Iron Mountain (IRM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is a global information management and storage company that helps organizations protect, manage and optimize their physical and digital assets. Founded in 1951, the company began as a records storage provider and has expanded into a broader information lifecycle management business.

Its services include records storage and retrieval, information governance, secure shredding and destruction, document scanning, digital transformation, backup and recovery, and data center services. Iron Mountain also provides asset lifecycle management solutions for electronic equipment and other business assets, as well as specialized storage for items such as artwork, media and other valuable materials.

Iron Mountain serves businesses, government organizations and other institutions across a wide range of industries. The company operates internationally, with services available across North America, Europe, Latin America, Asia-Pacific and other global markets. Its corporate headquarters are in Boston, Massachusetts, and William L. Meaney has served as president and chief executive officer since 2013.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $104.19 to $111.00
• 50-Day Range: $105.23 to $122.72
• 52-Week Range: $77.77 to $134.68
• Volume: 4.35 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.33 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $31.33 billion
• P/E Ratio: 75.16
• Dividend Yield: 3.28%
• Price Target: $143.89
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

Iron Mountain Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Iron Mountain scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 53rd out of 188 stocks in the real estate sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 4.4 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

Iron Mountain has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.80, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 8 buy ratings, 2 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

Iron Mountain has a consensus price target of $143.89, representing about 36.7% upside from its current price of $105.23.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Iron Mountain has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 10.89%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Iron Mountain are expected to grow by 10.89% in the coming year, from $5.42 to $6.01 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Iron Mountain is 75.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 25.92.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Iron Mountain is 75.16, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 25.03.

Short Interest

• Score: 2.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

2.44% of the float of Iron Mountain has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Iron Mountain has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.13.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Iron Mountain has recently increased by 2.09%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing.

Dividend

• Score: 1.7 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Weak

Dividend Yield

Iron Mountain pays a meaningful dividend of 2.96%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

Iron Mountain has only been increasing its dividend for 3 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of Iron Mountain is 246.43%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, Iron Mountain will have a dividend payout ratio of 57.40% next year. This indicates that Iron Mountain will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 2.9 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.59

News Sentiment

Iron Mountain has a news sentiment score of 0.59. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This news sentiment score is similar to the average news sentiment of Real Estate companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 26 news articles for Iron Mountain this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

Only 7 people have searched for IRM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added Iron Mountain to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 600% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Iron Mountain insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $16,465,899.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

1.70% of the stock of Iron Mountain is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

80.13% of the stock of Iron Mountain is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Record date for 10/2 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 10/2 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 10/02/2026
• Last Earnings: 11/05/2026
• Today: 11/06/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Real Estate
• Industry: Specialized REITs
• Sub-Industry: Other Specialized REITs
• Current Symbol: NYSE:IRM
• CIK: 1020569
• Web: www.ironmountain.com
• Phone: (617) 535-4766
• Fax: 617-350-7881
• Employees: 29,400
• Year Founded: 1951

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Iron Mountain: $143.89
• High Price Target: $155.00
• Low Price Target: $130.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +36.7%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.80
• Research Coverage: 10 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $1.40
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 75.16
• Forward P/E Ratio: 17.51
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $144.59 million
• Net Margins: 5.54%
• Pretax Margin: 6.67%
• Return on Equity: -85.44%
• Return on Assets: 3.30%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 0.73
• Quick Ratio: 0.73

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.56 billion
• Price / Sales: 4.14
• Cash Flow: $5.06 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 20.79
• Book Value: ($2.40) per share
• Price / Book: -43.85

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 297,703,000
• Free Float: 292,642,000
• Market Cap: $31.33 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.18