Crown Castle Inc (CCI) Stock: A Closer Look at the Analyst Ratings

Crown Castle Inc (NYSE: CCI) has a price-to-earnings ratio of 38.14x that is above its average ratio. Additionally, the 36-month beta value for CCI is 0.84. There are mixed opinions on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 4 rating it as “overweight,” 8 rating it as “hold,” and 0 rating it as “sell.”

The public float for CCI is 434.22M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.12% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of CCI on July 24, 2024 was 2.71M shares.

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CCI) stock’s latest price update

The stock price of Crown Castle Inc (NYSE: CCI) has surged by 0.34 when compared to previous closing price of 103.94, but the company has seen a 0.38% gain in its stock price over the last five trading sessions. zacks.com reported 2024-07-23 that Investors interested in stocks from the REIT and Equity Trust – Other sector have probably already heard of Alpine Income (PINE) and Crown Castle (CCI). But which of these two stocks presents investors with the better value opportunity right now?

CCI’s Market Performance

CCI’s stock has risen by 0.38% in the past week, with a monthly rise of 8.07% and a quarterly rise of 9.69%. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.18% while the volatility levels for the last 30 days are 1.91% for Crown Castle Inc The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.70% for CCI’s stock, with a 1.15% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of CCI

BMO Capital Markets, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see CCI reach a price target of $110, previously predicting the price at $107. The rating they have provided for CCI stocks is “Market Perform” according to the report published on January 19th, 2024.

HSBC Securities gave a rating of “Hold” to CCI, setting the target price at $110 in the report published on December 14th of the previous year.

CCI Trading at 4.41% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought CCI to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -12.73% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 1.91%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.18%, as shares surge +7.04% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +4.42% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, CCI rose by +0.38%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +16.83% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $99.95. In addition, Crown Castle Inc saw -9.46% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at CCI starting from Genrich Jason, who purchase 18 shares at the price of $103.17 back on Apr 02 ’24. After this action, Genrich Jason now owns 3,041 shares of Crown Castle Inc, valued at $1,857 using the latest closing price.

Collins Robert Sean, the Vice President and Controller of Crown Castle Inc, sale 3,250 shares at $113.49 during a trade that took place back on Mar 05 ’24, which means that Collins Robert Sean is holding 8,275 shares at $368,842 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for CCI

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.33 for the present operating margin
  • 0.52 for the gross margin

The net margin for Crown Castle Inc stands at 0.18. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 18.71, with 3.07 for asset returns.

Based on Crown Castle Inc (CCI), the company’s capital structure generated 0.84 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.09. The debt to equity ratio resting at 5.2. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 5.18.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 4.24 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.27. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 11.26. The receivables turnover for the company is 2.29for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.17.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Crown Castle Inc (CCI) has seen mixed performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others rating it as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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