CCI
Crown Castle
Real Estate · Telecom Tower REITs · US
$94.49
Data: 2025-12-31
✗ ETHICAL FAIL

UNKNOWN MOAT
HIGH
Data Confidence: 85.7%
Key Metrics

How this company measures up on the fundamentals that matter

Market Cap
$39.5B
Total market value of the company
38.20
Expensive — high growth expected
30.60
Based on estimated future earnings — lower means cheaper
Rev Growth
-4.8%
Year-over-year revenue change
Profit Margin
0.0%
How much profit the company keeps from each dollar of revenue
N/A
Return on equity — how efficiently it uses shareholder money
Analyst Target
$98.82
+5% from current price — median analyst estimate
Recommendation
BUY
Consensus view from 20 analysts covering this stock
About Crown Castle

Crown Castle Inc. owns, operates and leases approximately 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber. It primarily supports 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. Crown Castle Inc. was incorporated in 1994 and is based in Houston, United States.

https://www.crowncastle.com

Country: United States Employees: 1,500 Industry: REIT - Specialty
Ethical Screening

Five compliance checks based on AAOIFI standards — all must pass for ethical clearance

Business Activity
PASS
Core business does not involve prohibited activities
Debt Ratio
93.8% FAIL
Debt must be below 33% of total assets
Cash Ratio
0.0% PASS
Interest-bearing cash below 33% of assets
Receivables
1.4% PASS
Receivables below 49% of assets
Revenue Purity
0.3% PASS
Non-compliant revenue below 5% — any excess requires purification
Valuation
$59.00
What our model estimates this business is worth per share
-60.2%
Trading above fair value — no margin of safety
Rating
AVOID
Overall assessment combining ethics, valuation, and quality
13.0th
Ranks in the top 87% of our 13,571 screened universe
Ethical Score
10.0
Valuation Score
30.5
Quality Score
30.0
Combined
25.9

Trading at $91, 54% above fair value of $59. Fails ethical screen (Debt ratio). Ranks better than 7% of screened stocks.

Quantitative Intelligence

Statistical analysis of price behaviour, risk, and market regime — independent of fundamental data

MARKUP
Price trending up with increasing momentum
0.195
Positive but modest risk-adjusted returns
0.0107
Marginal edge — very small allocation suggested
0.054
Drawdown risk outweighs the returns — higher risk profile
Annual Return
1.7%
Historical annualised return based on price data
-30.8%
Largest peak-to-trough decline — the worst it has been
BEAR
Statistical model detects bearish conditions
Days in State
299
How long the current regime has persisted — longer means more stable
Market Data

Trading characteristics and market positioning

0.95
Less volatile than the market — more defensive
52W High
$115.76
18% below the year high
52W Low
$75.96
24% above the year low
Avg Volume
3,197,327
Average daily shares traded — higher means easier to buy and sell
3.8
Days it would take all short sellers to cover — higher means more crowded
Short % Float
3.2%
Low short interest — limited bearish positioning
469.0%
Annual dividend as a percentage of the share price
$2.37
Earnings per share over the last 12 months
Financial Health

Balance sheet strength and cash generation — the foundation of long-term value

0.27
Below 1 means short-term obligations exceed liquid assets — risk flag
Quick Ratio
0.09
Like current ratio but excludes inventory — stricter test
Gross Margin
73.8%
Revenue left after cost of goods — higher means pricing power
Operating Margin
47.7%
Profit from core operations before interest and tax
$1.2B
Positive — the business generates more cash than it spends
Revenue (TTM)
$4.2B
Total revenue over the last 12 months
Net Income
$1.0B
Profitable — the bottom line is positive
Analyst Coverage
Analysts
20
Target High
$125.00
Target Median
$98.82
Target Low
$85.00
Recent Insider Activity

SEC Form 4 filings — what company insiders are buying and selling

55
NEUTRAL
Mixed insider activity. 1 purchases and 1 sales in the last 90 days — no clear directional signal. Politicians have been buying this name.
Date Insider Title Type Shares Value
2026-05-28 SMITH JAY A EVP & COO Sale 1,000 $100,000
2026-05-27 JONES MARY B Director Purchase 500 $47,500
2026-05-26 BROWN JOHN D CEO Award/Grant 2,000
2026-05-25 WHITE SARAH L CFO Option Exercise 1,500 $120,000
2026-05-05 STEPHENS KEVIN A Director 820 $73,997
2026-05-01 COLLINS ROBERT SEAN Officer 1,138
2026-05-01 PICHE CATHERINE Officer 5,031
2026-05-01 ADAMS EDWARD B JR General Counsel 14,490
2026-04-10 PATEL SUNIT S Chief Financial Officer 9,649
2026-02-27 COLLINS ROBERT SEAN Officer 3,000 $262,470
Source: SEC Form 4 filings via public data. View all insider activity at
Insider Intelligence
Political Trading Activity

Congressional trading disclosures involving this instrument

Date Politician Party Type Amount
2026-04-13 Ro Khanna Democrat Purchase 1K–15K
Source: Congressional disclosure filings. View all political trades at
Insider Intelligence
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Data sourced from public filings and market feeds. Not financial advice. Updated: 2025-12-31

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