American Tower (AMT) Competitors $196.03 -0.52 (-0.27%) As of 02:59 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock AMT vs. EQIX, SBAC, ARE, CCI, DLR, O, PLD, PSA, VICI, and VZShould you be buying American Tower stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of American Tower include Equinix (EQIX), SBA Communications (SBAC), Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE), Crown Castle (CCI), Digital Realty Trust (DLR), Realty Income (O), Prologis (PLD), Public Storage (PSA), VICI Properties (VICI), and Verizon Communications (VZ). American Tower vs. Its Competitors Equinix SBA Communications Alexandria Real Estate Equities Crown Castle Digital Realty Trust Realty Income Prologis Public Storage VICI Properties Verizon Communications Equinix (NASDAQ:EQIX) and American Tower (NYSE:AMT) are both large-cap finance companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their institutional ownership, profitability, analyst recommendations, dividends, earnings, risk, media sentiment and valuation. Is EQIX or AMT a better dividend stock? Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.4%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.5%. Equinix pays out 183.7% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. American Tower pays out 247.3% of its earnings in the form of a dividend, suggesting it may not have sufficient earnings to cover its dividend payment in the future. Equinix has raised its dividend for 10 consecutive years and American Tower has raised its dividend for 1 consecutive years. Does the media refer more to EQIX or AMT? In the previous week, Equinix had 4 more articles in the media than American Tower. MarketBeat recorded 36 mentions for Equinix and 32 mentions for American Tower. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.52 beat Equinix's score of 1.47 indicating that American Tower is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equinix 31 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Tower 31 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Very Positive Which has preferable valuation and earnings, EQIX or AMT? American Tower has higher revenue and earnings than Equinix. American Tower is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Equinix, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioEquinix$8.94B8.63$815M$10.2177.25American Tower$10.13B9.06$2.26B$2.7571.28 Is EQIX or AMT more profitable? American Tower has a net margin of 12.60% compared to Equinix's net margin of 11.11%. American Tower's return on equity of 24.85% beat Equinix's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equinix11.11% 7.22% 2.73% American Tower 12.60%24.85%4.01% Which has more risk and volatility, EQIX or AMT? Equinix has a beta of 0.92, suggesting that its stock price is 8% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its stock price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EQIX or AMT? 94.9% of Equinix shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of American Tower shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are owned by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Tower shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term. Do analysts prefer EQIX or AMT? Equinix currently has a consensus price target of $962.52, suggesting a potential upside of 22.04%. American Tower has a consensus price target of $244.73, suggesting a potential upside of 24.85%. Given American Tower's higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe American Tower is more favorable than Equinix.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equinix 0 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 19 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.00American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 3 Hold rating(s) 12 Buy rating(s) 2 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.94 SummaryEquinix beats American Tower on 11 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Get American Tower News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for AMT and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart AMT vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricAmerican TowerREIT IndustryFinance SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$91.83B$8.55B$12.63B$21.52BDividend Yield3.51%5.35%5.42%3.53%P/E Ratio71.3183.51245.6229.74Price / Sales9.065.3430.4751.32Price / Cash16.7318.9522.1224.52Price / Book9.501.732.324.59Net Income$2.26B$130.30M$1.01B$1.00B7 Day Performance-1.17%0.82%1.12%0.77%1 Month Performance-4.15%8.01%3.22%4.77%1 Year Performance-17.34%-6.41%543.72%16.08% American Tower Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMTAmerican Tower4.871 of 5 stars$196.03-0.3%$244.73+24.8%-17.8%$91.83B$10.13B71.314,691Positive NewsEQIXEquinix4.9693 of 5 stars$764.93-1.1%$962.52+25.8%-8.1%$74.88B$8.75B74.9413,606Positive NewsInsider TradeSBACSBA Communications4.9066 of 5 stars$190.57-3.6%$256.38+34.5%-17.5%$20.53B$2.68B24.291,720Positive NewsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.0503 of 5 stars$85.04+0.4%$97.17+14.3%-29.7%$14.70B$3.12B-653.86590Positive NewsCCICrown Castle4.7727 of 5 stars$93.22-3.0%$116.41+24.9%-20.5%$40.54B$6.57B-8.733,900Positive NewsShort Interest ↓DLRDigital Realty Trust4.5385 of 5 stars$160.64-1.6%$190.74+18.7%+10.3%$54.79B$5.55B42.173,936News CoveragePositive NewsORealty Income3.9884 of 5 stars$58.78-0.9%$62.00+5.5%-3.9%$53.71B$5.27B57.03400Trending NewsDividend IncreaseAnalyst ForecastPLDPrologis4.871 of 5 stars$113.18-0.4%$121.83+7.6%-11.9%$105.10B$8.20B30.682,703Positive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.9345 of 5 stars$292.85-1.7%$331.62+13.2%-17.9%$51.35B$4.70B31.925,900Positive NewsVICIVICI Properties4.6842 of 5 stars$33.24-1.1%$35.55+7.0%-2.0%$35.43B$3.85B12.7320News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastVZVerizon Communications4.701 of 5 stars$43.19-2.7%$47.65+10.3%+0.8%$182.21B$134.79B10.0799,600Positive NewsDividend Increase Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Equinix Competitors SBA Communications Competitors Alexandria Real Estate Equities Competitors Crown Castle Competitors Digital Realty Trust Competitors Realty Income Competitors Prologis Competitors Public Storage Competitors VICI Properties Competitors Verizon Communications Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:AMT) was last updated on 9/12/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersStunning new initiative unfolding in the White House?what I just learned about what’s unfolding in the White House is truly stunning… And you need to see it for...Paradigm Press | SponsoredTrump’s national nightmare is herePorter Stansberry and Jeff Brown say a new U.S. national emergency is already underway — and it could trigger ...Porter & Company | SponsoredMarket Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stockstock Market Panic: Trump Just Dropped a Bomb on Your Stocks The market is in freefall—and Trump's new tarif...American Alternative | SponsoredForget NVDA. 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