Naviter Wealth LLC Has $7.39 Million Stock Holdings in American Tower Corporation $AMT

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Naviter Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMTFree Report) by 10.1% during the 2nd quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The institutional investor owned 33,192 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock after purchasing an additional 3,033 shares during the quarter. American Tower makes up approximately 0.9% of Naviter Wealth LLC’s investment portfolio, making the stock its 20th biggest position. Naviter Wealth LLC’s holdings in American Tower were worth $7,387,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other large investors have also recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. lifted its holdings in American Tower by 0.7% during the 1st quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 62,809,486 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $13,667,344,000 after buying an additional 434,118 shares in the last quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD lifted its holdings in American Tower by 39.6% during the 1st quarter. Price T Rowe Associates Inc. MD now owns 8,144,040 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,772,144,000 after buying an additional 2,309,627 shares in the last quarter. Deutsche Bank AG lifted its holdings in American Tower by 4.0% during the 1st quarter. Deutsche Bank AG now owns 7,383,368 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock worth $1,606,621,000 after buying an additional 285,195 shares in the last quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP lifted its stake in shares of American Tower by 1.4% in the 1st quarter. Dimensional Fund Advisors LP now owns 6,534,862 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,421,965,000 after purchasing an additional 88,120 shares during the period. Finally, Principal Financial Group Inc. lifted its stake in shares of American Tower by 3.7% in the 1st quarter. Principal Financial Group Inc. now owns 6,136,981 shares of the real estate investment trust’s stock valued at $1,335,407,000 after purchasing an additional 220,565 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 92.69% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other American Tower news, CEO Juan Font sold 720 shares of American Tower stock in a transaction dated Thursday, July 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $208.33, for a total value of $149,997.60. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 23,425 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $4,880,130.25. This trade represents a 2.98% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through the SEC website. 0.18% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $220.00 price target on American Tower and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a research note on Wednesday, October 1st. Wall Street Zen raised American Tower from a “sell” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price target on American Tower from $250.00 to $255.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Wednesday, July 30th. The Goldman Sachs Group reissued a “buy” rating on shares of American Tower in a research note on Tuesday, July 29th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group cut their price target on American Tower from $281.00 to $226.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research note on Monday. Two analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, American Tower has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $241.06.

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American Tower Price Performance

AMT opened at $183.03 on Tuesday. The company has a quick ratio of 0.95, a current ratio of 0.95 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 3.36. American Tower Corporation has a 12 month low of $172.51 and a 12 month high of $234.33. The company has a fifty day simple moving average of $198.16 and a 200 day simple moving average of $210.57. The stock has a market cap of $85.70 billion, a P/E ratio of 66.56, a P/E/G ratio of 1.13 and a beta of 0.86.

American Tower (NYSE:AMTGet Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Tuesday, July 29th. The real estate investment trust reported $2.60 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $2.59 by $0.01. American Tower had a net margin of 12.60% and a return on equity of 24.85%. The business had revenue of $2.63 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $2.58 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $2.79 EPS. The firm’s quarterly revenue was down 9.4% on a year-over-year basis. American Tower has set its FY 2025 guidance at 10.460-10.650 EPS. On average, research analysts expect that American Tower Corporation will post 10.14 EPS for the current year.

American Tower Announces Dividend

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Monday, October 20th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 30th will be paid a $1.70 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 30th. This represents a $6.80 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 3.7%. American Tower’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 247.27%.

American Tower Company Profile

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American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of over 224,000 communications sites and a highly interconnected footprint of U.S. data center facilities.

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