American Tower (AMT)
Real Estate · Communications Tower REIT · NYSE
American Tower is a global leader in wireless infrastructure, owning and operating a vast portfolio of communications sites that facilitate the expansion of mobile connectivity.
What American Tower does
American Tower is a global owner, operator, and developer of wireless and broadcast communications real estate. The company primarily leases space on its multi-tenant communications sites to wireless carriers, radio and television broadcast companies, and other technology firms to support the deployment of mobile data and communications networks.
Themes: 5G infrastructure, mobile network densification, communications real estate, global wireless connectivity
Fundamentals
- Price$175.80 as of 2026-08-21 close
- Market cap$81.9B as of 2026-08-21
- 1-year return-16.2% 2025-08-21 close $209.73 → 2026-08-21 close $175.80
- P/E23.75 as of 2026-08-24
- Net margin+31.1% as of 2026-08-24
- Gross margin+73.8% as of 2026-08-24
- ROE+91.6% as of 2026-08-24
- Debt / equity10.00 as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue growth (YoY)+6.7% as of 2026-08-24
- Revenue CAGR (3y)+3.3% SEC XBRL
- Beta0.89 as of 2026-08-24
- Last reported earnings2026-07-28 SEC EDGAR Form 8-K (Item 2.02)
Dividend: yield +3.3%; at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer.
How AMT compares in its sector
- price-to-earnings ratiomiddle range 127 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- net profit margintop 25% 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- operating margintop 25% 161 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- gross marginmiddle range 156 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- return on equitytop 10% 162 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- 3-year revenue CAGRmiddle range 155 covered Real Estate peers
- indicated dividend yieldbottom 25% 138 covered Real Estate peers, as of 2026-08-24
- free cash flow (absolute dollars, latest fiscal year)top 10% 42 covered Real Estate peers, as of FY2025
Position among covered Real Estate companies that report each metric (minimum 5 peers). A relative position within our covered catalog — not a valuation, quality, or investment judgment. A higher percentile is simply a higher value (for P/E, more expensive on earnings — never "better"). Informational only.
Top 10 scores & list membership
AMT is not currently in any published Top 10 list. Its scores are below.
Long-term score
52.0 #421 of 987 scored · #37 of 84 in Real Estate
Profitability 94th (return on equity 91.6%, operating margin 44.8%) and capital return 71st (consecutive years of dividend increases 5 years); weakest is long-term trend (26th, a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day).
Short-term score
48.1 #912 of 1,704 scored · #29 of 94 in Real Estate
Setup 90th: no fresh 20-day breakout up or down; momentum 54th: MACD momentum is positive; weakest is volume and participation 24th: trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average.
Scores as of 21 Aug 2026. Each bar is a percentile: how this company ranked against every company the score ranked, 0–100. A list is a published formula and its output, not a recommendation. Method version 2.
Dividend coverage (FY2025)
Covered by reported results. In FY2025, AMT's dividend was covered by reported results (free-cash-flow payout 84%). This describes past coverage, not a forecast.
- Earnings payoutnot assessable earnings not reported
- Free-cash-flow payout84% dividends / (operating cash flow − capex)
Coverage derived from reported SEC EDGAR XBRL figures for FY2025 (dividends paid vs. net income and free cash flow, same fiscal year). This describes PAST coverage for one fiscal year — it does not predict whether a dividend will be maintained, raised, or cut, and a one-year payout ratio can be distorted by non-recurring items. Informational only — not financial advice.
How American Tower looks technically
American Tower (AMT) is trading 1.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend. Its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 224 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal. There is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend). Momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30). It made a new 20-day high about 18 trading days ago. It is 18.2% below its highest point of the past year.
Trend
7
| Distance from the 200-day | it is trading 1.1% below its 200-day average, the long-term trend line — a long-term downtrend | -1.1% |
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| 50-day moving average | its average price over the last 50 trading days — a short-term trend line — is $171.95 | $171.95 |
| 200-day moving average | its average price over the last 200 trading days — the long-term trend line — is $177.75 | $177.75 |
| Swing structure | its recent peaks and dips disagree — one of them is rising while the other is not, so there is no clean up or down pattern in the swings | mixed — one of the two is not confirming |
| Last swing turn | its last significant turn was a swing low 16 calendar days ago — the swings before that are what the structure reading is measured on | 16 sessions |
| Since the 50/200 cross | its 50-day average crossed below its 200-day average about 224 trading days ago — a "death cross", a bearish long-term signal | 224 sessions |
| Trend strength (14-day ADX) | there is no clear trend right now — the price is choppy (ADX, a 0–100 trend-strength gauge, is 14, below the 25 that marks a real trend) | 13.7 |
Momentum
3
| 14-day RSI | momentum is neutral — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, neither overbought (above 70) nor oversold (below 30) | 56.1 |
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| Position in its 14-day range | it is trading near the top of its 14-day range ($162.50 to $178.02) — its "stochastic" reading is 86 out of 100, where 0 would mean closing exactly at the 14-session low and 100 exactly at the high. This measures WHERE the price sits inside its recent range, which is a different question from the RSI beside it: RSI is a momentum gauge, measuring how FAST the price has been moving, so a stock can drift quietly to the bottom of its range with an ordinary RSI, or fall sharply and still sit in the middle. It has been slipping within that range over the last few sessions. | 85.7 |
| Since the MACD crossed zero | MACD, a trend-momentum gauge, is in positive territory (momentum leaning bullish) | 29 sessions |
Range
12
| 52-week high | its highest closing price over the past year (about 252 trading days) was $214.79 | $214.79 |
|---|---|---|
| From the 52-week high | it is 18.2% below its 52-week high (its highest price of the past year) | -18.1% |
| Above the 52-week low | it is 9.8% above its 52-week low (its lowest price of the past year) | +9.8% |
| Below the 52-week high | it is 18.2% below its highest point of the past year | 18.1% |
| Since a 20-day breakout | it made a new 20-day high about 18 trading days ago | 18 sessions |
| Since a 55-day breakout | it made a new 55-day low about 35 trading days ago | 35 sessions |
| All-time high | its highest closing price on record is $303.72 (set on 2021-09-08) | $303.72 |
| Given back of the 52-week move | over the past year its closes ranged ($162.11 to $211.88), and it has recovered roughly a quarter of its fall from last year’s high — 28% of it. Chart-watchers call 61.8%-65% given back the "golden pocket" — for this company that is $192.87 to $194.46. It is watched widely enough that orders cluster there, which is the honest reason it matters; it is not a forecast. | 27.5% |
| From the all-time high | it is 42.1% below its all-time high | -42.1% |
| Nearest price level | it is trading 1.3% above a support level at $173.55 — a price it turned at 7 times since 2025-01-10, most recently on 2026-07-17. Since 2024-08-21 it has 3 such levels below the current price and 10 above. Levels like these describe where the price has reversed or paused before; they are not a forecast of where it will go. | -1.3% |
| All-time low | its lowest closing price on record is $0.6 (set on 2002-10-22) | $0.6 |
| Above the all-time low | it is 29200.0% above its all-time low | +29,200% |
Volatility
5
| Band width vs its own 6 months | day-to-day price swings are narrower than usual versus its own recent 6-month history (tighter than about 87% of it) | 13th percentile |
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| Typical daily range | in a typical session it travels about $4.45 between its high and its low — about 2.5% of its price. That is its "average true range" over the last 14 sessions, which also counts the distance from the previous close, so a day that opens well away from yesterday counts as the large move it was | $4.45 |
| Bollinger bands (20-day, ±2σ) | most of its recent trading has stayed between about $166.83 and $178.65 — the "Bollinger bands", a range drawn two standard deviations either side of its 20-day average price, which widens when the stock gets more volatile and narrows when it settles | $166.83 – $172.74 – $178.65 |
| Typical daily range (% of price) | its price moves about 2.5% in a typical session — calmer than most companies we cover. This is the average gap between a session's high and low over the last 14 sessions, counting overnight moves, expressed against the current price so it can be compared with companies trading at any price | 2.5% |
| Stretch from the 200-day average | it is trading 0.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average price (1.1% below it in plain percentage terms) — a way of asking how far it has stretched from its own average in units of how far it normally moves in a day, so a calm company and a jumpy one can be compared on the same scale | 0.4 daily ranges below its 200-day average |
Volume
1
| Volume vs its 30-day average | trading volume is about normal versus its 30-day average | 0.67× |
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Analyst
2
| Change in the average price target | analysts have cut their average price target by 0.0% since the prior reading | -0.0% |
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| Change in the consensus rating | the analyst consensus rating is unchanged since the prior reading | unchanged |
Candlestick patterns
1
| Since a doji | today it opened and closed at almost the same price after trading through a wider range — a "doji", the classic picture of buyers and sellers finishing the session level | today |
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Price gaps
2
| Gap at the open | it opened on 2026-08-21 0.1% above the previous session's close — an overnight gap, the part of the move that happened while the market was shut, and traded back through that level before the close | +0.1% |
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| Gap filled | a 2.0% gap up opened on 2026-07-29 has been "filled" 15 sessions ago — price traded back through the level the gap left behind, and it took 2 sessions to close | 15 sessions ago |
Price streaks
1
| Closing streak | it has closed higher 4 sessions in a row, a +2.07% move over the run — an unbroken run of up days, which describes what has already happened and says nothing about the next session | 4 sessions up |
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Relative strength
4
| vs market, 1 month | over the past 1 month this stock beat the market by 5.3 percentage points (the stock gained 7.6% while the market gained 2.3%) | +5.3% |
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| vs market, 3 months | over the past 3 months this stock lagged the market by 7.4 percentage points (the stock lost 4.3% while the market gained 3.1%) | -7.4% |
| vs market, 6 months | over the past 6 months this stock lagged the market by 17.2 percentage points (the stock lost 6.1% while the market gained 11.1%) | -17.2% |
| vs market, 12 months | over the past 12 months this stock lagged the market by 36.7 percentage points (the stock lost 16.2% while the market gained 20.5%) | -36.7% |
Signal agreement
2
| Bullish technical signals | 1 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it is currently in a bullish state: MACD momentum is positive — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 1 of 9 |
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| Bearish technical signals | 4 of the 9 technical signals we can compute for it are currently in a bearish state: a "death cross" — its 50-day average is below its 200-day, trading below its 200-day average, lagging the market over 6 months, near the top of its 14-day range (overbought) — these describe past price behaviour, not a forecast | 4 of 9 |
Trend (Ichimoku cloud)
1
| Vs the Ichimoku cloud | trading inside the Ichimoku cloud — a band drawn from where its own highs and lows sat up to 2026-07-16 and projected forward over today's price, the zone traders read as unresolved — neither side has established a trend, and the band is where that gets settled. The band itself is moderate, spanning 3.5% of the share price. | 0.0% |
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Volume-weighted price
2
| Vs this year’s average price paid | the price is 1% below the average price paid so far this year, so the typical buyer over that stretch is under water. That average is $177.29 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 158 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | -0.8% |
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| Vs the average paid since it last reported | the price is 2% above the average price paid since it last reported on 2026-07-28 (its 10-Q), so the typical buyer over that stretch is showing a gain. That average is $173.13 — a volume-weighted average of daily closes over 19 sessions, not a true tick-by-tick VWAP. | +1.5% |
Price levels it has turned at before
AMT last closed at $175.80 on 2026-08-21. Since 2024-08-21 it has turned at 3 prices below its last close and 10 above; the 3 nearest below and the 3 nearest above are listed, nearest first.
| Level | Side | Distance | Evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| $173.55 | Support | 1.3% below the last close | turned there 7 times · 2025-01-10 to 2026-07-17 |
| $181.26 | Resistance | 3.1% above the last close | turned there 10 times · 2024-12-19 to 2026-07-29 |
| $167.64 | Support | 4.6% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-01-09 to 2026-05-15 |
| $185.05 | Resistance | 5.3% above the last close | turned there five times · 2025-02-20 to 2026-05-01 |
| $163.55 | Support | 7.0% below the last close | turned there three times · 2026-03-25 to 2026-08-05 |
| $188.57 | Resistance | 7.3% above the last close | turned there twice · 2025-09-15 to 2026-05-27 |
A level is a price this company reversed or paused at more than once — they describe past behaviour, not a forecast of where the price will go.
Wave structure
No Elliott-wave labelling currently fits its swings: the recent highs and lows do not satisfy the three rules a five-wave count has to obey, so there is no count to show rather than a count we are unsure about.
Read from daily closes as of 2026-08-21.
An Elliott-wave count describes the swings already printed and the level that would disprove it. It is not a forecast, a target, or advice.
Screens: Trading below the 200-day moving average · trendless / choppy (low ADX) · lagging the market · Printed a doji candle · At the top of its 14-day range (stochastic above 80) · Trading at this year’s average price paid (anchored VWAP) | Learn: moving average · golden cross · adx · rsi · breakout · fifty two week high low
Based on daily closing prices as of 2026-08-21. Describes past price behavior only — informational, not financial advice.
Analyst consensus
- Consensus ratingBuy (1.56 mean, 1=Strong Buy…5=Strong Sell) — 23 analysts
- Mean price target$215.43 range $188.00 – $260.00; median $210.00
Analyst estimates, as of 2026-08-17. These are third-party analyst opinions and price targets, aggregated — not a recommendation, prediction, or advice from stocks-llm. Informational only.
Analyst EPS estimate for AMT
- Consensus EPS estimate$1.64 next reporting period, as of 2026-08-17
Change over time is not available yet: it needs two readings of the same reporting period at least 30 days apart, and we have been recording these estimates since 2026-08-04. An estimate for a DIFFERENT quarter is not a revision, so a reading from before the last report is never compared with one after it.
The consensus estimate for the next reporting period, and how it has moved between readings of that SAME period. A change is measured only between readings estimating one period — when a company reports, the consensus moves to the next quarter and the two numbers are not comparable. Informational only, not a forecast and not advice.
Key risks (from latest filing)
["High level of indebtedness and reliance on debt markets to fund operations and acquisitions.","Concentration risk among a small number of large wireless carrier tenants.","Regulatory and geopolitical risks associated with operating communications infrastructure across international markets."]
What changed in the latest 10-Q
AI-assisted comparison of AMT's 10-Q filed 2026-04-28 against the prior one filed 2025-10-28.
Management's Discussion & Analysis (MD&A)
- Added:
- Reference to '2025 Form 10-K' instead of '2024 Form 10-K' for Risk Factors (newer filing)
- Statement that property operations accounted for '98% of our total revenues for the three months ended March 31, 2026' (newer filing)
- Data center portfolio stated as 'approximately 3.8 million net rentable square feet' as of March 31, 2026 (newer filing)
- Over $50 billion of non-cancellable customer lease revenue expectation mentioned (newer filing)
- Statement about DISH Wireless L.L.C. churn at approximately 5% of tenant billings during Q1 2026 (newer filing)
- Removed:
- Detailed discussion of segment reorganization in Q4 2024 combining APAC and Africa segments (older filing)
- Discussion of ATC TIPL Transaction and India business divestiture completed September 12, 2024 (older filing)
- Reference to discontinued operations related to ATC TIPL (older filing)
- Statement that property operations accounted for '96% and 97% of total revenues for three and nine months ended September 30, 2025' (older filing)
- Data center portfolio stated as 'approximately 3.6 million net rentable square feet' as of September 30, 2025 (older filing)
- Discussion of South Africa Fiber sale completed March 6, 2025 (older filing)
- Reference to '2024 Form 10-K' for Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates (older filing)
- Reworded:
- Form 10-K reference year changed from 2024 to 2025 throughout the MD&A opening
- Reference date updated from 'September 30, 2025' to 'March 31, 2026' for asset tables and property portfolio data
- Data center facility count and NRSF reorganized with different market ordering and updated figures (newer filing shows different NRSF allocations across markets)
- Notes:
- Newer filing text appears truncated at end of DISH discussion; full extent of changes cannot be fully assessed
- Segment description in newer filing no longer mentions 'Services' segment separately in property operations percentage calculation
- Specific country-level tower and DAS site counts show minor variations between filing dates, suggesting operational changes
Risk Factors
The two filings could not be meaningfully compared for this section.
AI-assisted comparison of two SEC filing sections. It describes wording and theme changes only, makes no materiality, legal, or investment judgement, and is not financial advice. Informational only — not financial advice.
Insider activity (SEC Form 4)
0 open-market purchases and 3 open-market sales by insiders in the last 90 days.
- Last 30 days0 buys · 3 sells ($1M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 90 days0 buys · 3 sells ($1M) — 2 selling insiders
- Last 180 days0 buys · 5 sells ($1M) — 2 selling insiders
Activity heuristic: net selling (a transparent product heuristic from the counts above, not a prediction or advice)
Most recent open-market transaction: 2026-07-29. As of 2026-08-24.
View full insider trading history → View SEC Form 3/4/5 filingsAsk about AMT's insider activity →
Only open-market purchases (SEC code P) and sales (code S) are counted here. Option exercises, vesting/awards, gifts, and shares withheld for taxes are excluded — they are compensation or mechanical, not open-market conviction. Sales may be planned and non-discretionary (e.g. a Rule 10b5-1 plan) and are not necessarily bearish; open-market buying is not a recommendation to buy. Informational only — not financial advice.
Congressional trading disclosures
U.S. House members publicly disclose their own, their spouse's, and dependent children's stock transactions under the STOCK Act. We hold 9 matched disclosures for AMT from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings.
Congressional trading disclosures →Short interest (FINRA)
AMT had 7,601,720 shares of reported short interest as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (delayed, bi-monthly; not real-time).
AMT had 1.63% of its shares outstanding sold short as of the 2026-07-31 FINRA settlement date (percent of FLOAT would be higher — float is not disclosed in the source). FINRA reported 2.2 days to cover at the same settlement.
- Reported short interest (shares) 7,601,720
- Short interest (% of shares outstanding) 1.63%
- Prior settlement (shares) 7,640,281
- Reported change -0.5%
- Days to cover (reported) 2.2
Reported to FINRA as of the 2026-07-31 settlement date. Short interest is reported to FINRA and published on a delayed, bi-monthly schedule (as of a settlement date, disseminated roughly eight business days later) — it is NOT real-time, does not cover every venue or all US trading, and is not a short-squeeze prediction or investment advice. Days-to-cover is the value FINRA reports; percent of float is not shown because the source file carries no share-count denominator — where a percent appears it is of shares OUTSTANDING, the larger base, and is therefore a floor on percent of float. Informational only — not financial advice.
Competitors & peers
- Crown Castle (CCI)
- SBA Communications (SBAC)
- Cellnex Telecom
- IHS Towers (IHS)
- Vertical Bridge
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Frequently asked questions
What does American Tower (AMT) do?
American Tower is a global owner, operator, and developer of wireless and broadcast communications real estate. The company primarily leases space on its multi-tenant communications sites to wireless carriers, radio and television broadcast companies, and other technology firms to support the deployment of mobile data and communications networks.
What sector is American Tower (AMT) in?
American Tower (AMT) is classified in the Real Estate sector. Its industry is Communications Tower REIT. It trades on NYSE.
Does AMT pay a dividend?
Yes — American Tower (AMT) pays a dividend, with an indicated yield of about 3.25% and at least 5 years of non-decreasing per-share dividends (SEC EDGAR XBRL) — we do not hold the year before it, so the real streak may be longer (market data, as of 2026-08-24). Informational only — not financial advice.
Who are American Tower's (AMT) competitors?
Notable peers of American Tower (AMT) include Crown Castle, SBA Communications, Cellnex Telecom, IHS Towers and Vertical Bridge. This peer set is informational only — not financial advice.
Has there been recent Congressional stock trading in AMT?
Yes — we hold 9 matched STOCK Act disclosures for AMT from U.S. House Clerk Periodic Transaction Report filings. These are legally-required disclosures (often filed 30–45 days after the trade), may belong to a U.S. House member, their spouse, or a dependent child, and are not an indicator of company performance or investment advice.
Is American Tower (AMT) overbought or oversold right now?
American Tower (AMT) is currently neither overbought nor oversold — its 14-day RSI (a 0–100 momentum gauge) is 56, in the neutral middle (as of 2026-08-21). RSI describes recent price momentum, not a forecast — informational only, not financial advice.
Where does stocks-llm's data on AMT come from?
Fundamentals and prices come from market data, as of 2026-08-24; company filings and profile facts come from SEC EDGAR. All figures are delayed daily-close data shown with their as-of date — informational only, not financial advice.
Fundamentals: market data, as of 2026-08-24. Filings: SEC EDGAR. Prices are delayed daily-close data.
Last updated 2026-08-21.
Informational only — NOT financial advice. All figures are delayed daily-close data from SEC EDGAR & market data, shown with their as-of date.