Crown Castle Inc.

NYSE:CCI Stock Report

Market Cap: US$41.2b

Crown Castle Valuation

Is CCI undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

5/6

Valuation Score 5/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of CCI when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: CCI ($92.9) is trading below our estimate of fair value ($196.37)

Significantly Below Fair Value: CCI is trading below fair value by more than 20%.

Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for CCI?

Key metric: As CCI is profitable we use its Price-To-Earnings Ratio for relative valuation analysis.

The above table shows the Price to Earnings ratio for CCI. This is calculated by dividing CCI's market cap by their current earnings.
What is CCI's PE Ratio?
PE Ratio32.9x
EarningsUS$1.23b
Market CapUS$41.23b

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does CCI's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for CCI vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average63.4x
SBAC SBA Communications
31.5x12.0%US$22.5b
AMT American Tower
44.5x20.5%US$90.3b
PSA Public Storage
30.9x6.5%US$55.0b
DLR Digital Realty Trust
146.6x19.9%US$62.6b
CCI Crown Castle
32.9x6.3%US$41.2b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: CCI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.9x) compared to the peer average (63.4x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does CCI's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Specialized REITs Industry?

1 CompanyPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
SLVS Silver Star Properties REIT
0.4xn/aUS$25.91m
No more companies available in this PE range
CCI 32.9xIndustry Avg. 25.2xNo. of Companies4PE01632486480+
1 CompanyEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
No more companies

Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: CCI is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.9x) compared to the US Specialized REITs industry average (25.2x).

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is CCI's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

CCI PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio32.9x
Fair PE Ratio39.5x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: CCI is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (32.9x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (39.5x).

Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst CCI forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$92.90
US$117.47
+26.4%
8.0%US$135.00US$100.00n/a17
Dec ’25US$106.25
US$117.71
+10.8%
9.0%US$135.00US$86.00n/a17
Nov ’25US$106.58
US$117.71
+10.4%
9.0%US$135.00US$86.00n/a17
Oct ’25US$119.11
US$113.94
-4.3%
9.9%US$135.00US$86.00n/a17
Sep ’25US$112.02
US$112.12
+0.09%
10.0%US$135.00US$86.00n/a17
Aug ’25US$112.29
US$111.71
-0.5%
10.0%US$135.00US$86.00n/a17
Jul ’25US$95.98
US$110.47
+15.1%
10.3%US$130.00US$85.00n/a17
Jun ’25US$102.50
US$111.50
+8.8%
10.5%US$130.00US$85.00n/a16
May ’25US$95.23
US$112.06
+17.7%
10.1%US$130.00US$85.00n/a16
Apr ’25US$104.26
US$116.38
+11.6%
10.3%US$133.00US$85.00n/a16
Mar ’25US$111.06
US$116.38
+4.8%
10.3%US$133.00US$85.00n/a16
Feb ’25US$111.06
US$115.31
+3.8%
11.5%US$133.00US$85.00n/a16
Jan ’25US$115.19
US$112.31
-2.5%
10.4%US$132.00US$91.00n/a16
Dec ’24US$118.57
US$103.69
-12.6%
11.8%US$130.00US$90.00US$106.2516
Nov ’24US$92.43
US$108.12
+17.0%
17.0%US$162.00US$85.00US$106.5817
Oct ’24US$92.03
US$125.75
+36.6%
12.3%US$162.00US$106.00US$119.1116
Sep ’24US$99.77
US$130.18
+30.5%
12.6%US$162.00US$106.00US$112.0217
Aug ’24US$108.25
US$128.76
+19.0%
14.3%US$162.00US$91.00US$112.2917
Jul ’24US$113.94
US$150.29
+31.9%
8.1%US$175.00US$130.00US$95.9817
Jun ’24US$112.16
US$150.65
+34.3%
7.7%US$175.00US$135.00US$102.5017
May ’24US$122.04
US$150.65
+23.4%
7.7%US$175.00US$135.00US$95.2317
Apr ’24US$133.84
US$155.35
+16.1%
7.2%US$175.00US$135.00US$104.2617
Mar ’24US$128.96
US$155.35
+20.5%
7.2%US$175.00US$135.00US$111.0617
Feb ’24US$149.11
US$155.53
+4.3%
7.5%US$175.00US$135.00US$111.0617
Jan ’24US$135.64
US$155.67
+14.8%
13.9%US$230.00US$130.00US$115.1918
Dec ’23US$141.71
US$155.33
+9.6%
14.1%US$230.00US$130.00US$118.5718

Analyst Forecast: Target price is more than 20% higher than the current share price and analysts are within a statistically confident range of agreement.

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Company Analysis and Financial Data Status

DataLast Updated (UTC time)
Company Analysis2024/12/18 05:17
End of Day Share Price 2024/12/18 00:00
Earnings2024/09/30
Annual Earnings2023/12/31

Data Sources

The data used in our company analysis is from S&P Global Market Intelligence LLC. The following data is used in our analysis model to generate this report. Data is normalised which can introduce a delay from the source being available.

PackageDataTimeframeExample US Source *
Company Financials10 years
  • Income statement
  • Cash flow statement
  • Balance sheet
Analyst Consensus Estimates+3 years
  • Forecast financials
  • Analyst price targets
Market Prices30 years
  • Stock prices
  • Dividends, Splits and Actions
Ownership10 years
  • Top shareholders
  • Insider trading
Management10 years
  • Leadership team
  • Board of directors
Key Developments10 years
  • Company announcements

* example for US securities, for non-US equivalent regulatory forms and sources are used.

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Analyst Sources

Crown Castle Inc. is covered by 47 analysts. 15 of those analysts submitted the estimates of revenue or earnings used as inputs to our report. Analysts submissions are updated throughout the day.

AnalystInstitution
Christopher WattsAtlantic Equities LLP
Amir RozwadowskiBarclays
Brendan LynchBarclays