Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Unloads Shares of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI)

Posted by Brian Himes on Jul 16th, 2026

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic-Rhode Island) recently sold shares of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI). In a filing disclosed on July 08th, the Senator disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Crown Castle stock on June 25th.

Senator Sheldon Whitehouse also recently made the following trade(s):

Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 6/30/2026.
Purchased $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Coherent (NYSE:COHR) on 6/25/2026.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Micron Technology (NASDAQ:MU) on 6/25/2026.
Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) on 6/24/2026.
Sold $100,001 – $250,000 in shares of NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) on 5/8/2026.
Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of Oracle (NYSE:ORCL) on 5/7/2026.
Sold $15,001 – $50,000 in shares of JPMorgan Chase & Co. (NYSE:JPM) on 4/13/2026.

Crown Castle Stock Performance

Crown Castle stock traded down $0.27 during trading on Thursday, hitting $79.20. The company’s stock had a trading volume of 410,490 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,620,513. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $86.14 and its 200 day moving average is $86.29. Crown Castle Inc. has a 1-year low of $73.75 and a 1-year high of $115.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $34.57 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.62, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.95.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI – Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, April 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $995.41 million. Crown Castle had a net margin of 25.13% and a negative return on equity of 64.64%. The company’s quarterly revenue was down 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company posted $1.10 EPS. Crown Castle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.380-4.490 EPS. On average, research analysts anticipate that Crown Castle Inc. will post 4.22 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th were issued a dividend of $1.0625 per share. The ex-dividend date was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $4.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.4%. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 175.62%.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. Wiser Advisor Group LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the 3rd quarter valued at about $29,000. KERR FINANCIAL PLANNING Corp purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Triumph Capital Management purchased a new stake in shares of Crown Castle during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 55.6% during the first quarter. Hilton Head Capital Partners LLC now owns 375 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $31,000 after purchasing an additional 134 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Global Assets Advisory LLC purchased a new stake in Crown Castle during the 1st quarter worth $32,000. 90.77% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several brokerages recently weighed in on CCI. Wells Fargo & Company reaffirmed an “equal weight” rating and issued a $85.00 target price (down from $90.00) on shares of Crown Castle in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. Barclays upped their price target on Crown Castle from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 4th. KeyCorp raised their price objective on Crown Castle from $98.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Crown Castle in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group boosted their target price on Crown Castle from $84.00 to $89.00 and gave the stock a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, six have assigned a Buy rating and twelve have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $98.52.

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About Senator Whitehouse

Sheldon Whitehouse (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. Senate from Rhode Island. He assumed office on January 3, 2007. His current term ends on January 3, 2031.

Whitehouse (Democratic Party) ran for re-election to the U.S. Senate to represent Rhode Island. He won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

About Crown Castle

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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.