American Tower Stock Forecast, Price & News

American Tower's stock was trading at $232.90 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, AMT shares have decreased by 6.9% and is now trading at $216.88.
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12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Tower in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street analysts is that investors should "buy" American Tower stock.
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American Tower is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 23rd 2021.
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American Tower Co. (REIT) (NYSE:AMT) released its earnings results on Tuesday, November, 3rd. The real estate investment trust reported $1.04 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.10 by $0.06. The real estate investment trust earned $2.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.97 billion. American Tower had a net margin of 24.08% and a return on equity of 42.42%. The company's quarterly revenue was up 3.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $1.93 earnings per share.
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American Tower announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, December 3rd. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 28th will be paid a dividend of $1.21 per share on Tuesday, February 2nd. This represents a $4.84 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.23%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, December 24th. This is a positive change from American Tower's previous quarterly dividend of $1.14.
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American Tower pays an annual dividend of $4.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.20%. American Tower has been increasing its dividend for 9 consecutive years, indicating the company has a new, but growing committment to grow its dividend. The dividend payout ratio of American Tower is 62.61%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%. Based on earnings estimates, American Tower will have a dividend payout ratio of 53.48% next year. This indicates that American Tower will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.
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12 Wall Street analysts have issued 12 month price objectives for American Tower's shares. Their forecasts range from $244.00 to $301.00. On average, they anticipate American Tower's share price to reach $274.20 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 26.4% from the stock's current price.
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American Tower trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AMT."

American Tower's stock is owned by a variety of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA (0.34%), Douglas Lane & Associates LLC (0.06%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.04%), Gateway Investment Advisers LLC (0.04%), Sarasin & Partners LLP (0.04%) and Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC (0.04%). Company insiders that own American Tower stock include Amit Sharma, Craig Macnab, David E Sharbutt, Edmund Disanto, Gustavo Lara, James D Taiclet Jr, James D Taiclet, Jr, Joann A Reed, Olivier Puech, Pamela D A Reeve, Raymond P Dolan, Robert D Hormats, Robert Joseph Meyer Jr, Robert Joseph Meyer, Jr, Samme L Thompson, Steven O Vondran and William H Hess.
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AMT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Atalanta Sosnoff Capital LLC, Symphony Financial Ltd. Co., Granite Investment Advisors LLC, DNB Asset Management AS, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Crossmark Global Holdings Inc., Fulton Breakefield Broenniman LLC, and Procyon Private Wealth Partners LLC. Company insiders that have sold American Tower company stock in the last year include Amit Sharma, David E Sharbutt, Olivier Puech, Robert D Hormats, Robert Joseph Meyer Jr, Robert Joseph Meyer, Jr, Samme L Thompson, and Steven O Vondran.
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AMT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Sarasin & Partners LLP, Douglas Lane & Associates LLC, Wedge Capital Management L L P NC, Loring Wolcott & Coolidge Fiduciary Advisors LLP MA, Raub Brock Capital Management LP, UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp, and Salvus Wealth Management LLC.
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Shares of AMT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include WeBull, Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of AMT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $216.88.

American Tower has a market capitalization of $96.34 billion and generates $7.58 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $1.89 billion in net income (profit) each year or $7.73 on an earnings per share basis. American Tower employs 5,454 workers across the globe.

The official website for American Tower is www.americantower.com.

American Tower's mailing address is 116 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON MA, 02116. The real estate investment trust can be reached via phone at 617-375-7500 or via email at [email protected]