The stock of American Tower Corp (AMT) has gone down by -0.18% for the week, with a 11.95% rise in the past month and a 6.56% rise in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.24%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are 2.54% for AMT.. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 4.42% for AMT’s stock, with a 2.83% simple moving average for the past 200 days.
Is It Worth Investing in American Tower Corp (NYSE: AMT) Right Now?
The price-to-earnings ratio for American Tower Corp (NYSE: AMT) is 44.17x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for AMT is 0.90. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 10 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 8 as “overweight,” 6 as “hold,” and 0 as “sell.”
The public float for AMT is 466.16M and currently, short sellers hold a 1.33% of that float. On March 18, 2025, AMT’s average trading volume was 2.50M shares.
AMT) stock’s latest price update
American Tower Corp (NYSE: AMT)’s stock price has gone rise by 0.83 in comparison to its previous close of 210.93, however, the company has experienced a -0.18% decrease in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-03-16 that US equity markets remained under pressure this week as encouraging inflation data and a deal to avoid a government shutdown were offset by further tariff escalations and weak sentiment data. Markets struggled to agree on how the FOMC will interpret the latest economic data, with recent “hard data” showing encouraging trends while “softer” survey data has painted a far-bleaker outlook. Following its worst week in six months, the S&P 500 finished lower by another 2.3% this week – its fourth-straight week of declines – which dragged the index into “correction territory.”
Analysts’ Opinion of AMT
Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for AMT stocks, with Wells Fargo repeating the rating for AMT by listing it as a “Overweight.” The predicted price for AMT in the upcoming period, according to Wells Fargo is $230 based on the research report published on March 17, 2025 of the current year 2025.
JMP Securities, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see AMT reach a price target of $225. The rating they have provided for AMT stocks is “Mkt Outperform” according to the report published on January 27th, 2025.
Wells Fargo gave a rating of “Equal Weight” to AMT, setting the target price at $230 in the report published on October 10th of the previous year.
AMT Trading at 10.41% 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 -12.67% of loss for the given period.
Volatility was left at 2.54%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.24%, as shares surge +12.31% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +15.96% upper at present.
During the last 5 trading sessions, AMT fell by -0.18%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by +14.95% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $203.68. In addition, American Tower Corp saw 15.96% 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 Goel Sanjay, who proposed sale 4,000 shares at the price of $215.92 back on Mar 17 ’25. After this action, Goel Sanjay now owns shares of American Tower Corp, valued at $863,680 using the latest closing price.
Meyer Robert Joseph JR, the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer of American Tower Corp, sale 2,939 shares at $202.18 during a trade that took place back on Feb 27 ’25, which means that Meyer Robert Joseph JR is holding 26,210 shares at $594,207 based on the most recent closing price.
Stock Fundamentals for AMT
Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:
- 0.44 for the present operating margin
- 0.63 for the gross margin
The net margin for American Tower Corp stands at 0.21. The total capital return value is set at 0.09. Equity return is now at value 91.38, with 5.45 for asset returns.
Based on American Tower Corp (AMT), the company’s capital structure generated 0.93 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 13.0. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 3.39.
Currently, EBITDA for the company is 7.15 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 5.61. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 13.09. The receivables turnover for the company is 13.77for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.18.
Conclusion
To wrap up, the performance of American Tower Corp (AMT) has been better in recent times. The stock has received a mixed of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It is worth mentioning that the stock is currently trading in close proximity to its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.
