American Tower (AMT) Set to Release Quarterly Earnings on Tuesday

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) is anticipated to post its Q3 2026 results before the market opens on Tuesday, October 27th. Analysts expect the company to post earnings of $1.64 per share and revenue of $2.76 billion for the quarter. American Tower has set its FY 2026 guidance at 11.000-11.170 EPS. Interested persons can check the company’s upcoming Q3 2026 earnings report for the latest details on the call scheduled for Tuesday, October 27, 2026 at 8:30 AM ET.

American Tower (NYSE:AMT) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 28th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.71 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.57 by $1.14. The company had revenue of $2.75 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.70 billion. American Tower had a return on equity of 32.76% and a net margin of 31.08%. American Tower’s revenue was up 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $2.60 EPS. On average, analysts expect American Tower to post $10.80 EPS for the current fiscal year and $11.40 EPS for the next fiscal year.

American Tower Stock Performance

NYSE:AMT opened at $182.99 on Tuesday. The stock’s 50-day simple moving average is $173.85 and its 200 day simple moving average is $175.47. The firm has a market capitalization of $85.27 billion, a PE ratio of 25.17, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a quick ratio of 0.52, a current ratio of 0.52 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.12. American Tower has a twelve month low of $160.06 and a twelve month high of $196.08.

American Tower Announces Dividend

The firm also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, October 20th. Shareholders of record on Wednesday, September 30th will be paid a dividend of $1.79 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Wednesday, September 30th. This represents a $7.16 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.9%. American Tower’s payout ratio is presently 98.49%.

Insider Buying and Selling at American Tower

In related news, Director Rajesh Kalathur acquired 2,829 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 21st. The stock was bought at an average cost of $177.00 per share, for a total transaction of $500,733.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the director directly owned 7,765 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $1,374,405. The trade was a 57.31% increase in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this link. Also, EVP Ruth T. Dowling sold 1,106 shares of American Tower stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, July 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $174.96, for a total value of $193,505.76. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 27,711 shares in the company, valued at approximately $4,848,316.56. This represents a 3.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 6,791 shares of company stock worth $1,204,091. Insiders own 0.08% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have recently commented on AMT. Barclays increased their target price on shares of American Tower from $198.00 to $199.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Wednesday, September 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada raised shares of American Tower from a “sector perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and lifted their price target for the company from $195.00 to $205.00 in a report on Friday, June 26th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $210.00 price target on shares of American Tower in a report on Tuesday, July 28th. Jefferies Financial Group lowered their price objective on shares of American Tower from $210.00 to $201.00 and set a “buy” rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, July 15th. Finally, Truist Financial reissued a “buy” rating and issued a $207.00 price objective (down from $208.00) on shares of American Tower in a research note on Wednesday, August 12th. One analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have issued a Buy rating and two have assigned a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat.com, American Tower has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $215.00.

About American Tower

American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) is a real estate investment trust that owns, operates and develops wireless communications infrastructure. Its portfolio primarily includes communications towers, rooftop sites, distributed antenna systems and other infrastructure used by wireless carriers, broadcasters, governments and businesses to support voice, data and video communications.

The company leases space on its sites to multiple customers, allowing them to install antennas and related equipment without building and maintaining individual tower locations.