Crown Castle: Fiber Sale Gives Investors The Long Anticipated Dividend Cut

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Summary

  • We had given Crown Castle a buy rating despite having certainty of a dividend cut.
  • The fiber business sale at $8.5 billion impacts our fair value.
  • 2026 AFFO projections appear optimistic, with some expected growth offset by churn.
  • We think investors should sell into this rally and move on to greener pastures.
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On our previous coverage of Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) we gave it our first buy rating. It was not all roses and sunshine, though. We had some qualifiers there as to how high we expected things to go.

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