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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) stock analysis

REIT - Specialty. Scored on the same transparent model behind the daily rankings.

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CCI
Crown Castle Inc. · REIT - Specialty
92.3REIT strength
$79.56Oct 13 close$34.8B
1Y Target$94.45Analyst consensus · 21 analysts
5Y Target$138.28Compound horizon
10Y Target$205.13Long-dated conviction
Yield5.3%
A-
Yield 5.3% — strong income · REITs are valued on FFO / AFFO, which our data source doesn't provide — we grade income, growth, and sector-relative leverage instead.
Rev-4.4%
D+
Revenue -4.4% — shrinking; needs a catalyst to reverse
D/ENegative equity
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Shareholders' equity is below zero, usually after years of share buybacks, so debt-to-equity has no meaning here. When the company earns an operating profit, the score measures its debt as net debt against that profit instead.

Targets: 1-year is analyst consensus where covered, 5- and 10-year are model estimates; the DCF is a cross-check, not a target. Methodology

Financial strength · 92.3 / 100
Profitability0.0
Value (P/B)0.0
Income92.3

A peer-relative read for reits on profitability (ROE, depreciation-adjusted), valuation, and covered income — the quality-growth (FCF/ROIC) screen doesn't apply to balance-sheet businesses. Not comparable to the 0–100 quality-growth score shown on other stocks.

Entry · Margin of safety
52-week rangeMid-range
21% off the 12-month high

Model-generatedFrom reported fundamentals, checked against the figures above · Editorial standards

Why now
REIT - Specialty · market cap $34.8b. Down 21% from 52-week high of $100.50 — deep drawdown territory. PEG 0.63 — paying under fair value for the growth rate. 21 sell-side analysts rate this a Buy with a mean 1-yr target of $94.45 (implying +19% upside).
Moat
Net margin 21% sits well above the S&P median (~11%) — suggests structural pricing advantage or cost discipline competitors can't quickly close.
Risk
Dividend payout 173% of earnings on a 5.3% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.
Horizon
1-3 yr $94.45 (21-analyst consensus) — fundamentals + valuation re-rating. 5 yr $138.28 at ~12% CAGR — compounding case rests on the competitive position widening. 10 yr $205.13 if current growth sustains into durable earnings power.

Not enough history yet — the model records CCI's score after each daily run, and the chart appears once a few days have accumulated.

CCI at a glance

FINANCIAL STRENGTH · REITPROFITABILITY0VALUE0COVERED INCOME9292.3/100 on our peer scale — not the quality-growth score.
ONE-YEAR MOVE VS ITS BETAFLATThis stock-17%Trailing one-year price change. Price history is not an inputto the Bull Rankings score.
PRICE IN ITS 52-WEEK RANGE$79.6LOW $65.3HIGH $101Trading at the 40th percentile of its 52-week range ($65.3–$101).

Same audited fundamentals as the score, unless a card says otherwise.

Analyst estimate revisions

30-day change+0.4%
90-day change+0.3%
Forward EPS estimate$2.90

Over the last 90 days, what analysts expect CCI to earn is essentially unchanged. The estimate is derived from price and forward P/E captured at the same instant, so a moving share price does not move this number — only a changed forecast does.

Estimates move both ways and are not part of the Bull Rankings score. Biggest movers →

Shares to buy
25
Position size
$1,989
4.0% of portfolio
Stop price
$59.67
25% below $79.56
$ at risk if stopped
$497.25
budget $500.00 · 1% of portfolio

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Crown Castle Inc. (CCI): score, valuation & FAQ

Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) is a REIT - Specialty company. As a bank, insurer or REIT it runs on a different financial model from the rest of the market, so Bull Rankings grades it on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and cash-flow coverage — rather than the 0–100 quality-growth score used elsewhere. The read below is a transparent screen, not a buy recommendation.

Its strongest graded signals are Yield (A-), while Rev (D+) rate weaker.

Is CCI a good stock to buy?

Bull Rankings grades CCI on a sector-appropriate card — price-to-book, dividend yield, payout and cash-flow coverage — rather than a single quality-growth score. That is driven by Yield (A-). A score is a quantitative screen of Crown Castle Inc.'s fundamentals, not personalised financial advice — weigh it against your own time horizon and risk tolerance, and read the risk factors below before acting.

How does Bull Rankings grade CCI?

As a bank, insurer or REIT, CCI isn't given a quality-growth score — signals like free cash flow, debt-to-equity and P/E don't translate cleanly to a balance-sheet business. Instead it's graded on a sector-appropriate card: price-to-book, dividend yield, payout ratio and operating-cash-flow coverage, where it rates strongest on Yield (A-) and weakest on Rev (D+).

Is CCI overvalued or undervalued?

We don't publish a discounted-cash-flow value for CCI, and not because the business is unprofitable. For a lender, insurer or property trust, "free cash flow" measures balance-sheet growth rather than owner earnings — loan originations and repayments run through operating cash flow — so discounting it would produce a confident-looking number with nothing behind it. CCI is judged on book value, return on equity and income cover instead, which is what the financial-strength card shows.

What are the main risks of investing in CCI?

Dividend payout 173% of earnings on a 5.3% yield — distribution coverage is thin; one earnings stumble could force a dividend cut.

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