Yahoo · Oct 15, 2026
American Tower (AMT) Beats Stock Market Upswing: What Investors Need to Know
In the closing of the recent trading day, American Tower (AMT) stood at $181.36, denoting a +1.09% move from the preceding trading day.
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NASDAQ · AMT
American Tower Corporation
Real Estate · REIT - Specialty
$185.27
Up+$3.91 (+2.16%)
Updated Oct 19, 2026, 6:56 AM
SID Score
7.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
48/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 89.82B
- P/E ratio
- 35.58
- Dividend yield
- 4.54%
- 52-week range
- $160.06 – $196.08
- Volume
- 2.46M
- Avg. volume
- 3.18M
Price performance · AMT
AMT price history
1M range · 20 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 16, 2026
AMT closed at $185.27 after 20 trading sessions, up 6.11% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $185.27
- Period change
- +6.11%
- Period low
- $161.06
- Period high
- $185.27
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 16, 2026 | $181.48 | $185.8799 | $180.54 | $185.27 | 2.46M |
| Oct 15, 2026 | $182.75 | $184.69 | $180.37 | $181.36 | 2.85M |
| Oct 14, 2026 | $178.24 | $179.94 | $176.42 | $179.40 | 3.12M |
| Oct 13, 2026 | $184.50 | $184.75 | $179.36 | $179.43 | 3.04M |
| Oct 12, 2026 | $182.25 | $183.3099 | $180.0286 | $182.56 | 3.46M |
| Oct 9, 2026 | $176.91 | $182.52 | $175.02 | $182.24 | 8.51M |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $166.84 | $167.42 | $163.66 | $166.73 | 4.44M |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $165.44 | $168.30 | $164.57 | $166.18 | 2.47M |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $162.86 | $165.24 | $162.42 | $164.78 | 2.19M |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $161.78 | $162.667 | $160.30 | $162.26 | 2.51M |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $162.22 | $165.23 | $160.85 | $162.20 | 2.91M |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $163.62 | $164.79 | $160.94 | $161.06 | 2.65M |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $167.57 | $167.73 | $163.345 | $163.69 | 2.78M |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $167.25 | $169.22 | $166.07 | $167.35 | 2.84M |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $168.90 | $169.89 | $166.965 | $168.00 | 3.25M |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $166.95 | $169.2016 | $166.42 | $169.03 | 2.06M |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $170.78 | $171.09 | $166.54 | $167.26 | 3.22M |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $174.57 | $175.9695 | $170.455 | $170.78 | 3.02M |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $174.30 | $177.08 | $172.84 | $175.25 | 3.83M |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $173.83 | $175.46 | $173.11 | $174.60 | 3.57M |
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Company profile
American Tower owns and operates about 150,000 wireless towers throughout the US, Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. It also owns and/or operates 30 data centers in 11 US markets after acquiring CoreSite. On its towers, the company has a very concentrated customer base, with most revenue in each market generated by the top few mobile carriers. The company operates more than 40,000 towers in the US, which accounted for about half of total revenue in 2024. Outside the US, American Tower operates about 47,000 towers in Latin America (dominated by Brazil), 32,000 towers in Europe, and 27,000 towers in Africa. American Tower operates as a REIT.
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Consensus and target data currently published for this company.
- Consensus
- Buy
- Average target
- $229.29
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 15
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 30, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
| Aug 20, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
| Aug 12, 2026 | Truist Securities | Buy | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | TD Cowen | Buy | — |
| Jul 29, 2026 | BMO Capital | Market Perform | — |
News briefing
Generated Oct 18, 2026, 9:04 PM
Why Is AMT Up Today? Tower REIT Outpaces Market with 2.16% Gain
American Tower Corporation (AMT) is trading up $3.91 (2.16%) today, demonstrating relative strength as it outperforms the broader stock market upswing. The telecom infrastructure REIT's positive momentum suggests investor confidence in the company's positioning within the telecommunications sector.
Bottom line: American Tower's 2.16% outperformance today reflects solid positioning within a favorable sector, though the move lacks specific fundamental catalysts and remains subject to broader interest rate pressures facing the REIT space. Investors should monitor upcoming earnings announcements and 5G deployment metrics while remaining aware that rising rates could challenge REIT valuations going forward.
Yahoo · Oct 15, 2026
American Tower vs. Crown Castle: Which Dividend Stock Pays You More in 10 Years?
Key TakeawaysCrown Castle yields 6. 2% and American Tower yields 4.
SeekingAlpha · Oct 14, 2026
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SeekingAlpha · Oct 13, 2026
American Tower: An Opportunity To Invest In Tower REITs, As Mobile Demand Grows
American Tower (AMT) stock is buy-rated: global tower scale, strong cell-tower demand, and dividend growth. Read here for a detailed analysis.
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