Crown Castle International Corp (CCI): Today's Featured Telecommunications Winner

Crown Castle International (CCI) pushed the Telecommunications industry higher today making it today's featured telecommunications winner. The industry as a whole closed the day down 0.2%. By the end of trading, Crown Castle International rose 42 cents (0.7%) to $59.84 on light volume. Throughout the day, 817,842 shares of Crown Castle International exchanged hands as compared to its average daily volume of 1.9 million shares. The stock ranged in a price between $59-$59.92 after having opened the day at $59.25 as compared to the previous trading day's close of $59.42. Other companies within the Telecommunications industry that increased today were: MERU Networks (MERU), up 11.7%, NTS (NTS), up 8.9%, Alvarion (ALVR), up 6.7%, and RIT Technologies (RITT), up 6.5%.

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Crown Castle International Corp., together with is subsidiaries, owns, operates, and leases shared wireless infrastructure primarily in the United States, Puerto Rico, and Australia. Crown Castle International has a market cap of $17.46 billion and is part of the technology sector. The company has a P/E ratio of 104.6, equal to the average telecommunications industry P/E ratio and above the S&P 500 P/E ratio of 17.7. Shares are up 32.6% year to date as of the close of trading on Friday. Currently there are 13 analysts that rate Crown Castle International a buy, no analysts rate it a sell, and four rate it a hold.

TheStreet Ratings rates Crown Castle International as a hold. The company's strengths can be seen in multiple areas, such as its revenue growth, impressive record of earnings per share growth and compelling growth in net income. However, as a counter to these strengths, we also find weaknesses including premium valuation and generally poor debt management.

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On the negative front, Ambient Corporation (AMBT), down 10.5%, eOn Communications Corporation (EONC), down 8.1%, Vocera Communications (VCRA), down 7.2%, and Elephant Talk Communications (ETAK), down 7%, were all losers within the telecommunications industry with Research in Motion (RIMM) being today's telecommunications industry loser.

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