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American Tower Corporation · AMT · FY2026 Q2 · Calendar Q3 2026
American Tower raises outlook as CoreSite and tower demand strengthen
The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis for American Tower: management raised full-year tower and data-center revenue outlooks, while CoreSite growth and network-capacity demand provide support. The evidence is balanced by DISH churn, higher interest costs, currency exposure and potential carrier-spending pressure.
Reported Before market openNYSEReal Estate
$81.66B market cap
100quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
$1.86
Consensus $1.57
EPS surprise
+18.5%
Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
$2.75B
Consensus $2.70B
Revenue surprise
+1.8%
Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
+2.9%
Event window
SPY move
+0.2%
Same window
Abnormal move
+2.6%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
1.4×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
+4.1%
Up to 20 sessions
AMTSPY benchmark
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Why did AMT rise 2.9% after beating EPS estimates in FY2026 Q2?What changed in AMT's guidance and outlook in FY2026 Q2?Give me the bull and bear case for AMT after FY2026 Q2 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior quarter, management again reported raised guidance and continued CoreSite momentum, while adding Q2-specific detail on record leasing activity, the planned Stonepeak conversion, exits from the Philippines and Bangladesh, and the next phase of 5G capacity demand.
Guidance delta
Raised full-year outlook for tower and data-center revenue after a strong second quarter.
Key takeaways
- Management described strong Q2 leasing activity and double-digit growth at CoreSite.
- The company identified 5G densification, new spectrum, AI-driven traffic and eventual 6G as multi-year demand drivers.
- Capital allocation remains focused on developed-market builds, data-center capacity, buybacks and dividend growth, while DISH churn and higher interest costs remain headwinds.
Management priorities
- Expand CoreSite capacity and work toward tripling megawatts.
- Invest in domestic and developed-market tower builds, especially in Europe.
- Continue edge-computing deployments and maintain dividend growth and the remaining buyback program.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$170.78Current
$185Low
$237.57Average
$332High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted current price from FN2's market snapshot as of Sep 24, 2026. Not an FN2 forecast.
Firm-level rating actions
FMP grade actions identify the grading firm, not a named analyst.
| Firm | Rating | Prior rating | Action | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barclays | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 12, 2026 |
| TD Cowen | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Market Perform | Market Perform | Maintain | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Outperform | Peer Perform | Upgrade | Jul 9, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Sector Perform | Upgrade | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | May 19, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Sector Outperform | Sector Outperform | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Citizens | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Mizuho | Outperform | Neutral | Upgrade | Apr 15, 2026 |
| UBS | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Feb 25, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Strong Buy | Strong Buy | Maintain | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 16, 2025 |
| JMP Securities | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Apr 30, 2025 |
| Citizens Capital Markets | Market Outperform | Market Outperform | Maintain | Feb 26, 2025 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Dec 12, 2024 |
| Deutsche Bank | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 14, 2024 |
| MoffettNathanson | Outperform | Market Perform | Upgrade | Mar 30, 2023 |
| Jefferies | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 28, 2023 |
| B of A Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Argus Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 28, 2023 |
| Credit Suisse | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Feb 24, 2023 |
| Keybanc | Overweight | Downgrade | Jan 23, 2023 | |
| CFRA | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Jul 28, 2022 |
| Oppenheimer | Perform | Outperform | Downgrade | Sep 10, 2021 |
| LightShed Partners | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 13, 2021 |
| SunTrust Robinson Humphrey | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2020 |
| Edward Jones | Buy | Hold | Upgrade | Mar 25, 2020 |
| Argus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 20, 2018 |
| Guggenheim | Neutral | Buy | Downgrade | Jul 16, 2018 |
| Macquarie | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 6, 2016 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Apr 19, 2016 |
| Moffett Nathanson | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jan 11, 2016 |
| Pacific Crest | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Jul 10, 2015 |
| BTIG Research | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jun 18, 2015 |
| Nomura | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Jul 31, 2014 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 31, 2013 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Oct 31, 2013 |
| ISI Group | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | Aug 13, 2013 |
| PiperJaffray | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 28, 2013 |
| Piper Sandler | Neutral | Neutral | Maintain | Feb 28, 2013 |
| Evercore Partners | Overweight | Equal Weight | Upgrade | Jan 10, 2013 |
| Benchmark | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 1, 2012 |
| Wedbush | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | May 3, 2012 |
| Bank oferica | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Feb 22, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted current price $170.78. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $208 | $174.49 | +21.8% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Barclays | Tim Long | $198 | $174.49 | +15.9% | Aug 20, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Madison Rezaei | $214 | $173.31 | +25.3% | Jul 29, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $210 | $171.5 | +23.0% | Jul 28, 2026 |
| Wolfe Research | Andrew Rosivach | $188 | $165.04 | +10.1% | Jul 8, 2026 |
| Goldman Sachs | Analyst unavailable | $215 | $168.72 | +25.9% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $205 | $168.72 | +20.0% | Jun 26, 2026 |
| Bernstein | Analyst unavailable | $207 | $177.28 | +21.2% | May 19, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Matthew Niknam | $208 | $178.19 | +21.8% | Apr 30, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Analyst unavailable | $218 | $178.42 | +27.6% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $240 | $177.3 | +40.5% | Apr 29, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $195 | $176.99 | +14.2% | Apr 16, 2026 |
| UBS | Batya Levi | $254 | $180.11 | +48.7% | Jan 20, 2026 |
| Scotiabank | Maher Yaghi | $220 | $179.16 | +28.8% | Jan 14, 2026 |
| Mizuho Securities | Analyst unavailable | $189 | $170.37 | +10.7% | Jan 12, 2026 |
| BMO Capital | Analyst unavailable | $185 | $170.33 | +8.3% | Jan 9, 2026 |
| New Street | Analyst unavailable | $203 | $174.8 | +18.9% | Jan 5, 2026 |
| Morgan Stanley | Benjamin Swinburne | $255 | $176.18 | +49.3% | Dec 4, 2025 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $200 | $181.27 | +17.1% | Dec 1, 2025 |
| Argus Research | Marie Ferguson | $210 | $179.58 | +23.0% | Oct 30, 2025 |
| UBS | Batya Levi | $260 | $182.48 | +52.2% | Oct 29, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $210 | $191.29 | +23.0% | Oct 20, 2025 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $251 | $191.47 | +47.0% | Oct 17, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Jonathan Atkin | $220 | $193.32 | +28.8% | Oct 1, 2025 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $250 | $208.74 | +46.4% | Jul 30, 2025 |
| RBC Capital | Jonathan Atkin | $250 | $224.03 | +46.4% | May 1, 2025 |
| Morgan Stanley | Benjamin Swinbure | $250 | $217.6 | +46.4% | Mar 31, 2025 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $223 | $216.23 | +30.6% | Mar 21, 2025 |
| JMP Securities | Greg Miller | $225 | $185.08 | +31.7% | Jan 27, 2025 |
| Scotiabank | Maher Yaghi | $236 | $214.23 | +38.2% | Oct 30, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Ari Klein | $245 | $212.91 | +43.5% | Oct 29, 2024 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $255 | $220.78 | +49.3% | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $230 | $220.78 | +34.7% | Oct 10, 2024 |
| Citigroup | Michael Rollins | $255 | $237.14 | +49.3% | Sep 13, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Ari Klein | $260 | $237.14 | +52.2% | Sep 12, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vikram Malhotra | $221 | $234.91 | +29.4% | Sep 12, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Jonathan Atkin | $236 | $218.77 | +38.2% | Aug 15, 2024 |
| Scotiabank | Maher Yaghi | $248 | $220.72 | +45.2% | Jul 31, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Ari Klein | $246 | $223.05 | +44.0% | Jul 30, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | James Schneider | $230 | $194.38 | +34.7% | Jul 1, 2024 |
| BMO Capital | Ari Klein | $220 | $171.88 | +28.8% | May 1, 2024 |
| Raymond James | Richard Prentiss | $248 | $176.84 | +45.2% | May 1, 2024 |
| MoffettNathanson | Nick Del Deo | $216 | $190.17 | +26.5% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Mizuho Securities | Vikram Malhotra | $205 | $190.17 | +20.0% | Apr 8, 2024 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Ari Klein | $230 | $194.74 | +34.7% | Jul 13, 2023 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $246 | $218.12 | +44.0% | Feb 8, 2023 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $275 | $234.44 | +61.0% | Jan 13, 2023 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $254 | $228.12 | +48.7% | Jan 12, 2023 |
| Goldman Sachs | Brett Feldman | $245 | $219.3 | +43.5% | Jan 10, 2023 |
| Raymond James | Raymond James Raymond James | $233 | $220.08 | +36.4% | Nov 27, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $257 | $246.07 | +50.5% | Sep 16, 2022 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $268.24 | +69.8% | Aug 26, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $300 | $268.61 | +75.7% | Aug 4, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Analyst unavailable | $285 | $271.99 | +66.9% | Jul 29, 2022 |
| Deutsche Bank | Matthew Niknam | $270 | $257.34 | +58.1% | Jul 26, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $252 | $257.16 | +47.6% | Jul 20, 2022 |
| Citigroup | Analyst unavailable | $290 | $257.2 | +69.8% | Jul 18, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Analyst unavailable | $293 | $255.02 | +71.6% | Jun 30, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Analyst unavailable | $268 | $263.94 | +56.9% | Jun 7, 2022 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $282 | $266.73 | +65.1% | Jun 6, 2022 |
| Raymond James | Analyst unavailable | $288 | $248.82 | +68.6% | Apr 29, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Simon Flannery | $275 | $263.31 | +61.0% | Apr 11, 2022 |
| Morgan Stanley | Simon Flannery | $274 | $242.6 | +60.4% | Jan 26, 2022 |
| Jefferies | Jonathan Petersen | $332 | $264.41 | +94.4% | Jan 10, 2022 |
| Wolfe Research | Andrew Rosivach CFA | $271 | $263.24 | +58.7% | Oct 12, 2021 |
| Argus Research | Angus Kelleher-Ferguson | $300 | $277.37 | +75.7% | Aug 12, 2021 |
| Truist Financial | Gregory P Miller | $315 | $280.1 | +84.4% | Jul 30, 2021 |
| UBS | Batya Levi | $290 | $264.79 | +69.8% | Jun 7, 2021 |
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Snapshot as of publicationAmerican Tower Corporation is one of the largest global real estate investment trusts. It is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate. The Company's primary business is the leasing of space on communications sites to wireless service providers, radio and television broadcast companies, wireless data providers, government agencies and municipalities and tenants in a few other industries. The Company refers to this business, inclusive of its data center business discussed below, as its property operations.…
Historical context
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- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-07-28T16:05:55.007343+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2026-09-02T01:23:14.593608+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-09-24T00:51:06.348968+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-09-24T00:51:06.346285+00:00
Methodology
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Analyst target low, average, and high values are derived at request time from each named analyst's latest persisted FMP target. The current-price marker comes from FN2's persisted market snapshot. They are sell-side estimates, not an FN2 valuation or recommendation.
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