American Tower (AMT) – Research Analysts’ Recent Ratings Updates

American Tower (NYSE: AMT) has recently received a number of price target changes and ratings updates:

• 10/30/2026 – American Tower had its price target raised by Truist Financial from $207.00 to $210.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – American Tower had its “outperform” rating reaffirmed by Royal Bank Of Canada. They now have a $205.00 price target on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – American Tower had its price target lowered by Citigroup from $225.00 to $220.00. They now have a “buy” rating on the stock.
• 10/28/2026 – American Tower had its price target lowered by JPMorgan Chase & Co. from $240.00 to $230.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.
• 10/27/2026 – American Tower had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by The Goldman Sachs Group.
• 10/23/2026 – American Tower was upgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c-)” to “hold (c)”.
• 10/20/2026 – American Tower had its price target lowered by Sanford C. Bernstein from $214.00 to $212.00. They now have an “outperform” rating on the stock.
• 10/8/2026 – American Tower was downgraded by Weiss Ratings from “hold (c)” to “hold (c-)”.
• 9/30/2026 – American Tower had its price target raised by Barclays from $198.00 to $199.00. They now have an “overweight” rating on the stock.

American Tower Stock Performance

NYSE:AMT traded up $7.39 during mid-day trading on Wednesday, reaching $194.68. 908,150 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 3,101,552. The company has a 50 day simple moving average of $176.27 and a 200-day simple moving average of $177.47. The stock has a market capitalization of $90.71 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.46, a P/E/G ratio of 3.40 and a beta of 0.85. The company has a quick ratio of 0.51, a current ratio of 0.51 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.30. American Tower Corporation has a 1 year low of $160.06 and a 1 year high of $202.50.

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, October 27th. The real estate investment trust reported $1.64 earnings per share for the quarter, meeting analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.64. The company had revenue of $2.79 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.76 billion. American Tower had a return on equity of 32.71% and a net margin of 30.10%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $2.78 earnings per share. Analysts anticipate that American Tower Corporation will post 10.80 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

American Tower Announces Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Investors of record on Wednesday, September 30th were given a $1.79 dividend. The ex-dividend date was Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $7.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.7%. American Tower’s dividend payout ratio is 100.99%.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Tower

In related news, EVP Ruth Dowling sold 952 shares of the stock in a transaction on Thursday, October 29th. The shares were sold at an average price of $185.81, for a total transaction of $176,891.12. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 26,133 shares in the company, valued at $4,855,772.73. This represents a 3.51% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, Director Rajesh Kalathur acquired 2,829 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 21st. The shares were acquired at an average cost of $177.00 per share, for a total transaction of $500,733.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,765 shares in the company, valued at $1,374,405. The trade was a 57.31% increase in their position. The SEC filing for this purchase provides additional information. 0.08% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops wireless communications infrastructure. Its portfolio primarily includes communications towers, rooftop sites, distributed antenna systems and other infrastructure used by wireless carriers, broadcasters, governments and businesses to support voice, data and video communications.

The company leases space on its sites to multiple customers, allowing them to install antennas and related equipment without building and maintaining individual tower locations.