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

Posted by Francis Steltz on Jul 23rd, 2026

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI – Get Free Report) had its price objective lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $95.00 to $85.00 in a research report issued on Thursday,Benzinga reports. The firm currently has a “neutral” rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock. JPMorgan Chase & Co.‘s price target indicates a potential upside of 13.42% from the stock’s previous close.

CCI has been the topic of a number of other research reports. Barclays raised their target price on Crown Castle from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. TD Cowen reduced their price objective on Crown Castle from $94.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Crown Castle from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Saturday, May 16th. KeyCorp boosted their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $98.00 to $105.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c-)” rating on shares of Crown Castle in a research note on Friday, May 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have given a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus price target of $96.60.

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Crown Castle Price Performance

NYSE:CCI traded down $2.56 during midday trading on Thursday, reaching $74.94. The stock had a trading volume of 4,027,943 shares, compared to its average volume of 3,643,098. The stock has a market capitalization of $32.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 31.08, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.95. Crown Castle has a 1-year low of $73.75 and a 1-year high of $115.76. The firm’s fifty day simple moving average is $84.87 and its 200-day simple moving average is $85.91.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI – Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.55. Crown Castle had a net margin of 25.13% and a negative return on equity of 64.64%. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $995.41 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $1.10 earnings per share. The business’s quarterly revenue was down 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. On average, equities research analysts anticipate that Crown Castle will post 4.22 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Institutional Trading of Crown Castle

Several institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in Crown Castle by 7.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 16,444 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,714,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150 shares in the last quarter. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 6.9% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 87,611 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,000,000 after buying an additional 5,630 shares in the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. raised its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 3.7% in the second quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,655 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $786,000 after buying an additional 272 shares during the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC lifted its position in Crown Castle by 49.3% during the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,913 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,121,000 after buying an additional 3,603 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. lifted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 5.6% during the second quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 4,955 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $509,000 after purchasing an additional 261 shares in the last quarter. 90.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Trending Headlines about Crown Castle

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

Positive Sentiment: Crown Castle reported Q2 2026 results that beat on key operating measures, with FFO and revenue coming in above analyst expectations, signaling better-than-expected underlying performance.
Positive Sentiment: The company raised its full-year 2026 outlook, including higher EPS and AFFO expectations, which suggests management is more confident about the rest of the year.
Positive Sentiment: Royal Bank of Canada lowered its price target only slightly, to $90 from $92, while keeping an “outperform” rating, implying upside remains from current levels. Article: Crown Castle price target lowered by RBC
Neutral Sentiment: Management’s updated outlook shows site rental revenue still expected to decline year over year, reflecting ongoing pressure in the core business even as other metrics improve.
Neutral Sentiment: Investors are also parsing the earnings call transcript and snapshot coverage for details on strategic shifts, tower operations, and edge infrastructure priorities. Article: Crown Castle Q2 2026 Earnings Call Transcript
Negative Sentiment: Despite the earnings beat, reported EPS missed some expectations and site rental revenue was down from a year ago, which may be keeping pressure on the stock.

Crown Castle Company Profile

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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.