Crown Castle Stock News

This neither the best of times nor the worst of times for REIT investors. This article presents a list of 10 REITs that would merit a Sell rating even in the best of times, given their current condition. All 10 REITs face significant risks due to revenue shrinkage, and most are struggling with heavy indebtedness and a high risk of dividend cuts.

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI ) Q1 2025 Earnings Conference Call April 30, 2025 5:00 PM ET Company Participants Kris Hinson - Vice President, Corporate Finance and Treasurer Daniel Schlanger - Interim President and Chief Executive Officer Sunit Patel - Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Jonathan Atkin - RBC Capital Markets Ric Prentiss - Raymond Jame...

HOUSTON, April 30, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") today reported results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2025 and maintains its full year 2025 Outlook, as reflected in the table below.

American Tower (AMT) is favored over Crown Castle (CCI) due to a better balance sheet, and stronger FFO growth relative to price growth. CCI's higher dividend yield is unsustainable, with a significant cut expected, reducing its attractiveness compared to AMT's stable dividend. AMT's growth is funded by debt, avoiding the dilution issues plaguing CCI, which faces operational challenges and dive...

REITs finished the first quarter of 2025 in the red (-3.36%) with a brutal -4.92% average total return in March. Large cap (-2.04%) and mid cap REITs (-2.63%) saw modest losses, but small caps (-4.16%) and micro caps (-16.19%) had a particularly bad month. Only 29.49% of REIT securities had a positive total return in March.

Crown Castle is selling its fiber division for $8.5 billion to refocus on its 40,000 cell towers, boosting investor confidence and stock price. The sale will make CCI the only pure-play tower company in the US, offering higher returns and more predictable revenue compared to fiber. Despite a high debt load, CCI plans to use sale proceeds for debt repayment and share buybacks, improving financia...

US equity markets steadied this past week while bond markets rallied as investors parsed a surprisingly solid slate of economic data and a decent start to corporate earnings season. Early week gains were pared following comments from Fed Chair Powell regarding the inflationary impact of tariffs and the reluctance of the Fed to step in to support markets. The hawkish comments sparked a series of...

Reflecting on past financial losses, I emphasize the importance of diversification to mitigate risks, as exemplified by my own experience with real estate investments. I advocate for a diversified investment portfolio, including REITs, BDCs, MLPs, Preferreds, Asset Managers, and Dividend Aristocrats, to ensure sustained high cash flow. Highlighting eight high-yielding REITs in the S&P 500, I pr...