After a period of aggressive interest rate hikes aimed at taming inflation, the Federal Reserve is poised to shift gears in the coming months. With inflation moderating and approaching the Fed's 2% target, economists and investors anticipate rate cuts as early as September 2024. Lower interest rates typically benefit certain sectors through lower borrowing costs and by spurring higher demand. However, there is also another way lower rate cuts can help companies this year. COVID forced many companies to take ...

alfexe/iStock via Getty Images Pick #1: CCI - Yield 6.5% CCI maintains a five-year dividend CAGR of 7.6%, and its most recent payment hike was by 6.5% in October 2022. The telecom infrastructure REIT maintains a strong balance sheet with investment-grade ratings from leading credit agencies. During Q1, CCI increased the percentage of its fixed-rate debt from 68% to 90% and extended its weighted average maturity term from five to seven years. The REIT also decreased the percentage of secured debt from 47% to ...

In the current interest rate environment, where yields on fixed-income investments hover around 5% or higher, income-seeking investors have many alternatives. They either go for fixed, government-backed securities and generate a safe return or potentially go for stocks. The issue with the latter is that with the "risk-free" rate at such high rates, a stock offers a much higher yield to justify taking on the extra risks attached. A few years ago, when interest rates were just above 0%, it was quite common to ...

CCI identified opportunities for significant future enterprise fiber and small cell demand during their operational review. These opportunities arise from locations that are either situated on or near the company's existing high-quality fiber footprint. The expected annualized run-rate cost savings resulting from the staffing reductions, along with other operational savings, will mainly impact the Fiber segment and corporate departments. These measures are projected to lead to around $100 million in cost sa ...

Focus on Higher Return Projects Results in Approximately $300 Million Capital Expenditure Reduction and $60 Million Expense Savings Fiber Strategic Review Active and Ongoing HOUSTON, June 11, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE: CCI) ("Crown Castle") today announced plans to enhance operational performance and updated its full year 2024 outlook. "As we have continued to progress the strategic and operating review of Crown Castle's fiber business, we are implementing changes designed to drive op ...

Remember, not all dividend stocks are created equal. Therefore, it's crucial to find companies that boast a long history of reliable and growing payouts. Here're today's three dividend stocks if you're looking for passive income shares with long-term capital appreciation potential this June. Source: Casimiro PT / Shutterstock.com Investors have been pleased with the MLP's solid profitability metrics, including a net profit margin of over 10%. Reflecting its strong financial health, management declared a 5.1 ...

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) Nareit REIT Week: 2024 Investor Conference June 4, 2024 1:30 PM ET Company Participants Daniel Schlanger - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Simon Flannery - Morgan Stanley Simon Flannery All right. Good afternoon, everybody. I'm Simon Flannery, Telco Services and Comm Infrastructure Analyst at Morgan Stanley. And it's my great pleasure to welcome Dan Schlanger, CFO at Crown Castle. Welcome, Dan. Daniel Schlanger Thanks. Thanks for doing this. Question-and-Ans ...

Crown Castle Inc. (NYSE:CCI) Nareit REIT Week: 2024 Investor Conference June 4, 2024 1:30 PM ET Company Participants Daniel Schlanger - Chief Financial Officer Conference Call Participants Simon Flannery - Morgan Stanley Simon Flannery All right. Good afternoon, everybody. I'm Simon Flannery, Telco Services and Comm Infrastructure Analyst at Morgan Stanley. And it's my great pleasure to welcome Dan Schlanger, CFO at Crown Castle. Welcome, Dan. Daniel Schlanger Thanks. Thanks for doing this. Question-and-Ans ...

The real estate investment trust (REIT) industry has been a favorite among income investors and dividend seekers. Why? Because REIT stocks provide a steady monthly or quarterly distribution while also providing stability to any portfolio. In exchange for this stability and consistency, you generally will see relatively little price appreciation for REIT stocks, which can sometimes cap the potential upside of your investment. REITs also aren't valued by regular price multiples like other stocks. Instead, REI ...

Investors with an interest in REIT and Equity Trust - Other stocks have likely encountered both Outfront Media (OUT) and Crown Castle (CCI) . But which of these two stocks is more attractive to value investors? We'll need to take a closer look to find out. The best way to find great value stocks is to pair a strong Zacks Rank with an impressive grade in the Value category of our Style Scores system. The Zacks Rank favors stocks with strong earnings estimate revision trends, and our Style Scores highlight co ...