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 Thursday, December 6th. Shareholders of record on Thursday, December 27th will be given a dividend of $0.84 per share on Monday, January 14th. This represents a $3.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.06%. The ex-dividend date is Wednesday, December 26th. This is an increase from American Tower's previous quarterly dividend of $0.79. View American Tower's Dividend History.

American Tower announced that its board has approved a share buyback plan on Friday, December 8th 2017, which authorizes the company to repurchase $2,000,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization authorizes the company to buy shares of its stock through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

American Tower Corp (NYSE:AMT) issued its earnings results on Tuesday, October, 30th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.83 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the 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 net margin of 17.07% and a return on equity of 18.55%. The firm's revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm 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.

16 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for American Tower's shares. Their forecasts range from $150.00 to $176.00. On average, they anticipate American Tower's stock price to reach $166.3333 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.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Tower in the last year. There are currently 7 hold ratings and 9 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for American Tower.

Media stories about AMT stock have trended somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. American Tower earned a coverage optimism score of 1.9 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the real estate investment trust a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the next few days.

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American Tower's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Resolution Capital Ltd (0.37%), KAMES CAPITAL plc (0.06%), Pennsylvania Trust Co (0.05%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.05%), Gulf International Bank UK Ltd (0.02%) and Stock Yards Bank & Trust Co. (0.02%). Company insiders that own American Tower stock include Amit Sharma, David E Sharbutt, Edmund Disanto, James D Taiclet Jr, Joann A Reed, Olivier Puech, Pamela D A Reeve, Robert Joseph Meyer Jr, Robert Joseph Meyer, Jr, Samme L Thompson, Steven C Marshall, 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 Timbercreek Investment Management Inc., Gulf International Bank UK Ltd, Bristol Advisors LLC, Steward Partners Investment Advisory LLC, Spirit of America Management Corp NY, TRUE Private Wealth Advisors, DNB Asset Management AS and Louisiana State Employees Retirement System. 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, Olivier Puech, Pamela D A Reeve, Robert Joseph Meyer, Jr, Samme L Thompson, Steven C Marshall, Thomas A Bartlett 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 KAMES CAPITAL plc, Resolution Capital Ltd, Monument Capital Management, Pennsylvania Trust Co, LVM Capital Management Ltd. MI, Bath Savings Trust Co, Stokes Capital Advisors LLC and Park National Corp OH. 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 $163.05.

American Tower has a market capitalization of $71.09 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]