Crown Castle: Turnaround Taking Hold, Playing It With Put Option Writing

Crown Castle presents an attractive long-term value opportunity amid signs of an earnings turnaround and a potential recovery in AFFO. Writing long-dated puts on CCI offers a 10.52% annualized return with a $77.75 breakeven, allowing investors to collect premium while monitoring the turnaround. Management plans to maintain the dividend at a high 94.7% AFFO payout, confident in AFFO growth and targeting a 75–80% payout ratio over the next few years.