CCI Stock Recent News

Market volatility remains high in 2025, and only seems to be picking up.

Ahead of the April 2nd tariff unveiling, US equity markets were under renewed pressure this week on downbeat data showing a further dip in consumer confidence and hotter-than-expected PCE inflation. As a turbulent first quarter wraps up, the updated GDPNow - the Atlanta Fed's closely watched GDP tracking model - forecasts growth of -2.8% overall and -0.5% on a "gold-adjusted basis." Posting weekly declines for the seventh time in the past nine weeks, the S&P 500 finished lower by 1.5% - extending its drawdown to 9.3% from its record-highs.

The S&P 500, or Standard & Poor's 500, is a stock market index that tracks the performance of the 500 biggest companies in the United States.

While the S&P 500 and other major benchmarks entered "correction territory" this month for the first time since 2023, U.S. REITs have meaningfully outperformed the broader equity market since mid-January. The rebound follows a truly forgettable three-year period for REITs dating back to the start of the Fed's rate hiking cycle in which REITs have accumulated 40 percentage-points of underperformance. REITs remain as unloved as ever: The number of publicly listed REITs declined for a fourth-straight year in 2024. As an asset class, REITs are the single-largest "underweight" among institutional investors.

The FOMC meeting provided clarity on future rate cuts, boosting market sentiment; the Dividend Harvesting Portfolio saw a 0.88% increase in profitability. The Dividend Harvesting Portfolio, with a 25.87% return on invested capital, generated $12.60 in week 212, raising forward annualized dividend income to $2,083.57. I added to NEOS NASDAQ-100 (R) High Income ETF and BlackRock Corporate High Yield Fund, anticipating bullish outcomes from Fed rate cuts and corporate debt appreciation.

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The recent stock market pullback sparked by Donald Trump's tariff threats has unnerved many investors, especially older ones who could hit the panic button if the latest relief rally runs out of steam.

Daniel Schlanger, Current Executive Vice President and CFO, Appointed Interim President and CEO Search Underway to Identify Successor CEO Reaffirms All Recently Announced Financial Guidance and Capital Allocation Policies Highly Confident in Value-Maximizing Transformation into a Pure-Play US Tower Company HOUSTON, March 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) (“Company” or “Crown Castle”) today announced that the Company's Board of Directors (Board) has appointed Dan Schlanger, Executive Vice President (EVP) and Chief Financial Officer (CFO), as interim Chief Executive Officer (CEO), effective immediately. Steven Moskowitz has been terminated as President and CEO.

Crown Castle Inc. CCI shares have rallied 13.8% after the tower REIT announced on March 13 that it had reached an agreement to sell its small cells and fiber solutions business for $8.5 billion, following a strategic review of its Fiber segment.  The Fiber segment transaction, which is expected to be closed in the first half of 2026, subject to certain closing norms and government and regulatory nods, will see EQT Active Core Infrastructure fund acquiring the small cells business and Zayo Group Holdings Inc. purchasing the fiber solutions business, each for $4.25 billion.

US equity markets posted modest gains this week - snapping a four-week losing streak - as investors parsed commentary and updated forecasts from the Federal Reserve's policy meeting. Ahead of the looming April 2nd unveiling of reciprocal tariffs, investors were relieved by FOMC projections showing that 11-of-19 policy markets still expect at least two rate cuts this year. Disappointing retail sales data indicated that economic uncertainty is beginning to affect real-world consumer behavior. Housing market data was relatively solid, however, sparking an upward revision to the GDPNow forecast.