Crown Castle (CCI) Q2 FFO & Revenues Rise Y/Y, '18 View Up
Posted on Thursday July 19, 2018

Extensive tower portfolio, higher revenues from new leasing activity and contracted tenant escalation buoy Crown Castle's (CCI) Q2 results. Also, the company raises outlook for 2018.

Sustainable investing grows in popularity, but is dogged by performance questions
Posted on Tuesday July 17, 2018

It sounds like an unbeatable deal for investors: a way to not only grow wealth but to do so with better performance than the overall market and while acting in concert with their moral values. This is the promise of sustainable investing, one of the trendiest strategies on Wall Street, but one where the effectiveness remains highly debated and skepticism about long-term performance is preventing even more broad-based adoption. Proponents argue that the stocks or bonds with higher ESG scores will also see better long-term performance relative to benchmark indexes like the S&P 500 (SPX) .

Could It Be a Good Time to Invest in American Tower?
Posted on Tuesday July 17, 2018

Since price-to-FFO (funds from operations) ratios consider depreciation and other adjustments, they’re suitable for valuing REITs. While American Tower’s (AMT) TTM (trailing-12-month) price-to-FFO ratio is 22.1x, main competitors Crown Castle (CCI), Realty Income (O), and Simon Property (SPG) have TTM price-to-FFO ratios of 25.9x, 18.9x, and 15.1x, respectively, meaning AMT is trading at a discount to Crown Castle but at a premium to Realty Income and Simon Property.

Why Wall Street Loves American Tower
Posted on Tuesday July 17, 2018

American Tower’s (AMT) consistently strong performance and encouraging outlook for 2018 have instilled confidence among analysts, as reflected in their ratings. Analysts’ target price of $158.50 for AMT implies a 10.7% rise from its current price of $143.23. In 2017, the stock gained 33.5%.