American Tower (AMT) Competitors $214.70 -0.01 (0.00%) As of 10:03 AM 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 better stock? We will contrast the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, media sentiment, risk, earnings, profitability, valuation, dividends and institutional ownership. Which has more risk & volatility, EQIX or AMT? Equinix has a beta of 0.93, indicating that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.82, indicating that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is EQIX or AMT more profitable? American Tower has a net margin of 17.34% compared to Equinix's net margin of 10.48%. American Tower's return on equity of 30.20% beat Equinix's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Equinix10.48% 6.96% 2.66% American Tower 17.34%30.20%4.82% Which has better 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$8.85B8.93$815M$9.6283.92American Tower$10.13B9.92$2.26B$3.8955.19 Do analysts recommend EQIX or AMT? Equinix currently has a consensus price target of $957.05, suggesting a potential upside of 18.55%. American Tower has a consensus price target of $243.65, suggesting a potential upside of 13.48%. Given Equinix's higher probable upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Equinix is more favorable than American Tower.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Equinix 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 20 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.03American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 2 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.05 Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of EQIX or AMT? 94.9% of Equinix shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.7% of American Tower shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Equinix shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.2% of American Tower shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Is EQIX or AMT a better dividend stock? Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.3%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.2%. Equinix pays out 195.0% 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 174.8% 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. American Tower is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Does the media prefer EQIX or AMT? In the previous week, American Tower had 29 more articles in the media than Equinix. MarketBeat recorded 57 mentions for American Tower and 28 mentions for Equinix. Equinix's average media sentiment score of 1.39 beat American Tower's score of 1.23 indicating that Equinix is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Equinix 23 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 2 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Tower 45 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryEquinix and American Tower tied by winning 10 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. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding AMT and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$100.51B$8.47B$12.15B$20.86BDividend Yield3.03%5.81%5.56%3.60%P/E Ratio55.1937.1619.0027.91Price / Sales9.925.1226.1668.49Price / Cash19.3617.9321.5723.29Price / Book10.401.672.184.55Net Income$2.26B$128.99M$999.65M$993.24M7 Day Performance-6.77%-1.75%-1.10%-1.68%1 Month Performance-2.83%1.73%2.52%2.97%1 Year Performance-3.75%-9.12%539.23%9.11% American Tower Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMTAmerican Tower4.3933 of 5 stars$214.700.0%$243.65+13.5%-0.2%$100.51B$10.13B55.194,691Trending NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastGap DownEQIXEquinix4.856 of 5 stars$789.23+1.5%$957.05+21.3%+4.5%$77.25B$8.85B82.0913,606Positive NewsSBACSBA Communications4.7549 of 5 stars$234.70+0.3%$255.31+8.8%+5.1%$25.22B$2.68B32.191,720Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.0714 of 5 stars$78.45+0.4%$99.54+26.9%-32.3%$13.57B$3.12B103.23590Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastCCICrown Castle4.5086 of 5 stars$106.39+1.2%$113.38+6.6%+1.1%$46.33B$6.52B-9.893,900Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastDLRDigital Realty Trust4.356 of 5 stars$177.42-0.3%$187.16+5.5%+21.0%$59.75B$5.55B165.803,936Positive NewsEarnings ReportAnalyst ForecastORealty Income3.5773 of 5 stars$56.40-0.1%$61.15+8.4%-1.4%$50.95B$5.27B51.29400Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsPLDPrologis4.75 of 5 stars$107.96+1.1%$120.47+11.6%-11.4%$100.18B$8.20B29.262,703Positive NewsPSAPublic Storage4.7742 of 5 stars$284.75+0.2%$337.64+18.6%-3.3%$49.95B$4.70B28.285,900Positive NewsVICIVICI Properties4.3706 of 5 stars$32.84-0.2%$35.38+7.7%+5.3%$34.71B$3.85B13.1420Positive NewsVZVerizon Communications4.9589 of 5 stars$42.65+4.4%$47.00+10.2%+6.7%$179.84B$134.79B10.1699,600Positive News 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 7/30/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersAI Frenzy Could Send ‘EarnPhone’ SoaringThe hidden fuel behind AI? 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