American Tower Boosts Data Power: New 400G AWS Connections To Fuel AI And Big Data At Key US Data Centers
Written by Emily J. Thompson, Senior Investment Analyst
Updated: Oct 03 2024
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Source: Benzinga
CoreSite Expansion and AWS Partnership: American Tower's subsidiary, CoreSite, announced the launch of AWS Direct Connect's 400 Gbps Dedicated Connections at select U.S. locations, including an upcoming expansion of its Silicon Valley campus with a new data center expected to be completed by late 2024.
Financial Performance and Stock Update: American Tower reported a 4.6% revenue growth in Q2 2024, with AFFO per share increasing by 9.8%. However, AMT shares are currently down 0.74%, trading at $230.17.
Analyst Views on AMZN
Wall Street analysts forecast AMZN stock price to rise over the next 12 months. According to Wall Street analysts, the average 1-year price target for AMZN is 294.69 USD with a low forecast of 250.00 USD and a high forecast of 340.00 USD. However, analyst price targets are subjective and often lag stock prices, so investors should focus on the objective reasons behind analyst rating changes, which better reflect the company's fundamentals.
47 Analyst Rating
46 Buy
1 Hold
0 Sell
Strong Buy
Current: 231.310
Low
250.00
Averages
294.69
High
340.00
Current: 231.310
Low
250.00
Averages
294.69
High
340.00
About AMZN
Amazon.com, Inc. provides a range of products and services to customers. The products offered through its stores include merchandise and content it has purchased for resale and products offered by third-party sellers. The Company’s segments include North America, International and Amazon Web Services (AWS). It serves consumers through its online and physical stores and focuses on selection, price, and convenience. Customers access its offerings through its websites, mobile apps, Alexa, devices, streaming, and physically visiting its stores. It also manufactures and sells electronic devices, including Kindle, Fire tablet, Fire TV, Echo, Ring, Blink, and eero, and develops and produces media content. It serves developers and enterprises of all sizes, including start-ups, government agencies, and academic institutions, through AWS, which offers a set of on-demand technology services, including compute, storage, database, analytics, and machine learning, and other services.
About the author
Emily J. Thompson
Emily J. Thompson, a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) with 12 years in investment research, graduated with honors from the Wharton School. Specializing in industrial and technology stocks, she provides in-depth analysis for Intellectia’s earnings and market brief reports.
