Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Given New $95.00 Price Target at The Goldman Sachs Group

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) had its price objective reduced by investment analysts at The Goldman Sachs Group from $105.00 to $95.00 in a research report issued to clients and investors on Thursday,MarketScreener reports. The brokerage presently has a “neutral” rating on the real estate investment trust’s stock. The Goldman Sachs Group’s price target indicates a potential upside of 20.17% from the stock’s current price.

A number of other analysts also recently issued reports on CCI. UBS Group dropped their price target on Crown Castle from $116.00 to $105.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. Scotiabank decreased their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $96.00 to $94.00 and set a “sector perform” rating on the stock in a research report on Thursday. Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $90.00 to $84.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Wednesday. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $105.00 to $90.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Thursday. Finally, Citigroup lowered their price target on Crown Castle from $110.00 to $106.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Thursday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, ten have given a Buy rating, seven have given a Hold rating and two have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $100.61.

Crown Castle Stock Up 0.9%

Shares of Crown Castle stock opened at $79.05 on Thursday. The company has a market cap of $34.43 billion, a PE ratio of 78.68, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 0.57 and a beta of 0.96. Crown Castle has a 52 week low of $77.89 and a 52 week high of $115.76. The business has a 50 day moving average price of $87.68 and a 200-day moving average price of $94.11.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown Castle

Several institutional investors have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. Empowered Funds LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 7.5% during the 1st quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 16,444 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,714,000 after acquiring an additional 1,150 shares during the period. Ameritas Advisory Services LLC bought a new stake in Crown Castle in the second quarter valued at about $62,000. Optas LLC bought a new stake in shares of Crown Castle in the second quarter valued at about $240,000. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC lifted its holdings in Crown Castle by 38.9% during the 2nd quarter. Capital Advisors Ltd. LLC now owns 482 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $50,000 after purchasing an additional 135 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Callan Family Office LLC acquired a new position in Crown Castle in the 2nd quarter valued at about $770,000. 90.77% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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

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.