Advertisement
Australia markets open in 9 hours 59 minutes
  • ALL ORDS

    8,015.80
    +72.20 (+0.91%)
     
  • AUD/USD

    0.6644
    +0.0031 (+0.47%)
     
  • ASX 200

    7,778.10
    +77.80 (+1.01%)
     
  • OIL

    80.87
    +0.54 (+0.67%)
     
  • GOLD

    2,337.60
    +8.60 (+0.37%)
     
  • Bitcoin AUD

    97,520.44
    -653.14 (-0.67%)
     
  • CMC Crypto 200

    1,349.11
    -40.29 (-2.90%)
     

Here’s Why American Tower Corporation (AMT) Fell in Q1

Carillon Tower Advisers, an investment management company, released its “Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund” first quarter 2024 investor letter. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here.  The S&P 500 Index continued its recent all-time high, beginning the year's first quarter at a robust 10.6%. This quarter's results followed a common pattern to much of 2023: large outperforming small and growth outperforming value. Energy was the best-performing sector while real estate investment trusts (REITs) were the only sector with negative returns. In addition, you can check the top 5 holdings of the fund to know its best picks in 2024.

Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund highlighted stocks like American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT), in the first quarter 2024 investor letter. American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) is a multitenant communications real estate operator. The one-month return of American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) was 4.23%, and its shares gained 2.01% of their value over the last 52 weeks. On June 10, 2024, American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) stock closed at $194.72 per share with a market capitalization of $90.939 billion.

Carillon Eagle Growth & Income Fund stated the following regarding American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) in its first quarter 2024 investor letter:

"American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) detracted from performance due to a move higher in interest rates throughout the first quarter. Recall that REITs are viewed as benefitting from lower interest rates and therefore tend to perform poorly as interest rates rise."

A wide angled view of a high-rise office building, the windows reflecting a nearby cityscape.

ADVERTISEMENT

American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) is not on our list of 31 Most Popular Stocks Among Hedge Funds. As per our database, 56 hedge fund portfolios held American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) at the end of the first quarter which was 56 in the previous quarter. While we acknowledge the potential of American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) as an investment, our conviction lies in the belief that AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is as promising as NVIDIA but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

In another article, we discussed American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) and shared the list of biggest real estate companies in the US in 2024. Baron Real Estate Fund commented about American Tower Corporation (NYSE:AMT) in its first quarter investor letter. In addition, please check out our hedge fund investor letters Q1 2024 page for more investor letters from hedge funds and other leading investors.

READ NEXT: Michael Burry Is Selling These Stocks and A New Dawn Is Coming to US Stocks.

Disclosure: None. This article is originally published at Insider Monkey.