Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse Sells Shares of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI)

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 Price Performance

Shares of Crown Castle stock opened at $79.41 on Thursday. The stock 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 Inc. has a 1-year low of $73.75 and a 1-year high of $115.76. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $86.14 and its 200-day simple moving average is $86.29.

Crown Castle (NYSE:CCI) last announced its earnings results on Wednesday, April 22nd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $0.47 by $0.55. The company had revenue of $1.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $995.41 million. Crown Castle had a negative return on equity of 64.64% and a net margin of 25.13%.Crown Castle’s revenue for the quarter was down 4.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm earned $1.10 EPS. Crown Castle has set its FY 2026 guidance at 4.380-4.490 EPS. As a group, research analysts anticipate that Crown Castle Inc. will post 4.22 EPS for the current year.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

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

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Crown Castle

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the company. 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 valued at $696,000 after acquiring an additional 1,287 shares in the last quarter. Handelsbanken Fonder AB lifted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 6.0% in 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 during the period. Wealthcare Advisory Partners LLC lifted its position in shares of Crown Castle by 14.8% in 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 during the period. Everhart Financial Group Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 2.7% during the second 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 in the last quarter. Finally, Czech National Bank increased its holdings in Crown Castle by 4.7% during the second quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 124,231 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $9,408,000 after buying an additional 5,630 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research analysts have commented on CCI shares. Scotiabank dropped 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 report on Tuesday, April 7th. The Goldman Sachs Group started coverage on Crown Castle in a research report on Friday, June 26th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $95.00 price objective on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company reissued an “equal weight” rating and set a $85.00 target price (down from $90.00) on shares of Crown Castle in a research report on Monday, March 23rd. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on shares of Crown Castle from $98.00 to $105.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday, April 23rd. Finally, Barclays upped their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $91.00 to $92.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a report on Monday, May 4th. Two research 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’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target 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.

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.