecast for Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Stock Price

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) had its price objective decreased by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $110.00 to $95.00 in a report issued on Thursday, MarketBeat Ratings reports. The brokerage currently has a “neutral” rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s target price indicates a potential upside of 17.27% from the company’s current price.

A number of other research analysts have also recently issued reports on CCI. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their target price on Crown Castle from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Wednesday. Raymond James Financial decreased their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $120.00 to $106.00 and set a “strong-buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 23rd. Wells Fargo & Company dropped 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. Zacks Research cut shares of Crown Castle from a “hold” rating to a “strong sell” rating in a research note on Friday, January 30th. Finally, Scotiabank lowered their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $114.00 to $96.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a report on Wednesday, January 14th. One research 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 issued a Sell rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Crown Castle currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $100.61.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

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

Institutional Trading of Crown Castle

Institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Winnow Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Crown Castle during the 2nd quarter worth about $26,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in shares of Crown Castle in the second quarter worth approximately $27,000. NewSquare Capital LLC boosted 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 valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 120 shares during the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC acquired a new stake in Crown Castle during the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $29,000. Finally, Wiser Advisor Group LLC bought a new position in Crown Castle during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $29,000. 90.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

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.