NYSE:AMT - American Tower Stock Price, Forecast & News

American Tower's stock was trading at $232.90 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AMT shares have decreased by 6.2% and is now trading at $218.48. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

14 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Tower in the last year. There are currently 6 hold ratings and 8 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for American Tower.

American Tower is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Friday, May 1st 2020. View our earnings forecast for American Tower.

American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT) released its earnings results on Tuesday, February, 25th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.26 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.86 by $0.60. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $1.92 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.93 billion. American Tower had a net margin of 24.90% and a return on equity of 32.51%. American Tower's quarterly revenue was down 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.62 earnings per share. View American Tower's earnings history.

American Tower announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, March 13th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 14th will be given a dividend of $1.08 per share on Wednesday, April 29th. This represents a $4.32 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.98%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, April 13th. This is an increase from American Tower's previous quarterly dividend of $1.01. View American Tower's dividend history.

14 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for American Tower's shares. Their forecasts range from $196.00 to $280.00. On average, they anticipate American Tower's stock price to reach $237.33 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 8.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for American Tower.

Headlines about AMT stock have been trending somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. American Tower earned a news sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the immediate future. View the latest news aboutAmerican Tower.

American Tower saw a increase in short interest during the month of March. As of March 13th, there was short interest totaling 4,072,500 shares, an increase of 8.3% from the February 27th total of 3,760,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,810,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.3 days. Approximately 0.9% of the company's stock are short sold. View American Tower's Current Options Chain.

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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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (4.49%), FMR LLC (4.17%), Capital World Investors (2.50%), Cohen & Steers Inc. (2.04%), Geode Capital Management LLC (1.44%) and Capital International Investors (1.33%). 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 C Marshall, Steven O Vondran, Thomas A Bartlett and William H Hess. View institutional ownership trends for American Tower.

AMT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Jennison Associates LLC, Franklin Resources Inc., Franklin Resources Inc., FMR LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Prudential Financial Inc., Capital World Investors, and Bank of New York Mellon Corp. Company insiders that have sold American Tower company stock in the last year include Amit Sharma, Craig Macnab, David E Sharbutt, Edmund Disanto, James D Taiclet Jr, James D Taiclet, Jr, Olivier Puech, Pamela D A Reeve, Robert D Hormats, Robert Joseph Meyer Jr, Robert Joseph Meyer, Jr, Samme L Thompson, Steven O Vondran, and William H Hess. View insider buying and selling activity for American Tower.

AMT stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Cohen & Steers Inc., State Street Corp, Capital Research Global Investors, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Principal Financial Group Inc., and California Public Employees Retirement System. View insider buying and selling activity for American Tower.

Shares of AMT can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity, and Charles Schwab.

One share of AMT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $218.48.

American Tower has a market capitalization of $96.77 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. View additional information about American Tower.

The official website for American Tower is http://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]