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American Electric Power Company Inc vs Yum! Brands, Inc. — how do they compare? American Electric Power Company Inc trades at $135.67 (market cap $74.83B), while Yum! Brands, Inc. trades at $167.25 (market cap $46.16B). The key difference: American Electric Power Company Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and American Electric Power Company Inc pays the higher dividend (2.76%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AEP | YUM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.83B | $46.16B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $138.69 | $168.16 |
52-Week Low | $103.96 | $138.21 |
Enterprise Value | $126.09B | $57.43B |
Dividend Yield | 2.76% | 1.79% |
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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 →Yum Brands is a U.S.-based restaurant operator featuring a portfolio of four brands: KFC (26,930 global units), Pizza Hut (18,380 units), Taco Bell (7,790 units), and The Habit Burger (310 units) at year-end 2021. With $58 billion in 2021 systemwide sales, the firm is the second-largest restaurant company in the world, behind McDonald's ($112.5 billion) but ahead of Restaurant Brands International ($36 billion) and Starbucks ($25 billion). Yum is 98% franchised, with the largest franchisee, Yum China, created via a 2016 spinoff transaction (after which Yum China agreed to pay 3% royalties to Yum Brands in perpetuity). Yum is the newest evolution of Tricon Brands, formerly a division of PepsiCo, and generates the bulk of its revenue from franchise royalties and marketing contributions.
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