How to buy Crown Castle (CCI) stocks

Crown Castle is a reit - specialty business based in the US. Crown Castle shares (CCI) are listed on the NYSE and all prices are listed in US Dollars.

Its last market close was $90.66 – a decrease of 6.64% over the previous week. Crown Castle employs 4,700 staff and has a trailing 12-month revenue of around $6.6 billion.

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Crown Castle stock price (NYSE: CCI)

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Crown Castle stocks at a glance

• Key figures

Information last updated 2024-12-18.

Latest market close	$90.66
52-week range	$88.41 - $119.00
50-day moving average more info button	$106.02
200-day moving average more info button	$105.29
Wall St. target price	$117.47
PE ratio more info button	32.9433
Dividend yield more info button	$6.26 (6.74%)
Earnings per share (TTM) more info button	$2.82

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Crown Castle price performance over time

Historical closes compared with the close of $90.73 from 2024-12-19

1 week (2024-12-13)	-6.57%
1 month (2024-11-21)	-13.18%
3 months (2024-09-20)	-21.33%
6 months (2024-06-21)	-5.98%

1 year (2023-12-21)	-20.83%
2 years (2022-12-21)	-24.34%
3 years (2021-12-21)	170.6337
5 years (2019-12-20)	114.8516

Is Crown Castle stock undervalued or overvalued?

Valuing Crown Castle stock is incredibly difficult, and any metric has to be viewed as part of a bigger picture of Crown Castle's overall performance. However, analysts commonly use some key metrics to help gauge the value of a stock.

Crown Castle's P/E ratio

Crown Castle's current share price divided by its per-share earnings (EPS) over a 12-month period gives a "trailing price/earnings ratio" of roughly 33x. In other words, Crown Castle shares trade at around 33x recent earnings.

That's relatively high compared to, say, the trailing 12-month P/E ratio for the NASDAQ 100 at the end of 2019 (27.29). The high P/E ratio could mean that investors are optimistic about the outlook for the stock or simply that they're over-valued.

Crown Castle's PEG ratio

Crown Castle's "price/earnings-to-growth ratio" can be calculated by dividing its P/E ratio by its growth – to give 4.3667. A low ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer better value, while a higher ratio can be interpreted as meaning the stocks offer worse value.

The PEG ratio provides a broader view than just the P/E ratio, as it gives more insight into Crown Castle's future profitability. By accounting for growth, it could also help you if you're comparing the stock prices of multiple high-growth companies.

Crown Castle's EBITDA

Crown Castle's EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation) is $4 billion.

The EBITDA is a measure of a Crown Castle's overall financial performance and is widely used to measure a its profitability.

Crown Castle financials

Revenue TTM	$6.6 billion
Operating margin TTM	36.74%
Gross profit TTM	$4.9 billion
Return on assets TTM	3.75%
Return on equity TTM	20.53%
Profit margin	18.63%
Book value	$12.18
Market Capitalization more info button	$40.4 billion

TTM: trailing 12 months

Crown Castle stock dividends

Dividend payout ratio: 2.22% of net profits

Recently Crown Castle has paid out, on average, around 0% of net profits as dividends. That has enabled analysts to estimate a "forward annual dividend yield" of 0% of the current stock value. This means that over a year, based on recent payouts (which are sadly no guarantee of future payouts), Crown Castle shareholders could enjoy a 0% return on their shares, in the form of dividend payments. In Crown Castle's case, that would currently equate to about $6.26 per share.

While Crown Castle's payout ratio might seem low, this can signify that Crown Castle is investing more in its future growth.

Crown Castle's most recent dividend payout was on 30 December 2024. The latest dividend was paid out to all shareholders who bought their stocks by 12 December 2024 (the "ex-dividend date").

Crown Castle stock price volatility

Over the last 12 months, Crown Castle's stocks have ranged in value from as little as $88.4104 up to $119.0041. A popular way to gauge a stock's volatility is its "beta."

Beta is a measure of a stocks volatility in relation to the market. The market (NYSE average) beta is 1, while Crown Castle's is 0.875. This would suggest that Crown Castle's stocks are less volatile than average (for this exchange).

Crown Castle overview

Crown Castle owns, operates and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber supporting small cells and fiber solutions across every major U.S. market. This nationwide portfolio of communications infrastructure connects cities and communities to essential data, technology and wireless service - bringing information, ideas and innovations to the people and businesses that need them..

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Frequently asked questions

What percentage of Crown Castle is owned by insiders or institutions?
Currently 0.114% of Crown Castle stocks are held by insiders and 95.292% by institutions. How many people work for Crown Castle?
Latest data suggests 4,700 work at Crown Castle. When does the fiscal year end for Crown Castle?
Crown Castle's fiscal year ends in December. Where is Crown Castle based?
Crown Castle's address is: 8020 Katy Freeway, Houston, TX, United States, 77024-1908 What is Crown Castle's ISIN number?
Crown Castle's international securities identification number is: US22822V1017 What is Crown Castle's CUSIP number?
Crown Castle's Committee on Uniform Securities Identification Procedures number is: 22822V101

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