Crown Castle (CCI) Expected to Announce Earnings on Wednesday

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) will likely be releasing its Q1 2026 results after the market closes on Wednesday, April 22nd. Analysts expect Crown Castle to post earnings of $0.4709 per share and revenue of $995.4150 million for the quarter. Interested persons may visit the the company’s upcoming Q1 2026 earning results page for the latest details on the call scheduled for Wednesday, April 22, 2026 at 4:30 PM ET.

Crown Castle Price Performance

Shares of Crown Castle stock opened at $86.26 on Wednesday. The company has a 50-day moving average of $85.75 and a 200 day moving average of $88.97. The firm has a market cap of $37.64 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 85.41, a PEG ratio of 0.44 and a beta of 0.94. Crown Castle has a 1 year low of $75.96 and a 1 year high of $115.76.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 13th were paid a $1.0625 dividend. This represents a $4.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 4.9%. The ex-dividend date was Friday, March 13th. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 420.79%.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of analysts have weighed in on CCI shares. KeyCorp reduced their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $115.00 to $98.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Sanford C. Bernstein started coverage on shares of Crown Castle in a research note on Thursday, March 5th. They set an “outperform” rating and a $102.00 price objective for the company. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Crown Castle from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, March 14th. Wells Fargo & Company restated an “equal weight” rating and set a $85.00 price objective (down from $90.00) on shares of Crown Castle in a research note on Monday, March 23rd. Finally, UBS Group reduced their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $116.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, February 5th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and ten have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $98.13.

Insider Transactions at Crown Castle

In other news, EVP Edward B. Adams, Jr. sold 4,650 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, February 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $86.34, for a total transaction of $401,481.00. Following the sale, the executive vice president owned 25,183 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $2,174,300.22. This trade represents a 15.59% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, VP Robert Sean Collins sold 3,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, February 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $87.49, for a total transaction of $262,470.00. Following the sale, the vice president directly owned 5,800 shares in the company, valued at approximately $507,442. The trade was a 34.09% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. Company insiders own 0.10% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of Crown Castle

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in CCI. Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Measured Wealth Private Client Group LLC purchased a new position in shares of Crown Castle in the third quarter worth approximately $46,000. Fulcrum Asset Management LLP purchased a new position in shares of Crown Castle in the third quarter worth approximately $48,000. Finally, DV Equities LLC purchased a new position in shares of Crown Castle in the fourth quarter worth approximately $54,000. Hedge funds and other 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.