American Tower (AMT) Competitors $219.71 -0.31 (-0.14%) As of 09:42 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 investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their risk, media sentiment, valuation, dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, profitability and institutional ownership. Is EQIX or AMT a better dividend stock? Equinix pays an annual dividend of $18.76 per share and has a dividend yield of 2.5%. American Tower pays an annual dividend of $6.80 per share and has a dividend yield of 3.1%. 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 increased its dividend for 10 consecutive years and American Tower has increased its dividend for 1 consecutive years. American Tower is clearly the better dividend stock, given its higher yield and lower payout ratio. Which has preferable earnings and valuation, 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$8.75B8.55$815M$9.6279.47American Tower$10.13B10.16$2.26B$3.8956.48 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 more volatility and risk, EQIX or AMT? Equinix has a beta of 0.93, meaning that its stock price is 7% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, American Tower has a beta of 0.82, meaning that its stock price is 18% less volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to EQIX or AMT? In the previous week, American Tower had 15 more articles in the media than Equinix. MarketBeat recorded 37 mentions for American Tower and 22 mentions for Equinix. American Tower's average media sentiment score of 1.41 beat Equinix's score of 0.83 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 17 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 2 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive American Tower 32 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 4 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Do analysts prefer EQIX or AMT? Equinix presently has a consensus target price of $960.55, indicating a potential upside of 25.64%. American Tower has a consensus target price of $240.88, indicating a potential upside of 9.63%. Given Equinix's higher possible 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) 18 Buy rating(s) 5 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.04American Tower 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 14 Buy rating(s) 3 Strong Buy rating(s) 3.11 Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in 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 company is poised for long-term growth. SummaryAmerican Tower beats Equinix 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. 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$102.96B$8.32B$11.92B$20.52BDividend Yield3.09%5.81%5.56%3.78%P/E Ratio56.5440.9419.9827.79Price / Sales10.164.8925.3240.34Price / Cash19.0017.9221.4422.26Price / Book10.641.652.264.58Net Income$2.26B$128.99M$990.08M$982.91M7 Day Performance-1.43%-0.45%0.22%0.41%1 Month Performance3.24%0.42%2.87%3.59%1 Year Performance12.12%-0.28%541.16%14.47% American Tower Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)AMTAmerican Tower3.9686 of 5 stars$219.71-0.1%$240.88+9.6%+12.5%$102.96B$10.13B56.544,691Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastEQIXEquinix4.9402 of 5 stars$790.80+0.7%$977.30+23.6%+1.4%$77.36B$8.75B82.2012,100SBACSBA Communications4.5082 of 5 stars$232.91+0.9%$253.43+8.8%+20.8%$25.03B$2.68B31.951,830Positive NewsAnalyst ForecastAREAlexandria Real Estate Equities4.6855 of 5 stars$72.28+0.3%$116.00+60.5%-33.9%$12.50B$3.04B95.11590Positive NewsCCICrown Castle4.6666 of 5 stars$101.81+1.2%$112.71+10.7%+6.2%$44.33B$6.57B-9.465,000News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastDLRDigital Realty Trust4.44 of 5 stars$173.25+1.1%$186.55+7.7%+11.1%$58.35B$5.55B161.923,410Positive NewsORealty Income3.94 of 5 stars$57.25+0.4%$61.15+6.8%+8.1%$51.70B$5.27B52.05400Positive NewsDividend AnnouncementPLDPrologis4.8828 of 5 stars$104.21-1.3%$120.42+15.6%-6.6%$96.70B$8.20B26.052,470Positive NewsUpcoming EarningsAnalyst ForecastPSAPublic Storage4.6918 of 5 stars$293.01+1.1%$337.64+15.2%+0.2%$51.40B$4.70B29.105,900Positive NewsVICIVICI Properties4.0717 of 5 stars$32.37+0.3%$35.42+9.4%+18.6%$34.21B$3.85B12.9520News CoveragePositive NewsAnalyst ForecastVZVerizon Communications4.42 of 5 stars$42.86+1.3%$47.41+10.6%+3.7%$180.71B$135.29B10.2099,600Positive NewsAnalyst Forecast 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 7/9/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersA grave, grave error.I thought what happened 25 years ago was a once- in-a-lifetime event… but how wrong I was. 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