Iron Mountain Inc (IRM) Shares Decline Despite Market Challenges

The stock of Iron Mountain Inc (NYSE: IRM) has decreased by -0.25 when compared to last closing price of 97.38.Despite this, the company has seen a loss of -0.17% in its stock price over the last five trading days. seekingalpha.com reported 2025-05-11 that IRM’s well diversified prospects as a physical and digital storage provider has paid off handsomely, as observed in its blended organic growth rate of +11% YoY. This is especially relevant since market leaders have already signaled the durability of the data center spending boom, with the segment remaining a top/bottom-line growth driver. This is significantly aided by the legacy Global RIM business, with an organic growth rate of +5.5% YoY and a weighted average lease expiration of 10.6 years.

Is It Worth Investing in Iron Mountain Inc (NYSE: IRM) Right Now?

The price-to-earnings ratio for Iron Mountain Inc (NYSE: IRM) is 236.75x, which is above its average ratio. Moreover, the 36-month beta value for IRM is 1.10. Analysts have varying opinions on the stock, with 4 analysts rating it as a “buy,” 5 as “overweight,” 0 as “hold,” and 1 as “sell.”

The public float for IRM is 290.45M and currently, short sellers hold a 3.53% of that float. On May 15, 2025, IRM’s average trading volume was 2.12M shares.

IRM’s Market Performance

IRM’s stock has seen a -0.17% decrease for the week, with a 15.11% rise in the past month and a -5.44% fall in the past quarter. The volatility ratio for the week is 2.04%, and the volatility levels for the past 30 days are at 2.73% for Iron Mountain Inc. The simple moving average for the past 20 days is 6.72% for IRM’s stock, with a -7.70% simple moving average for the past 200 days.

Analysts’ Opinion of IRM

Many brokerage firms have already submitted their reports for IRM stocks, with Truist repeating the rating for IRM by listing it as a “Buy.” The predicted price for IRM in the upcoming period, according to Truist is $95 based on the research report published on April 08, 2025 of the current year 2025.

UBS, on the other hand, stated in their research note that they expect to see IRM reach a price target of $44. The rating they have provided for IRM stocks is “Sell” according to the report published on November 07th, 2023.

RBC Capital Mkts gave a rating of “Outperform” to IRM, setting the target price at $68 in the report published on August 22nd of the previous year.

IRM Trading at 11.09% from the 50-Day Moving Average

After a stumble in the market that brought IRM to its low price for the period of the last 52 weeks, the company was unable to rebound, for now settling with -25.41% of loss for the given period.

Volatility was left at 2.73%, however, over the last 30 days, the volatility rate increased by 2.04%, as shares surge +16.61% for the moving average over the last 20 days. Over the last 50 days, in opposition, the stock is trading +10.09% upper at present.

During the last 5 trading sessions, IRM fell by -0.17%, which changed the moving average for the period of 200-days by -1.38% in comparison to the 20-day moving average, which settled at $91.02. In addition, Iron Mountain Inc saw -7.58% in overturn over a single year, with a tendency to cut further losses.

Insider Trading

Reports are indicating that there were more than several insider trading activities at IRM starting from Meaney William L, who sale 69,125 shares at the price of $96.09 back on May 02 ’25. After this action, Meaney William L now owns 0 shares of Iron Mountain Inc, valued at $6,642,305 using the latest closing price.

Meaney William L, the Officer of Iron Mountain Inc, proposed sale 69,125 shares at $96.09 during a trade that took place back on May 02 ’25, which means that Meaney William L is holding shares at $6,642,283 based on the most recent closing price.

Stock Fundamentals for IRM

Current profitability levels for the company are sitting at:

  • 0.17 for the present operating margin
  • 0.52 for the gross margin

The net margin for Iron Mountain Inc stands at 0.02. The total capital return value is set at 0.06. Equity return is now at value 5995.19, with 0.66 for asset returns.

Based on Iron Mountain Inc (IRM), the company’s capital structure generated 1.04 points at debt to capital in total, while cash flow to debt ratio is standing at 0.07. The debt to equity ratio resting at -24.54. The interest coverage ratio of the stock is 1.4.

Currently, EBITDA for the company is 1.86 billion with net debt to EBITDA at 7.08. When we switch over and look at the enterprise to sales, we see a ratio of 7.28. The receivables turnover for the company is 4.78for trailing twelve months and the total asset turnover is 0.32.

Conclusion

To wrap up, the performance of Iron Mountain Inc (IRM) has been mixed in recent times. The stock has received a bullish of “buy” and “hold” ratings from analysts. It’s important to note that the stock is currently trading at a significant distance from its 50-day moving average and its 52-week high.

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