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AMT vs DX

Side-by-side comparison of American Tower Corporation (REIT) (AMT) and Dynex Capital Inc. (DX): market cap, price performance, sector, and recent activity on the wire.

Summary

  • Both AMT and DX operate in Real Estate Investment Trusts (Real Estate), so they compete in similar markets.
  • AMT is the larger of the two at $84.51B, about 30.6x DX ($2.76B).
  • Over the past year, AMT is down 3.2% and DX is down 18.4% - AMT leads by 15.2 points.
  • DX has been more active in the news (11 items in the past 4 weeks vs 3 for AMT).
  • AMT has more recent analyst coverage (25 ratings vs 6 for DX).
PerformanceAMT-3.17%DX-18.37%
2025-10-17+0.00%2026-10-16
MetricAMTDX
Company
American Tower Corporation (REIT)
Dynex Capital Inc.
Price
$185.21+2.14%
$10.94-1.66%
Market cap
$84.51B
$2.76B
1M return
+5.49%
-11.03%
1Y return
-3.17%
-18.37%
Industry
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Real Estate Investment Trusts
Exchange
NYSE
NYSE
IPO
News (4w)
3
11
Recent ratings
25
6
AMT

American Tower Corporation (REIT)

American Tower, one of the largest global REITs, is a leading independent owner, operator and developer of multitenant communications real estate with a portfolio of approximately 181,000 communications sites.

DX

Dynex Capital Inc.

Dynex Capital, Inc., a mortgage real estate investment trust, invests in mortgage-backed securities (MBS) on a leveraged basis in the United States. It invests in agency and non-agency MBS consisting of residential MBS, commercial MBS (CMBS), and CMBS interest-only securities. Agency MBS have a guaranty of principal payment by an agency of the U.S. government or a U.S. government-sponsored entity, such as Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. Non-Agency MBS have no such guaranty of payment. The company has qualified as a real estate investment trust for federal income tax purposes. It generally would not be subject to federal income taxes if it distributes at least 90% of its taxable income to its stockholders. Dynex Capital, Inc. was founded in 1987 and is headquartered in Glen Allen, Virginia.

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