American Tower (AMT) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

American Tower Corporation is a leading real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops multitenant communications real estate across the globe. The company’s core business centers on leasing space on its wireless and broadcast towers, rooftops, and other structures to wireless service providers, radio and television broadcasters, and various network operators. In addition to traditional tower sites, American Tower offers services such as small cell and distributed antenna system (DAS) deployments, in-building solutions and fiber connectivity to support dense urban networks and next-generation wireless applications.

Founded in 1995 and headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts, American Tower has grown rapidly through both organic development and strategic acquisitions. The company maintains a diverse portfolio of communications sites in key markets across North America, Latin America, Europe, Africa and Asia. Its international footprint spans countries including the United States, Brazil, Mexico, India, Germany and South Africa, reflecting a broad geographic base that supports global carriers and local network operators alike.

Since January 2019, American Tower has been led by President and Chief Executive Officer Thomas A. Bartlett, who has overseen continued expansion into new markets and investment in next-generation infrastructure. Under Bartlett’s leadership, the company has emphasized technological innovation, operational efficiency and the enhancement of its digital platform to meet evolving customer requirements in areas such as 5G rollout, Internet of Things connectivity and edge computing.

As a global provider of critical communications infrastructure, American Tower focuses on long-term leases with investment-grade customers and multitenant co-location strategies to maximize site utilization. The company’s diversified portfolio and international scale are intended to provide stable, recurring revenue streams while supporting the ongoing growth of wireless networks worldwide.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $189.01 to $195.47
• 50-Day Range: $193.49 to $232.51
• 52-Week Range: $172.51 to $243.56
• Volume: 5.38 million shs
• Average Volume: 2.52 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $90.60 billion
• P/E Ratio: 70.36
• Dividend Yield: 3.51%
• Price Target: $244.73
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

American Tower Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

American Tower scored higher than 98% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 52nd out of 914 stocks in the finance sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

American Tower has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.94, and is based on 12 buy ratings, 3 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

American Tower has a consensus price target of $244.73, representing about 26.5% upside from its current price of $193.49.

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.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -1.38%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for American Tower are expected to decrease by -1.38% in the coming year, from $10.14 to $10.00 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of American Tower is 70.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 279.59.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of American Tower is 70.36, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Finance sector average P/E ratio of about 232.39.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

American Tower has a PEG Ratio of 1.22. 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 9.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 4.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.16% of the outstanding shares of American Tower have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Tower has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, 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 0.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

American Tower pays a meaningful dividend of 3.43%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

American Tower has only been increasing its dividend for 1 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of American Tower is 247.27%. 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 68.00% next year. This indicates that American Tower will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.1 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.40

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.16% of the outstanding shares of American Tower have been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

American Tower has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, 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 0.92%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.2 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.48

News Sentiment

American Tower has a news sentiment score of 1.48. 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 is a higher news sentiment than the 0.98 average news sentiment score of Finance companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 43 news articles for American Tower this week, compared to 42 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

33 people have searched for AMT on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 50% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

16 people have added American Tower to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 433% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, American Tower insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $149,998.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 0.18% 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.

AMT Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have AMT shares performed this year?

American Tower's stock was trading at $183.41 at the start of the year. Since then, AMT shares have increased by 5.5% and is now trading at $193.4920.

How were American Tower's earnings last quarter?

American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.60 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.01. The company's quarterly revenue was down 9.4% on a year-over-year basis.
Read the conference call transcript.

Does American Tower have any subsidiaries?

American Tower subsidiaries include Coresite, InSite Wireless Group, Eaton, Colo Atl, Viom Networks, BR Towers, Global Tower Partners, and more.

Who are American Tower's major shareholders?

American Tower's top institutional investors include Vanguard Group Inc. (13.46%), State Street Corp (4.51%), Geode Capital Management LLC (2.80%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (2.70%). Insiders that own company stock include Edmund Disanto, Rodney M Smith, Steven O Vondran, Joann A Reed, Olivier Puech, Robert Joseph Meyer Jr, Sanjay Goel, Juan Font, Samme L Thompson, Pamela D A Reeve, Raymond P Dolan and Robert D Hormats.
View institutional ownership trends.

How do I buy shares of American Tower?

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.

What other stocks do shareholders of American Tower own?

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 7/11 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Ex-Dividend for 7/11 Dividend: 6/13/2025
• Dividend Payable: 7/11/2025
• Last Earnings: 7/29/2025
• Today: 9/08/2025
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/04/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Finance
• Industry: REIT - EQTY TRUST - OTHER
• Sub-Industry: Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AMT
• CIK: 1053507
• Web: www.americantower.com
• Phone: (617) 375-7500
• Fax: 617-375-7575
• Employees: 4,691
• Year Founded: 1995

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for American Tower: $244.73
• High Price Target: $260.00
• Low Price Target: $204.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +26.5%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.94
• Research Coverage: 17 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $2.75
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 70.36
• Forward P/E Ratio: 19.08
• P/E Growth: 1.22
• Net Income: $2.26 billion
• Net Margins: 12.60%
• Pretax Margin: 29.10%
• Return on Equity: 24.85%
• Return on Assets: 4.01%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 3.36
• Current Ratio: 0.95
• Quick Ratio: 0.95

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $10.13 billion
• Price / Sales: 8.95
• Cash Flow: $11.30 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 17.13
• Book Value: $20.64 per share
• Price / Book: 9.37

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 468,250,000
• Free Float: 467,408,000
• Market Cap: $90.60 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.86