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American Tower (NYSE:AMT) has outperformed the market over the past 15 years by 6.15% on an annualized basis producing an average annual return of 12.93%. Currently, American Tower has a market capitalization of $123.95 billion.
Buying $1000 In AMT: If an investor had bought $1000 of AMT stock 15 years ago, it would be worth $6,261.88 today based on a price of $266.26 for AMT at the time of writing.
American Tower's Performance Over Last 15 Years
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Finally -- what's the point of all this? The key insight to take from this article is to note how much of a difference compounded returns can make in your cash growth over a period of time.
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