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American Tower Corporation reported Q3-2024 and announced the sale of its India business. The stock is still hanging on to hopes of a return to the glory days. The reality is that the larger company is struggling to get anywhere near the traction it got in its heyday.

AMT's Q3 results reflect a year over year rise in revenues and strong organic tenant billing growth. However, it has lowered its 2024 outlook.

American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT ) Q3 2024 Earnings Call Transcript October 29, 2024 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Adam Smith - SVP of IR & FP&A Steve Vondran - President and CEO Rod Smith - EVP, CFO, and Treasurer Conference Call Participants Ric Prentiss - Raymond James David Barden - Bank of America Simon Flannery - Morgan Stanley James Schneider - Goldman Sachs Batya Levi - UBS Nick Del Deo - MoffettNathanson Brandon Nispel - KeyBanc Capital Markets Richard Choe - JPMorgan Operator Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for standing-by. Welcome to the American Tower Third Quarter 2024 Earnings Conference Call.

While the top- and bottom-line numbers for American Tower (AMT) give a sense of how the business performed in the quarter ended September 2024, it could be worth looking at how some of its key metrics compare to Wall Street estimates and year-ago values.

American Tower (AMT) came out with quarterly funds from operations (FFO) of $2.64 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $2.54 per share. This compares to FFO of $2.58 per share a year ago.

Real estate investment trust American Tower missed estimates for third-quarter revenue on Tuesday due to diminished customer spending in its leasing business.

AMT's Q3 earnings are likely to have been hurt by high interest expenses and elevated churn despite solid demand for its communication real estate portfolio.

U.S. equity markets snapped a six-week winning streak, while benchmark interest rates surged to three-month highs as investors braced for a volatile two-week stretch of market-moving events. Another surprisingly solid slate of domestic economic data - highlighted by improved jobless claims and consumer sentiment reports - lifted the U.S. Economic Surprise Index to the highest-level since April. Retreating from record-highs, the S&P 500 finished lower by 1% on the week, declining for just the second time in the past twelve weeks. Rate-sensitive segments and small-caps were laggards.