American Electric Power Company Inc vs Akamai Technologies, Inc. — how do they compare? American Electric Power Company Inc trades at $123.63 (market cap $67.28B), while Akamai Technologies, Inc. trades at $116.86 (market cap $16.77B). The key difference: American Electric Power Company Inc is far larger — about 4× Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s market cap, and American Electric Power Company Inc pays a 3.07% dividend while Akamai Technologies, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AEP | AKAM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $67.28B | $16.77B |
Sector | Utilities | Technology |
52-Week High | $138.69 | $161.14 |
52-Week Low | $106.44 | $71.97 |
Enterprise Value | $120.17B | $22.75B |
Dividend Yield | 3.07% | — |
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American Electric Power is one of the largest regulated utilities in the United States, providing electricity generation, transmission, and distribution to more than 5 million customers in 11 states. About 43% of AEP's of capacity is coal, with the remainder from a mix of natural gas (27%), renewable energy and hydro (19%), nuclear (7%), and demand response (4%). Vertically integrated utilities, transmission and distribution, and generation and marketing support earnings.
Read more on AEP →Akamai operates a content delivery network, or CDN, which entails locating servers at the edges of networks so its customers, which store content on Akamai servers, can reach their own customers faster, more securely, and with better quality. Akamai has over 325,000 servers distributed over 4,000 points of presence in more than 1,000 cities worldwide. Its customers generally include media companies, which stream video content or make video games available for download, and other enterprises that run interactive or high-traffic websites, such as e-commerce firms and financial institutions. Akamai also has a significant security business, which is integrated with its core web and media businesses to protect its customers from cyberthreats.
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