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Iron Mountain (IRM) Stock Price, News & Analysis

$116.45
+0.53 (+0.46%)
(As of 09/18/2024 ET)

About Iron Mountain Stock (NYSE:IRM)

Key Stats

Today's Range
$115.38
$118.17
50-Day Range
$94.52
$118.19
52-Week Range
$56.51
$118.46
Volume
1.28 million shs
Average Volume
1.63 million shs
Market Capitalization
$34.14 billion
P/E Ratio
176.44
Dividend Yield
2.46%
Price Target
$99.83
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy

Company Overview

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE: IRM) is a global leader in information management services. Founded in 1951 and trusted by more than 240,000 customers worldwide, Iron Mountain serves to protect and elevate the power of our customers' work. Through a range of offerings including digital transformation, data centers, secure records storage, information management, asset lifecycle management, secure destruction and art storage and logistics, Iron Mountain helps businesses bring light to their dark data, enabling customers to unlock value and intelligence from their stored digital and physical assets at speed and with security, while helping them meet their environmental goals.

Iron Mountain Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

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Overall MarketRank™: 82nd Percentile

Iron Mountain scored higher than 82% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

  • Consensus Rating

    Iron Mountain has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.67, and is based on 5 buy ratings, no hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

  • Amount of Analyst Coverage

    Iron Mountain has only been the subject of 4 research reports in the past 90 days.

  • Read more about Iron Mountain's stock forecast and price target.
  • Earnings Growth

    Earnings for Iron Mountain are expected to grow by 8.63% in the coming year, from $4.17 to $4.53 per share.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

    The P/E ratio of Iron Mountain is 176.44, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 135.39.

  • Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

    The P/E ratio of Iron Mountain is 176.44, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Real Estate sector average P/E ratio of about 232.71.

  • Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

    Iron Mountain has a PEG Ratio of 6.85. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

  • Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

    Iron Mountain has a P/B Ratio of 159.52. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

  • Read more about Iron Mountain's valuation and earnings.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.38% of the outstanding shares of Iron Mountain have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Iron Mountain has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Iron Mountain has recently decreased by 13.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • Dividend Yield

    Iron Mountain pays a meaningful dividend of 2.28%, higher than the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

  • Dividend Growth

    Iron Mountain does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

  • Dividend Coverage

    The dividend payout ratio of Iron Mountain is 433.33%. Payout ratios above 75% are not desirable because they may not be sustainable.

  • Dividend Sustainability

    Based on earnings estimates, Iron Mountain will have a dividend payout ratio of 63.13% next year. This indicates that Iron Mountain will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

  • Read more about Iron Mountain's dividend.
  • Percentage of Shares Shorted

    3.38% of the outstanding shares of Iron Mountain have been sold short.
  • Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

    Iron Mountain has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 4.9.
  • Change versus previous month

    Short interest in Iron Mountain has recently decreased by 13.66%, indicating that investor sentiment is improving significantly.
  • News Sentiment

    Iron Mountain has a news sentiment score of 0.89. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.51 average news sentiment score of Real Estate companies.
  • News Coverage This Week

    MarketBeat has tracked 17 news articles for Iron Mountain this week, compared to 9 articles on an average week.
  • Search Interest

    Only 21 people have searched for IRM on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -25% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • MarketBeat Follows

    Only 12 people have added Iron Mountain to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of -52% compared to the previous 30 days.
  • Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

    In the past three months, Iron Mountain insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $7,014,232.00 in company stock.

  • Percentage Held by Insiders

    Only 2.10% of the stock of Iron Mountain is held by insiders.

  • Percentage Held by Institutions

    80.13% of the stock of Iron Mountain is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

  • Read more about Iron Mountain's insider trading history.

IRM Stock News Headlines

Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) Short Interest Update
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IRM Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

Iron Mountain's stock was trading at $69.98 at the beginning of the year. Since then, IRM stock has increased by 66.4% and is now trading at $116.45.
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Iron Mountain Incorporated (NYSE:IRM) posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, August, 1st. The financial services provider reported $0.42 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $1.01 by $0.59. Iron Mountain's quarterly revenue was up 13.0% compared to the same quarter last year.
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Iron Mountain subsidiaries include these companies: NxtGen Data Center & Cloud Services, EvoSwitch, IO.com, Bonded Services Group, Fortrust, EAC Invest, Fairfield Fine Art, and others.

Top institutional shareholders of Iron Mountain include Daiwa Securities Group Inc. (1.54%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (1.46%), Legal & General Group Plc (1.33%) and AGF Management Ltd. (0.77%). Insiders that own company stock include William L Meaney, Barry Hytinen, Deborah Marson, Mark Kidd, Walter C Rakowich, Robin Matlock, Greg W Mcintosh, Wendy J Murdock, Jennifer Allerton, John Tomovcsik, Edward Baker-Greene, Deirdre Evens and Daniel Borges.
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Shares of IRM stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.
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Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Iron Mountain investors own include Home Depot (HD), AT&T (T), StoneMor (STON), AbbVie (ABBV), Enterprise Products Partners (EPD), Kinder Morgan (KMI) and Verizon Communications (VZ).

Company Calendar

Ex-Dividend for 7/5 Dividend
6/17/2024
Dividend Payable
7/05/2024
Last Earnings
8/01/2024
Ex-Dividend for 10/3 Dividend
9/16/2024
Today
9/18/2024
Dividend Payable
10/03/2024
Next Earnings (Estimated)
11/07/2024
Fiscal Year End
12/31/2024

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Industry
REIT - Specialty
Sub-Industry
Diversified Support Services
CUSIP
46284610
Employees
27,000
Year Founded
1951

Price Target and Rating

Average Stock Price Target
$99.83
High Stock Price Target
$121.00
Low Stock Price Target
$44.00
Potential Upside/Downside
-14.3%
Consensus Rating
Moderate Buy
Rating Score (0-4)
2.67
Research Coverage
6 Analysts

Profitability

Net Income
$184.23 million
Pretax Margin
4.83%

Debt

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales
$5.82 billion
Cash Flow
$4.63 per share
Book Value
$0.73 per share

Miscellaneous

Free Float
286,977,000
Market Cap
$34.14 billion
Optionable
Optionable
Beta
1.00

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Should I Buy Iron Mountain Stock? IRM Pros and Cons Explained

These pros and cons were generated based on recent news and financial data from MarketBeat in order to provide readers with the fastest and most accurate insights. They were last updated on Tuesday, September 3, 2024. Please send any questions or comments about these Iron Mountain pros and cons to contact@marketbeat.com.

Iron Mountain
Bull Case

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Here are some ways that investors could benefit from investing in Iron Mountain Incorporated:

  • Iron Mountain has a strong track record of increasing dividends, with a recent quarterly dividend increase from $0.65 to $0.715 per share, indicating a commitment to rewarding shareholders.
  • Analysts have set new price targets for Iron Mountain, with an average target price of $99.83, suggesting potential for stock price appreciation.
  • Institutional investors and hedge funds own a significant portion (80.13%) of Iron Mountain's stock, indicating confidence in the company's performance and future prospects.
  • Iron Mountain's revenue has been growing, with a 13.0% increase compared to the same quarter last year, demonstrating positive financial performance.
  • Insiders have been actively buying and selling Iron Mountain stock, with recent transactions indicating both confidence in the company's future and profit-taking opportunities.

Iron Mountain
Bear Case

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Investors should be bearish about investing in Iron Mountain Incorporated for these reasons:

  • Iron Mountain's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is high at 433.33%, which may raise concerns about the sustainability of dividend payments in the long term.

This page (NYSE:IRM) was last updated on 9/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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