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Iron Mountain (IRM) Stock Forecast & Price Target

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$114.30 +0.30 (+0.26%)
Closing price 09/18/2026 03:59 PM Eastern
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$112.32 -1.98 (-1.73%)
As of 09/18/2026 07:56 PM Eastern
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Iron Mountain - Analysts' Recommendations and Stock Price Forecast (2026)

Consensus Rating

Sell
0
Hold
2
Buy
5

Based on 7 Wall Street analysts who have issued ratings for Iron Mountain in the last 12 months, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy." Out of the 7 analysts, 2 have given a hold rating, and 5 have given a buy rating for IRM.

Consensus Price Target

$137.83
20.59% Upside
According to the 7 analysts' twelve-month price targets for Iron Mountain, the average price target is $137.83. The highest price target for IRM is $155.00, while the lowest price target for IRM is $120.00. The average price target represents a forecasted upside of 20.59% from the current price of $114.30.
MarketBeat calculates consensus analyst ratings for stocks using the most recent rating from each Wall Street analyst that has rated a stock within the last twelve months. Each analyst's rating is normalized to a standardized rating score of 1 (sell), 2 (hold), 3 (buy) or 4 (strong buy). Analyst consensus ratings scores are calculated using the mean average of the number of normalized sell, hold, buy and strong buy ratings from Wall Street analysts. Each stock's consensus analyst rating is derived from its calculated consensus ratings score (0 to .5 = Strong Sell, .5 to 1 = Sell, 1 to 1.5 = Reduce, 1.5 to 2.5 = Hold, 2.5 to 3.0 = Moderate Buy, 3.0 to 3.5 = Buy, >3.5 = Strong Buy). MarketBeat's consensus price targets are a mean average of the most recent available price targets set by each analyst that has set a price target for the stock in the last twelve months. MarketBeat's consensus ratings and consensus price targets may differ from those calculated by other firms due to differences in methodology and available data.
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IRM Analyst Ratings Over Time

TypeCurrent Forecast
9/19/25 to 9/19/26
1 Month Ago
8/20/25 to 8/20/26
3 Months Ago
6/21/25 to 6/21/26
1 Year Ago
9/19/24 to 9/19/25
Strong Buy
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
1 Strong Buy rating(s)
Buy
5 Buy rating(s)
5 Buy rating(s)
4 Buy rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
Hold
2 Hold rating(s)
1 Hold rating(s)
2 Hold rating(s)
0 Hold rating(s)
Sell
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
0 Sell rating(s)
Consensus Price Target$137.83$135.17$131.67$120.17
Forecasted Upside20.59% Upside9.81% Upside3.04% Upside20.29% Upside
Consensus RatingModerate BuyModerate BuyModerate BuyBuy

IRM Analyst Recommendations By Month

The chart below shows how a company's ratings by analysts have changed over time. Each bar represents the previous year of ratings for that month. Within each bar, the sell ratings are shown in red, the hold ratings are shown in yellow, the buy ratings are shown in green, and the strong buy ratings are shown in dark green.
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IRM Price Targets by Month

The chart below shows how a company's share price and consensus price target have changed over time. The dark blue line represents the company's actual price. The lighter blue line represents the stock's consensus price target. The even lighter blue range in the background of the two lines represents the low price target and the high price target for each stock.
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Iron Mountain Stock vs. The Competition

TypeIron MountainReal Estate CompaniesBroader Market
Consensus Rating Score
2.71
2.31
2.53
Consensus RatingModerate BuyHoldModerate Buy
Predicted Upside20.59% Upside46.38% Upside18.42% Upside
News Sentiment Rating
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Positive News
DateBrokerageAnalystActionRatingPrice TargetReport Date
Upside/Downside
Details
9/8/2026
Barclays PLC logo
Barclays
3 of 5 stars
Brendan Lynch
Brendan Lynch
2 of 5 stars
Boost TargetOverweight$143.00 ➝ $144.00+23.28%
8/27/2026
Truist Financial Corporation logo
Truist Financial
3 of 5 stars
Tobey Sommer
Tobey Sommer
2 of 5 stars
Boost TargetBuy$140.00 ➝ $155.00+27.69%
8/25/2026
Weiss Ratings logo
Weiss Ratings
5 of 5 stars
 DowngradeBuy (B-)Hold (C+)
8/6/2026Boost TargetOverweight$135.00 ➝ $140.00+10.01%
5/12/2026 UpgradeStrong SellHold
5/1/2026Boost TargetOverweight$121.00 ➝ $138.00+8.73%
3/4/2026Set Target$130.00+20.84%
9/22/2025Initiated CoverageBuy$120.00+20.12%
11/27/2024 Boost TargetOutperform$135.00 ➝ $139.00+11.95%
11/6/2024UpgradeStrong-Buy
9/23/2024 Boost TargetBuy$117.00 ➝ $140.00+21.36%

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Should I Buy Iron Mountain Stock? IRM Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, September 15, 2026. Please send any questions or comments about these Iron Mountain pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Iron Mountain
Bull Case

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Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Iron Mountain Incorporated:

  • Iron Mountain Incorporated is currently trading at $111.83, which is significantly below the average analyst price target of $137.67, suggesting substantial upside potential as the stock trades at a discount to its perceived fair value by Wall Street.
  • The company is leveraging its existing customer base to cross-sell high-growth services, with the asset lifecycle management business projected to reach approximately $1 billion in revenue this year, a massive increase from about $30 million in 2021, driven by demand for secure data center decommissioning and IT asset disposition.
  • Iron Mountain Incorporated is capitalizing on the AI infrastructure boom by expanding its data center portfolio, with 325 megawatts of capacity scheduled to energize over the next 18 to 24 months and a pipeline of signed contracts that would add roughly 40% to the data center business once built.
  • The digital solutions segment is experiencing rapid growth, with revenue increasing by 20% in the most recent quarter and now generating more than $600 million annually, as the company successfully transitions from physical records storage to recurring software-as-a-service models and digital transformation platforms.
  • Investors can benefit from a stable income stream, as the company maintains a dividend yield of 3.08% and targets a dividend payout ratio in the low-60% range of adjusted funds from operations, with management expecting the dividend to continue rising as cash available for discretionary uses increases by hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

Iron Mountain
Bear Case

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Investors should be bearish about investing in Iron Mountain Incorporated for these reasons:

  • The company is facing significant insider selling pressure, with CEO William L Meaney and other executives such as EVP Mark Kidd and Greg McIntosh selling thousands of shares in recent months, including a sale of 38,474 shares by the CEO in September 2026, which may signal a lack of confidence in the current stock price.
  • Iron Mountain Incorporated is trading at a high price-to-earnings ratio of 79.88, which is considerably elevated compared to many traditional real estate investment trusts, indicating that the stock price may be overvalued relative to its current earnings power despite its growth narrative.
  • The asset lifecycle management business, while growing rapidly, operates with lower margins than other segments, with hyperscale decommissioning margins ranging from low-double-digit to high-teens, which could weigh on the company's consolidated profit margins as this segment expands.
  • There is a risk of margin compression as the company scales its lower-margin asset lifecycle management operations, which are projected to be a larger long-term growth contributor, potentially offsetting the higher EBITDA margins generated by the data center business, which are in the low-50% range.
  • The company's reliance on hyperscale customers for data center leases creates concentration risk, as these large agreements typically run for 10 to 15 years and require significant upfront capital investment, with construction costs per megawatt increasing due to higher density and liquid-cooling requirements for AI inference demand.

IRM Forecast - Frequently Asked Questions

According to the research reports of 7 Wall Street equities research analysts, the average twelve-month stock price forecast for Iron Mountain is $137.83, with a high forecast of $155.00 and a low forecast of $120.00.

7 Wall Street research analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Iron Mountain in the last twelve months. There are currently 2 hold ratings and 5 buy ratings for the stock. The consensus among Wall Street research analysts is that investors should "moderate buy" IRM shares.

According to analysts, Iron Mountain's stock has a predicted upside of 20.59% based on their 12-month stock forecasts.

Over the previous 90 days, Iron Mountain's stock had 3 upgrades and 2 downgrades by analysts.

Iron Mountain has been rated by research analysts at Barclays, Truist Financial, Weiss Ratings, and Wells Fargo & Company in the past 90 days.

Analysts like Iron Mountain more than other "real estate" companies. The consensus rating for Iron Mountain is Moderate Buy while the average consensus rating for "real estate" companies is Hold. Learn more on how IRM compares to other companies.


MarketBeat monitors more than a dozen sources for Iron Mountain analyst ratings, with the most recent rating issued on 9/8/2026.
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