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American Tower (AMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

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$172.59 -2.84 (-1.62%)
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Key Stats

Today's Range
$172.53
$176.85
50-Day Range
$162.02
$179.89
52-Week Range
$160.06
$199.13
Volume
998,509 shs
Average Volume
3.06 million shs
Market Capitalization
$80.42 billion
P/E Ratio
23.74
Dividend Yield
4.15%
Price Target
$215.29
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) is a global owner, operator and developer of wireless communications infrastructure. The company leases space on communications sites, including towers, rooftops and other structures, to wireless carriers, broadcasters, government agencies and other customers. Its infrastructure supports wireless networks and the transmission of voice, data and video services.

In addition to traditional macro towers, American Tower provides distributed antenna systems and other in-building or venue-based communications solutions designed to improve wireless coverage and capacity. The company also has data center operations through its CoreSite business, which provides data center, interconnection and cloud connectivity services to enterprises, network providers and cloud companies.

American Tower was founded in 1995 and has expanded from a U.S.-focused tower owner into an international communications infrastructure company. Its portfolio and operations span the United States and multiple markets in Latin America, Europe and Africa. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, and is led by Steven C. Vondran, who serves as president and chief executive officer.

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American Tower Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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AMT MarketRank™: 

American Tower scored higher than 99% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 2nd out of 184 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    American Tower has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.90, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 16 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

  • Upside Potential

    American Tower has a consensus price target of $215.29, representing about 23.5% upside from its current price of $174.31.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    American Tower has been the subject of 10 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

  • Read more about American Tower's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for American Tower are expected to grow by 5.00% in the coming year, from $10.80 to $11.34 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of American Tower is 23.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 39.09.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of American Tower is 23.99, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 28.20.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    American Tower has a PEG Ratio of 2.82. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    American Tower has a P/B Ratio of 7.85. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about American Tower's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    1.51% of the float of American Tower has been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    American Tower has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.97, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in American Tower has recently decreased by 7.49%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Leadership

    American Tower is a leading dividend payer. It pays a dividend yield of 4.07%, putting its dividend yield in the top 25% of dividend-paying stocks.

  • Dividend Growth

    American Tower has been increasing its dividend for 12 years.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of American Tower is 98.49%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, American Tower will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.14% next year. This indicates that American Tower will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about American Tower's dividend.
  • News Sentiment

    American Tower has a news sentiment score of 0.85. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 22 news articles for American Tower this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 22 people have searched for AMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -48% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    23 people have added American Tower to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 188% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, American Tower insiders have sold 140.47% more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $500,733.00 in company stock and sold $1,204,091.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    0.08% of the stock of American Tower is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    92.69% of the stock of American Tower is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about American Tower's insider trading history.
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AMT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

American Tower's stock was trading at $175.51 at the beginning of 2026. Since then, AMT shares have decreased by 1.3% and is now trading at $173.2970.

American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July, 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.71 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.57 by $1.14. The business's quarterly revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis.
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American Tower subsidiaries include Coresite, InSite Wireless Group, Eaton, Colo Atl, Viom Networks, BR Towers, Global Tower Partners, and others.

Top institutional investors of American Tower include California State Teachers Retirement System (25.11%), BlackRock Inc. (9.83%), Deutsche Bank AG (1.44%) and Legal & General Group Plc (1.04%). Insiders that own company stock include Tower Corp /Ma/ American, Rodney M Smith, Steven O Vondran, Olivier Puech, Robert Joseph Meyer Jr, Eugene M Noel, Sanjay Goel, Ruth T Dowling, Juan Font, Robert Joseph Meyer, Pamela D A Reeve, Rajesh Kalathur and Robert D Hormats.
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Shares of AMT stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that American Tower investors own include Cuisine Solutions (CUSI), InnerScope Hearing Technologies (INND), UnitedHealth Group (UNH), Johnson & Johnson (JNJ), Gilead Sciences (GILD), Corning (GLW) and NextEra Energy (NEE).

Company Calendar

Record date for 7/13 Dividend
6/12/2026
Ex-Dividend for 7/13 Dividend
6/12/2026
Dividend Payable
7/13/2026
Last Earnings
7/28/2026
Today
9/10/2026
Citi’s 2026 Global TMT Conference
9/10/2026
Next Earnings (Estimated)
10/27/2026
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange
NYSE
Industry
Specialized REITs
Sub-Industry
Telecom Tower REITs
Current Symbol
NYSE:AMT
CIK
1053507
Employees
2,388
Year Founded
1995

Price Target and Rating

High Price Target
$260.00
Low Price Target
$188.00
Potential Upside/Downside
+24.7%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.90
Research Coverage
20 Analysts

Profitability

EPS (Trailing Twelve Months)
$7.27
Trailing P/E Ratio
23.74
Forward P/E Ratio
15.98
P/E Growth
2.82
Net Income
$2.53 billion
Net Margins
31.08%
Pretax Margin
36.03%
Return on Equity
32.76%
Return on Assets
5.36%

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio
3.12
Current Ratio
0.52
Quick Ratio
0.52

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$10.64 billion
Price / Sales
7.55
Cash Flow
$9.74 per share
Price / Cash Flow
17.72
Book Value
$22.21 per share
Price / Book
7.77

Miscellaneous

Outstanding Shares
465,960,000
Free Float
465,587,000
Market Cap
$80.42 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
0.89

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This page (NYSE:AMT) was last updated on 9/10/2026 by MarketBeat.com Staff.
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