Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Stock Unloaded Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse

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 Trading Up 0.5%

Shares of NYSE:CCI traded up $0.36 during midday trading on Wednesday, hitting $79.41. The stock had a trading volume of 3,512,903 shares, compared to its average volume of 4,177,727. Crown Castle Inc. has a 1 year low of $73.75 and a 1 year high of $115.76. The stock has a 50 day moving average price of $86.14 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $86.29. The company has a market capitalization of $34.66 billion, a PE ratio of 32.81, a P/E/G ratio of 0.40 and a beta of 0.95.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) last announced 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. Crown Castle had a net margin of 25.13% and a negative return on equity of 64.64%. The firm had revenue of $1.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $995.41 million. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $1.10 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Crown Castle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.380-4.490 EPS. As a group, equities analysts expect that Crown Castle Inc. will post 4.22 EPS for the current year.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crown Castle

A number of large investors have recently bought and sold shares of CCI. Tema ETFs LLC raised its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 16.3% in the second quarter. Tema ETFs LLC now owns 9,191 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $696,000 after acquiring an additional 1,287 shares during the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB increased its position in Crown Castle by 6.0% during the 2nd quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB now owns 234,452 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $17,755,000 after purchasing an additional 13,205 shares in the last quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC increased its position in Crown Castle by 14.8% during the 2nd quarter. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC now owns 3,133 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $237,000 after purchasing an additional 404 shares in the last quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. raised its stake in Crown Castle by 2.7% in the 2nd quarter. Everhart Financial Group Inc. now owns 5,856 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $443,000 after purchasing an additional 153 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Czech National Bank lifted its holdings in Crown Castle by 4.7% in the 2nd quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 124,231 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,408,000 after purchasing an additional 5,630 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts recently weighed in on the company. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on Crown Castle in a research note on Friday, June 26th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $95.00 price target on the stock. 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. Truist Financial started coverage on shares of Crown Castle in a research note on Tuesday, March 31st. They set a “hold” rating and a $90.00 price target on the stock. Jefferies Financial Group increased their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $84.00 to $89.00 and gave the company a “hold” rating in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Scotiabank reduced their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $94.00 to $91.00 and set a “sector perform” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 7th. Two investment 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 company. According to MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $98.52.

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

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.