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13. Crown Castle Inc (NYSE:CCI)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders In Q4 2024: 54

Crown Castle Inc (NYSE:CCI) is the largest provider of shared communications infrastructure in the United States. It owns and leases more than 40,000 cell towers and approximately 90,000 route miles of fiber across the country.

The stock’s rally in 2025 was triggered mainly by the announcement of the $4.25 billion sale of its fiber assets, which the market viewed as a strategic shift to focus on its higher-margin tower business.

This asset sale, announced in early March, resulted in an immediate stock price gain as investors welcomed the move to reduce debt and launch a $3 billion share repurchase program. However, the company also announced a reduction in its annual dividend to about $4.25 per share, down from $6.26, to align payouts with its new business mix and to maintain financial flexibility.

The consensus price target of $110.47 implies 6.38% upside.

CCI stock is up 16.17% year-to-date.