American Electric Power Company Inc vs Freeport-McMoRan Inc — how do they compare? American Electric Power Company Inc trades at $125.5 (market cap $67.86B), while Freeport-McMoRan Inc trades at $66.88 (market cap $96.91B). The key difference: Freeport-McMoRan Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and American Electric Power Company Inc pays the higher dividend (3.05%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AEP | FCX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $67.86B | $96.91B |
Sector | Utilities | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $138.69 | $71.73 |
52-Week Low | $106.44 | $35.34 |
Enterprise Value | $120.75B | $103.19B |
Dividend Yield | 3.05% | 0.87% |
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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 →Freeport-McMoRan Inc is an international mining company. It operates geographically diverse assets with proven and probable mineral reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum. The company's portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia
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