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American Tower Corp. is listed on the NYSE in the Real Estate sector while operating in the REIT – Specialty industry. The current market capitalization of American Tower Corp. is $102.80B. A total of 1.6 million shares were traded on the day, compared to an average of 2.22M shares.
In the most recent transaction, Puech Olivier sold 10,005 shares of AMT for 233.27 per share on Aug 02 ’24. After the transaction, the EVP & President, LatAm & EMEA now owns 51,746 company shares. In a previous transaction on Aug 02 ’24, Vondran Steven O sold 21,537 shares at 230.00 per share. AMT shares that President and CEO owns now total 61,843.
Among the insiders who sold shares, Goel Sanjay disposed of 4,792 shares on Aug 02 ’24 at a per-share price of $235.39. This resulted in the EVP & President, Asia-Pacific holding 23,621 shares of AMT after the transaction. In another insider transaction, Meyer Robert Joseph JR sold 2,181 shares at $232.93 per share on Aug 02 ’24. Company shares held by the SVP & Chief Accounting Officer now total 31,873.
Dividend
The reasons why investors prefer dividend-paying companies are that dividends generate immediate cash flow and indicate that the company will perform well in the future. American Tower Corp. pays an annual dividend of $6.56, resulting in a dividend yield of 2.98%, and it has a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 41.34. AMT’s most recent ex-dividend date was 6/14/2024 when it declared a $1.62 quarterly dividend that was paid in cash on 7/12/2024. Previously, the company paid the dividend on 4/26/2024 with an ex-dividend date of 4/11/2024. The AMT stock dividend was $1.62 per share in cash.
Despite rarely being accurate, price targets can exert some form of influence at times, and are often regarded as valuable by markets. In terms of 52-week highs and lows, AMT has a high of $236.13 and a low of $154.58.
As of this writing, AMT has an earnings estimate of $1.57 per share for the current quarter. EPS was calculated based on a consensus of 9.0 estimates, with a high estimate of $1.86 per share and a lower estimate of $1.37. The company reported an EPS of $1.26 in the last quarter
Balance Sheet Annually/Quarterly
As well as showing the assets and liabilities of the company, the balance sheet also shows the amount invested in equity by investors. Investors can analyze a company’s future prospects by calculating its financial ratios based on this information. AMT’s latest balance sheet shows that the firm has $1.95B in Cash & Short Term Investments as of fiscal 2021. There were $52.01B in debt and $9.07B in liabilities at the time. Its Book Value Per Share was $8.26, while its Total Shareholder’s Equity was $9.07B.
Analysts Opinion
After-hours and pre-market trading may carry slightly higher risks than regular market hours. As issuers often announce important financial information outside regular trading hours, extended-hours trading may result in wider spreads for a particular security. That is because extended-hours trading may result in lower liquidity and higher volatility. Currently, 0 analysts are providing their opinions on the stock. On a scale of 1 to 5, with 1 being Sell and 5 being Buy, the average analyst rating for AMT is Buy with a score of 4.55.
