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

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) had its target price cut by Citigroup from $110.00 to $106.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The firm presently has a “buy” rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock. Citigroup’s target price indicates a potential upside of 34.09% from the company’s current price.

A number of other brokerages have also recently commented on CCI. BMO Capital Markets lowered their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $97.00 to $91.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group decreased their price objective on Crown Castle from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Wednesday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. lowered their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $110.00 to $95.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. New Street Research lowered shares of Crown Castle from a “buy” rating to a “neutral” rating and set a $93.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, January 5th. Finally, The Goldman Sachs Group decreased their price objective on Crown Castle from $117.00 to $105.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, January 16th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have issued a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have issued a Sell rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Crown Castle presently 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 $79.05 on Thursday. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $87.68 and a 200 day moving average price of $94.11. The stock has a market cap of $34.43 billion, a PE ratio of 78.27, a P/E/G ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.96. Crown Castle has a 1 year low of $77.89 and a 1 year high of $115.76.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in CCI. Winnow Wealth LLC bought a new position in shares of Crown Castle during the 2nd quarter valued at $26,000. Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Crown Castle during the second quarter worth $27,000. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its holdings in Crown Castle by 74.5% during the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 281 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $29,000 after buying an additional 120 shares in the last quarter. LRI Investments LLC bought a new position in Crown Castle during the third quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Wiser Advisor Group LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Crown Castle in the third quarter worth about $29,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Crown Castle News Roundup

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

• Positive Sentiment: Q4 results beat on key metrics — AFFO/FFO and revenue topped analyst estimates and services revenue grew, providing near‑term earnings support. Crown Castle Q4 AFFO & Sales Beat Estimates
• Neutral Sentiment: Company issued FY‑2026 outlook that is mixed — AFFO per share guidance is modestly higher year‑over‑year but management expects lower site‑rental revenues and a decline in adjusted EBITDA, creating uncertainty about margin and cash‑flow trajectory. Earnings and FY‑2026 Outlook
• Negative Sentiment: Multiple major brokerages cut price targets this morning (UBS to $105, BMO to $91, KeyCorp to $98, Scotiabank to $94, JPMorgan to $95, Jefferies to $84), increasing selling pressure despite some firms still rating the stock outperform/buy. (See individual notices below.)
  BMO PT lowered to $91
  UBS PT cut to $105
  KeyCorp PT $98
  Scotiabank PT $94
  JPMorgan PT $95
• Negative Sentiment: Market reaction: shares slid after results as management gave soft EBITDA signals and announced cost actions (job cuts); investor concern about tenant credit risk (DISH) and site‑rental pressure is amplifying the selloff. Shares slide after Q4, weak FY26 guidance Stock dips after soft EBITDA guidance & job cuts

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.