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

American Tower trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AMT."

American Tower announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, September 7th. Investors of record on Friday, September 28th will be paid a dividend of $0.79 per share on Wednesday, October 17th. This represents a $3.16 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 1.96%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 27th. This is a positive change from American Tower's previous quarterly dividend of $0.77. View American Tower's Dividend History.

American Tower announced that its board has authorized a stock buyback program on Friday, December 8th 2017, which permits the company to buyback $2,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to reacquire shares of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are typically a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.81 by $0.02. The real estate investment trust earned $1.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.76 billion. American Tower had a return on equity of 18.55% and a net margin of 17.07%. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $1.73 EPS. View American Tower's Earnings History.

American Tower is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, February 26th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for American Tower.

15 brokerages have issued 12-month price objectives for American Tower's stock. Their forecasts range from $150.00 to $176.00. On average, they expect American Tower's share price to reach $164.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 2.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for American Tower.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Tower in the last year. There are currently 5 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for American Tower.

Media headlines about AMT stock have trended negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. American Tower earned a media sentiment score of -2.1 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 9.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future.

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American Tower's stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.76%), FMR LLC (3.45%), Edgewood Management LLC (1.81%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.72%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.46%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (1.44%). Company insiders that own American Tower stock include Amit Sharma, David E Sharbutt, Edmund Disanto, James D Taiclet Jr, James D Taiclet, Jr, Joann A Reed, Pamela D A Reeve, Robert Joseph Meyer Jr, Robert Joseph Meyer, Jr, Samme L Thompson, Steven C Marshall 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 Standard Life Aberdeen plc, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, American Century Companies Inc., Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Panagora Asset Management Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA and AXA. Company insiders that have sold American Tower company stock in the last year include Amit Sharma, David E Sharbutt, Edmund Disanto, James D Taiclet Jr, Joann A Reed, Pamela D A Reeve, Robert Joseph Meyer, Jr, Samme L Thompson, Steven C Marshall and William H Hess. View Insider Buying and Selling for American Tower.

AMT stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Edgewood Management LLC, Resolution Capital Ltd, FMR LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, BlackRock Inc., Dimensional Fund Advisors LP and Winslow Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AMT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $161.31.

American Tower has a market capitalization of $70.93 billion and generates $6.66 billion in revenue each year. The real estate investment trust earns $1.24 billion in net income (profit) each year or $6.38 on an earnings per share basis. American Tower employs 4,752 workers across the globe.

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]