American Tower Is Trading at High Multiples amid Global Expansion

REITs are usually valued using price-to-FFO multiples, since this ratio requires adding back depreciation and makes other adjustments that help in correctly determining a REIT’s income. American Tower (AMT) is currently trading at a trailing-12-month price-to-FFO ratio of 20.2x compared with its peer group average of 18.7x, which suggests that the company is being traded at a premium compared to its peers. Players in the peer group include Crown Castle (CCI), SBA Communications (SBAC), Realty Income (O), and Simon Property Group (SPG).