11 Best Real Estate Stocks to Invest In

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5. Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 49

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) ranks among the best real estate stocks to invest in. On September 22, Wolfe raised Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) International’s rating from Peer Perform to Outperform, stating that the stock is more appealing due to broader real estate headwinds and that worries about satellite competition and tenant contracts have little effect on the tower operator.

Additionally, the analysts claimed that worries that towers would be replaced by low-orbit satellites are exaggerated, pointing out that satellites “would have a difficult time handling data in scale, and as such are only appropriate for low-density areas.”

The firm anticipates that Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) will streamline its operations and reduce debt when it sells its fiber and small cell operations in 2026.

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) is a major player in the real estate investment trust (REIT) sector, with a sizable portfolio that comprises over 40,000 cell towers.

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