American Tower (AMT) Stock in Brief

By Susan Ramirez • Friday, December 09 15:30 • Permanent Link

Large-cap Real Estate company American Tower has moved 1.4% so far today on a volume of 1,009,664, compared to its average of 2,111,079. In contrast, the S&P 500 index moved -0.2%

American Tower trades -13.11% away from its average analyst target price of $247.76 per share. The 17 analysts following the stock have set target prices ranging from $209 to $280, and on average have given American Tower a rating of buy.

If you are considering an investment in AMT, you'll want to know the following:

American Tower's Graham number (a purchase price with a built-in margin of safety) is $43.7, which is 392.7% away from its current price
American Tower has moved -22.1% over the last year, and the S&P 500 logged a change of -15.9%
Based on its trailing earning per share of 6.29, American Tower has a trailing 12 month Price to Earnings (P/E) ratio of 34.2 while the S&P 500 average is 15.97
AMT has a forward P/E ratio of 46.2 based on its forward 12 month price to earnings (Eps) is $4.66 per share
The company has a price to earnings growth (PEG) ratio of 372 -- a number near or below 1 signifying that American Tower is fairly valued compared to its estimated growth potential
Its Price to Book (P/B) ratio is 16.0 compared to its sector average of 2.39
American Tower Corporation, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately 219,000 communications sites.
Based in Boston, the company has 6,378 full time employees and a market cap of $100,237,991,936. American Tower currently returns an annual dividend yield of 2.7%.

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