Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) Stock Sold Off Rep. Josh Gottheimer

Representative Josh Gottheimer (Democratic-New Jersey) recently sold shares of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI). In a filing disclosed on August 10th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Crown Castle stock on July 23rd. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MORGAN STANLEY – SELECT UMA ACCOUNT # 1” account.

Representative Josh Gottheimer also recently made the following trade(s):

• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of (NASDAQ:GOOGN) on 7/24/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of (NASDAQ:GOOGM) on 7/24/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of (NASDAQ:GOOGN) on 7/23/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of SailPoint (NASDAQ:SAIL) on 7/20/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of NiCE (NASDAQ:NICE) on 7/20/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Monster Beverage (NASDAQ:MNST) on 7/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Chart Industries (NYSE:GTLS) on 7/17/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 7/16/2026.
• Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Palo Alto Networks (NASDAQ:PANW) on 7/16/2026.
• Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of International Business Machines (NYSE:IBM) on 7/15/2026.

Crown Castle Price Performance

Shares of NYSE:CCI opened at $73.89 on Thursday. The stock has a market cap of $31.44 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.51, a P/E/G ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.95. The company has a 50 day moving average of $80.34 and a 200-day moving average of $84.66. Crown Castle Inc. has a one year low of $69.72 and a one year high of $104.61.

Crown Castle Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $1.0625 dividend. This represents a $4.25 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 5.8%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. Crown Castle’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 215.74%.

Insider Activity at Crown Castle

In other Crown Castle news, VP Robert Sean Collins sold 1,500 shares of Crown Castle stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $75.89, for a total value of $113,835.00. Following the transaction, the vice president owned 5,113 shares in the company, valued at $388,025.57. The trade was a 22.68% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. Company insiders own 0.09% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crown Castle

A number of institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. Vanguard Group Inc. boosted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 0.6% during the 4th quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 69,769,393 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $6,200,406,000 after acquiring an additional 386,733 shares in the last quarter. BlackRock Inc. bought a new stake in Crown Castle during the second quarter worth $3,326,154,000. Cohen & Steers Inc. lifted its stake in Crown Castle by 11.0% during the fourth quarter. Cohen & Steers Inc. now owns 39,790,292 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $3,536,214,000 after purchasing an additional 3,953,685 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp boosted its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 2.4% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 22,239,559 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,976,430,000 after purchasing an additional 511,018 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Wellington Management Group LLP increased its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 2.8% in the 4th quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 13,986,852 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,243,012,000 after purchasing an additional 380,419 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

CCI has been the topic of a number of research analyst reports. Citigroup reaffirmed a “market outperform” rating on shares of Crown Castle in a research report on Friday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial boosted their price objective on Crown Castle from $102.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. TD Cowen lowered their target price on Crown Castle from $94.00 to $92.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Crown Castle from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 16th. Finally, Wolfe Research lowered shares of Crown Castle from an “outperform” rating to a “peer perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, May 20th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seven have issued a Buy rating and twelve have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, Crown Castle has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $95.13.

About Representative Gottheimer

Josh Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He assumed office on January 3, 2017. His current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Gottheimer (Democratic Party) is running for re-election to the U.S. House to represent New Jersey’s 5th Congressional District. He declared candidacy for the 2026 election.

Gottheimer is also running for election for Governor of New Jersey. He declared candidacy for the Democratic primary scheduled on June 10, 2025.

Gottheimer attended the University of Pennsylvania for his undergraduate degree. He became a Thouron Fellow at Oxford and attended Harvard Law School. Gottheimer worked as a speech writer under former President Bill Clinton (D), assisting with two State of the Union addresses, among other projects. Before running for Congress, he worked for Microsoft as a general manager for corporate strategy.

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.