American Electric Power Company Inc vs Extra Space Storage, Inc. — how do they compare? American Electric Power Company Inc trades at $123.61 (market cap $67.28B), while Extra Space Storage, Inc. trades at $146.41 (market cap $30.96B). The key difference: American Electric Power Company Inc is far larger — about 2.2× Extra Space Storage, Inc.'s market cap, and Extra Space Storage, Inc. pays the higher dividend (4.42%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AEP | EXR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $67.28B | $30.96B |
Sector | Utilities | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $138.69 | $152.85 |
52-Week Low | $106.44 | $126.67 |
Enterprise Value | $120.17B | $44.68B |
Dividend Yield | 3.07% | 4.42% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →Extra Space Storage is a fully integrated real estate investment trust that owns, operates, and manages almost 2,100 self-storage properties in 41 states, with over 160 million net rentable square feet of storage space. Of these properties, approximately one half is wholly owned, while some facilities are owned through joint ventures and others are owned by third parties and managed by Extra Space Storage in exchange for a management fee.
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