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ConsensusHold21 ratings
Bullish1466.7%
Neutral29.5%
Bearish523.8%
Iron Mountain Incorporated · IRM · FY2024 Q4 · Calendar Q1 2025
Iron Mountain emphasizes growth portfolio while investors weigh execution risks
The supplied analysis supports a constructive operating thesis for Iron Mountain: recurring revenue, cross-selling and growth in digital solutions, data centers and asset lifecycle management could sustain expansion. The evidence is balanced by execution risks around capex, leasing quality, pricing, churn and component-related restrictions; the negative market reaction suggests that strong operating commentary did not fully resolve those concerns.
Reported Before market openNYSEReal Estate
$34.10B market cap
80quality score
Earnings scorecard
Reported versus consensus
Reported EPS
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Consensus $1.20
EPS surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Reported revenue
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Consensus $1.60B
Revenue surprise
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Reported versus consensus
Market reaction
prior-close to event-session close
Stock move
-7.3%
Event window
SPY move
+1.1%
Same window
Abnormal move
-8.3%
Stock minus SPY
Volume
2.4×
Versus trailing sessions
Subsequent drift
-9.1%
Up to 20 sessions
IRMSPY benchmark
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What drove IRM's -7.3% move after FY2024 Q4 earnings?What changed in IRM's guidance and outlook in FY2024 Q4?Give me the bull and bear case for IRM after FY2024 Q4 earnings.
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What changed
Relative to the prior-quarter analysis, the emphasis shifted from near-term leasing progress and construction milestones toward a broader capacity and partnership expansion plan, including the Ooredoo joint venture and continued ALM acquisitions. Capex was characterized as stable rather than increasing, while analyst concerns became more focused on data-center pricing, leasing quality and demand durability.
Guidance delta
Management guidance sentiment was maintained in the supplied analysis; no new guidance change is indicated.
Key takeaways
- Management described continued momentum in digital solutions, data centers and asset lifecycle management.
- The growth plan relies on recurring revenue, cross-selling, capacity expansion and acquisitions.
- The main debate is whether data-center demand and pricing can support planned investment without sacrificing margins.
- The negative market reaction highlights a gap between operational confidence and investor expectations.
Management priorities
- Expand data-center capacity and the related land bank.
- Scale the Ooredoo joint venture across Middle Eastern markets.
- Grow the InSight DXP platform and AI-enabled use cases.
- Expand asset lifecycle management through organic growth and acquisitions.
- Maintain capital expenditure to support stated growth initiatives.
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Analyst 52W Price Targets
$114.6Previous close
$58Low
$120.46Average
$155High
Latest persisted target per named analyst; persisted previous close from FN2's market snapshot as of Oct 14, 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 | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Truist Securities | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Aug 6, 2026 |
| JP Morgan | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | May 1, 2026 |
| Freedom Broker | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Mar 4, 2026 |
| RBC Capital | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Nov 27, 2024 |
| Stifel | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Aug 2, 2024 |
| Exane BNP Paribas | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Credit Suisse | Underperform | Underperform | Maintain | Feb 25, 2022 |
| Baird | Neutral | Underperform | Upgrade | Aug 2, 2019 |
| Bank of America | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 11, 2019 |
| B of A Securities | Underperform | Neutral | Downgrade | Jul 11, 2019 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Hold | Buy | Downgrade | Oct 26, 2018 |
| Berenberg | Buy | Buy | Maintain | Sep 20, 2018 |
| Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | Outperform | Maintain | Oct 18, 2017 |
| Deutsche Bank | Sell | Hold | Downgrade | Jun 7, 2017 |
| Jefferies | Underperform | Hold | Downgrade | Jun 2, 2015 |
| PiperJaffray | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Piper Sandler | Overweight | Overweight | Maintain | Sep 20, 2012 |
| Citigroup | Buy | Neutral | Upgrade | May 4, 2012 |
Named analyst price targets
Upside is calculated against the persisted previous close $114.6. FMP does not supply a rating on these named-analyst rows.
| Firm | Analyst | 52W target | Price when posted | Upside | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Redburn Partners | Analyst unavailable | $132 | $114.34 | +15.2% | Sep 21, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $144 | $116.86 | +25.7% | Sep 8, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Analyst unavailable | $155 | $122.47 | +35.3% | Aug 27, 2026 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $140 | $127.13 | +22.2% | Aug 6, 2026 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $143 | $126.31 | +24.8% | Jul 1, 2026 |
| Truist Financial | Tobey Sommer | $140 | $126.66 | +22.2% | May 1, 2026 |
| Loop Capital Markets | Zhiger Kurmet | $130 | $107 | +13.4% | Mar 4, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $127 | $110.29 | +10.8% | Feb 23, 2026 |
| Barclays | Analyst unavailable | $126 | $90.4 | +9.9% | Jan 13, 2026 |
| Jefferies | Jonathan Petersen | $120 | $99.89 | +4.7% | Sep 22, 2025 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $135 | $123.42 | +17.8% | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Goldman Sachs | George Tong | $130 | $122 | +13.4% | Oct 16, 2024 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $133 | $118.84 | +16.1% | Oct 9, 2024 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Shlomo Rosenbaum | $140 | $115.36 | +22.2% | Sep 23, 2024 |
| Wells Fargo | Eric Luebchow | $90 | $78.61 | -21.5% | Mar 15, 2024 |
| RBC Capital | Jonathan Atkin | $68 | $59.84 | -40.7% | Aug 22, 2023 |
| RBC Capital | Analyst unavailable | $58 | $52.26 | -49.4% | Dec 16, 2022 |
| BNP Paribas | Analyst unavailable | $66 | $55.54 | -42.4% | Dec 14, 2022 |
| Barclays | Brendan Lynch | $58 | $49.46 | -49.4% | Jun 25, 2022 |
| Stifel Nicolaus | Shlomo Rosenbaum | $62 | $55.42 | -45.9% | Apr 16, 2022 |
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Snapshot as of publicationEstablished in 1951, Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) has become the world's foremost authority in storage and information management solutions. More than 225,000 organizations globally trust Iron Mountain with their critical assets. With an extensive physical infrastructure spanning over 90 million square feet, the company operates approximately 1,450 facilities in around 50 countries. Within this vast network, Iron Mountain safeguards billions of valued items, including vital corporate records, highly confidential digital assets, and invaluable cultural and historical artifacts. Their comprehensive suite of offerings encompasses secure document archiving, robust information governance, digital transformation initiatives, confidential destruction services, along with advanced data centers, cloud computing solutions, and specialized art storage and logistics. These services empower clients to mitigate costs and risks, ensure regulatory compliance, facilitate swift disaster recovery, and enable a more efficient, digital-first operational model.
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Sources
- Earnings call transcript and parsed analysis · 2026-05-11T10:29:34.698584+00:00
- FN2 earnings calendar · 2025-01-30T00:03:07.291072+00:00
- Polygon adjusted daily market bars · 2026-10-14T06:40:42.573454+00:00
- Financial Modeling Prep analyst price-target consensus and quote snapshot · 2026-10-14T06:40:42.570648+00:00
Methodology
Reported and consensus figures come from FN2's earnings event records. Market reaction and volume are calculated from daily adjusted bars around the event; abnormal move subtracts the SPY move over the same window.
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.
Transcript intelligence is a structured synthesis of the current and prior earnings-call analyses. Missing values stay missing and are never estimated.
By FN2 Research · Updated · As of 2026-10-14. For educational purposes only; not investment advice.