American Tower Stock Forecast, Price & News

13 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for American Tower in the last twelve months. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "buy" American Tower stock.
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American Tower saw a drop in short interest in the month of January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totaling 3,930,000 shares, a drop of 16.6% from the December 31st total of 4,710,000 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 2,240,000 shares, the short-interest ratio is currently 1.8 days.
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American Tower is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 5th 2021.
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American Tower Co. (REIT) (NYSE:AMT) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 24th. The real estate investment trust reported $0.82 EPS for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $1.27 by $0.45. The real estate investment trust had revenue of $2.12 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $2.07 billion. American Tower had a net margin of 24.08% and a trailing twelve-month return on equity of 42.42%. The firm's revenue was up 10.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm posted $1.95 EPS.
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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 13.6% and is now trading at $201.19.
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American Tower announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, March 4th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, April 13th will be paid a dividend of $1.24 per share on Thursday, April 29th. This represents a $4.96 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.47%. This is an increase from American Tower's previous quarterly dividend of $1.21.
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American Tower pays an annual dividend of $4.84 per share and currently has a dividend yield of 2.39%. 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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13 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for American Tower's shares. Their forecasts range from $244.00 to $324.00. On average, they expect American Tower's share price to reach $277.40 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 37.9% from the stock's current price.
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258 employees have rated American Tower CEO Jim Taiclet Jr. on Glassdoor.com. Jim Taiclet Jr. has an approval rating of 83% among American Tower's employees.

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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 many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.73%), FMR LLC (2.21%), Edgewood Management LLC (2.15%), Akre Capital Management LLC (1.61%), Northern Trust Corp (1.51%) and Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.38%). Company insiders that own American Tower stock 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.
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AMT stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including FMR LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Winslow Capital Management LLC, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Nuveen Asset Management LLC, Amundi Pioneer Asset Management Inc., Clearbridge Investments LLC, and Edgewood Management 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Norges Bank, Morgan Stanley, BlackRock Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Alliancebernstein L.P., and Voloridge Investment 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.
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One share of AMT stock can currently be purchased for approximately $201.19.

American Tower has a market capitalization of $89.37 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.

American Tower was founded in 1995.

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

American Tower is headquartered at 116 HUNTINGTON AVE, BOSTON MA, 02116.

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]