American Tower Corp (NYSE: AMT) has a higher price-to-earnings ratio of 86.43x compared to its average ratio. AMT has 36-month beta value of 0.88. Analysts have mixed views on the stock, with 9 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AMT is 466.09M, and currently, short sellers hold a 1.22% ratio of that float. The average trading volume of AMT on February 25, 2025 was 2.32M shares.
AMT) stock’s latest price update
The stock of American Tower Corp (NYSE: AMT) has increased by 6.78 when compared to last closing price of 192.00.Despite this, the company has seen a gain of 8.16% in its stock price over the last five trading days. zacks.com reported 2025-02-25 that The headline numbers for American Tower (AMT) give insight into how the company performed in the quarter ended December 2024, but it may be worthwhile to compare some of its key metrics to Wall Street estimates and the year-ago actuals.
AMT’s Market Performance
American Tower Corp (AMT) has seen a 8.16% rise in stock performance for the week, with a 10.77% gain in the past month and a 2.06% surge in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 1.86%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 1.90% for AMT. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 8.24% for AMT’s stock, with a -0.22% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Analysts’ Opinion of AMT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMT stocks, with JMP Securities repeating the rating for AMT by listing it as a “Mkt Outperform.” The predicted price for AMT in the upcoming period, according to JMP Securities is $225 based on the research report published on January 27, 2025 of the current year 2025.
Wells Fargo, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMT reach a price target of $230, previously predicting the price at $245. The rating they have provided for AMT stocks is “Equal Weight” according to the report published on October 10th, 2024.
Goldman gave a rating of “Buy” to AMT, setting the target price at $230 in the report published on July 01st of the previous year.
AMT Trading at 9.67% from the 50-Day Moving Average
After a stumble in the market that brought AMT to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -15.83% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 1.90%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 1.86%, as shares surge +6.86% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +2.84% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMT rose by +8.26%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +13.20% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $189.42. In addition, American Tower Corp saw 11.78% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further gains.
Insider Trading
Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at AMT starting from Smith Rodney M, who sale 16,568 shares at the price of $189.70 back on Feb 13 ’25. After this action, Smith Rodney M now owns 62,792 shares of American Tower Corp, valued at $3,143,017 using the latest closing price.
RODNEY SMITH, the Officer of American Tower Corp, proposed sale 16,568 shares at $189.71 during a trade that took place back on Feb 13 ’25, which means that RODNEY SMITH is holding shares at $3,143,084 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.41 for the present operating margin
- 0.55 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Tower Corp stands at 0.1. The total capital return value is set at 0.08. Equity return is now at value 56.73, with 3.61 for asset returns.
Based on American Tower Corp (AMT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.92 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.12. The debt to equity ratio resting at 12.3. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.12.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 6.01 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 6.17. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 12.55. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.59for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18.
Conclusion
To put it simply, American Tower Corp (AMT) has had a better performance in recent times. Analysts have a bullish opinion on the stock, with some rating it as a “buy” and others as a “hold”. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
