BROOKFIELD Corp ON Decreases Position in Crown Castle Inc. $CCI

BROOKFIELD Corp ON trimmed its position in Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) by 5.3% during the 1st quarter, HoldingsChannel reports. The institutional investor owned 2,175,839 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after selling 120,968 shares during the quarter. Crown Castle comprises about 0.2% of BROOKFIELD Corp ON’s portfolio, making the stock its 14th biggest holding. BROOKFIELD Corp ON’s holdings in Crown Castle were worth $176,917,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Crown Castle during the fourth quarter valued at approximately $594,670,000. Lazard Asset Management LLC lifted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 124.2% in the fourth quarter. Lazard Asset Management LLC now owns 11,635,117 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,034,013,000 after acquiring an additional 6,445,237 shares in the last quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 11.0% in the fourth quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 39,790,292 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,536,214,000 after acquiring an additional 3,953,685 shares during the last quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC boosted its stake in shares of 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 worth $431,418,000 after acquiring an additional 3,824,778 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. increased its position in shares of Crown Castle by 422.5% during the fourth quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 3,581,154 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $318,258,000 after purchasing an additional 2,895,756 shares in the last quarter. 90.77% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

NYSE:CCI opened at $74.94 on Monday. Crown Castle Inc. has a one year low of $73.75 and a one year high of $113.80. The stock has a market cap of $32.71 billion, a PE ratio of 38.04, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.95. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $84.38 and a 200 day moving average price of $85.72.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $1.0625 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $4.25 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 5.7%. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 215.74%.

Trending Headlines about Crown Castle

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

• Positive Sentiment: Crown Castle beat Q2 expectations on key measures, including FFO and revenue, helped by lower interest expense. The company also updated full-year 2026 outlook, which suggests management sees improved operating momentum and progress from asset sales, debt repayment, and land investments. Crown Castle Reports Second Quarter 2026 Results and Updates Outlook for Full Year 2026
• Positive Sentiment: Analysts remain generally constructive despite trimming targets: Citigroup kept a buy rating, Citizens JMP kept market outperform, TD Cowen kept buy, and RBC kept outperform. Even with lower targets, the firms still see meaningful upside from current levels, signaling that expectations for CCI remain relatively favorable. Analyst price target updates
• Neutral Sentiment: Multiple analysts lowered price targets after the earnings release, including Citigroup to $98 from $106, Citizens JMP to $120 from $125, JPMorgan to $85 from $95, TD Cowen to $92 from $94, and RBC to $90 from $92. The cuts reflect a more cautious valuation stance, but not a bearish shift in ratings overall. Analyst price target updates
• Neutral Sentiment: Other coverage highlighted that Q2 results beat estimates even as site-rental revenue was affected by certain items, suggesting the quarter was solid but still showed some business mix or timing pressure. Crown Castle Q2 earnings beat even as site rental revenue impacted by items
• Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beat, the stock remains well below its recent highs, and the repeated target cuts may indicate analysts are resetting expectations for slower growth or a lower valuation multiple going forward. Analyst price target updates

Analyst Ratings Changes

CCI has been the subject of several recent research reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. reduced their price objective on Crown Castle from $95.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday. Royal Bank Of Canada lowered their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Raymond James Financial upped their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $102.00 to $108.00 and gave the stock a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Wolfe Research cut shares of Crown Castle from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research report on Wednesday, May 20th. Finally, Scotiabank decreased their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $94.00 to $91.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have assigned a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $95.92.

Crown Castle 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.