Crown Castle (CCI) reported $1.65 billion in revenue for the quarter ended December 2024, representing a year-over-year decline of 1.5%. EPS of $1.80 for the same period compares to $0.83 a year ago.
The reported revenue represents a surprise of +0.98% over the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $1.63 billion. With the consensus EPS estimate being $1.82, the EPS surprise was -1.10%.
While investors scrutinize revenue and earnings changes year-over-year and how they compare with Wall Street expectations to determine their next move, some key metrics always offer a more accurate picture of a company's financial health.
As these metrics influence top- and bottom-line performance, comparing them to the year-ago numbers and what analysts estimated helps investors project a stock's price performance more accurately.
Here is how Crown Castle performed in the just reported quarter in terms of the metrics most widely monitored and projected by Wall Street analysts:
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Shares of Crown Castle have returned +6.2% over the past month versus the Zacks S&P 500 composite's -7.4% change. The stock currently has a Zacks Rank #3 (Hold), indicating that it could perform in line with the broader market in the near term.
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