Rep. Josh Gottheimer Sells Off Shares of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI)

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 Stock Performance

Shares of CCI stock opened at $73.57 on Wednesday. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $80.64 and its two-hundred day moving average is $84.74. The firm has a market capitalization of $31.30 billion, a P/E ratio of 37.35, a PEG ratio of 0.39 and a beta of 0.95. Crown Castle Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $69.72 and a fifty-two week high of $104.64.

Crown Castle Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Crown Castle

Several hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in the business. Empowered Funds LLC boosted its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 7.5% in the first quarter. Empowered Funds LLC now owns 16,444 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,714,000 after purchasing an additional 1,150 shares during the period. First Trust Advisors LP increased its stake in shares of Crown Castle by 6.9% in the second quarter. First Trust Advisors LP now owns 87,611 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $9,000,000 after buying an additional 5,630 shares during the last quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. grew its position in shares of Crown Castle by 3.7% in the 2nd quarter. Baird Financial Group Inc. now owns 7,655 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $786,000 after acquiring an additional 272 shares in the last quarter. Jump Financial LLC increased its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 49.3% in the 2nd quarter. Jump Financial LLC now owns 10,913 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,121,000 after acquiring an additional 3,603 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Federated Hermes Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Crown Castle by 5.6% in the 2nd quarter. Federated Hermes Inc. now owns 4,955 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $509,000 after acquiring an additional 261 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 90.77% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several equities research analysts recently commented on CCI shares. JPMorgan Chase & Co. cut their price target on Crown Castle from $95.00 to $85.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 23rd. Royal Bank Of Canada reduced their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $92.00 to $90.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Truist Financial decreased their target price on shares of Crown Castle from $95.00 to $87.00 and set a “hold” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. BMO Capital Markets cut their price target on shares of Crown Castle from $100.00 to $95.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Monday, July 20th. Finally, Raymond James Financial upped their price objective on Crown Castle from $102.00 to $108.00 and gave the company a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Thursday, April 23rd. Two equities research 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. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $95.13.

Insider Transactions at Crown Castle

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

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.

About Crown Castle

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.