Crown Castle Inc. (CCI) is a REIT - Specialty company in the Real Estate sector, currently trading at $86.27. It has a SharesGrow Score of 47/100, indicating a mixed investment profile with 1 out of 7 criteria passed.
SharesGrow calculates the intrinsic value of CCI = $85.57 (-0.8% from the current price, the stock appears fairly valued). Analyst consensus target is CCI = $105 (+22.2% upside).
Valuation: CCI trades at a trailing Price-to-Earnings (P/E) of 84.2 (S&P 500 average ~25) with a forward Price/Earnings-to-Growth (PEG) of 2.53.
Financials: revenue is $4.3B, -13.7%/yr average growth. Net income is $444M, growing at -86.3%/yr. Net profit margin is 10.4% (healthy). Gross margin is 66.1% (-4.3 pp trend).
Balance sheet: total debt is $29.6B with negative equity of -$1.6B — this means total liabilities exceed total assets. This is a warning sign that may indicate accumulated losses, aggressive share buybacks, heavy debt financing, or aggressive dividend payouts. Companies like McDonald's and Starbucks also carry negative equity due to buybacks and dividends, but investors should assess whether the business generates sufficient cash flow to service its debt and sustain payouts. Current ratio is 0.26 (tight liquidity). Debt-to-assets is 93.8%. Total assets: $31.5B.
Analyst outlook: 24 / 46 analysts rate CCI as buy (52%) — moderate consensus.
SharesGrow 7-Criteria breakdown: Value 54/100 (Partial), Growth 15/100 (Fail), Past 75/100 (Partial), Health 0/100 (Fail), Moat 71/100 (Pass), Future 58/100 (Partial), Income 55/100 (Partial).
