AES Corp vs American Tower Corp — how do they compare? AES Corp trades at $14.7 (market cap $10.49B), while American Tower Corp trades at $169.49 (market cap $79.00B). The key difference: American Tower Corp is far larger — about 7.5× AES Corp's market cap, and AES Corp pays the higher dividend (4.79%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AES | AMT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $10.49B | $79.00B |
Sector | Utilities | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $17.28 | $211.88 |
52-Week Low | $12.51 | $162.11 |
Enterprise Value | $40.75B | $122.53B |
Dividend Yield | 4.79% | 4.12% |
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AES is a global power company operating across 14 countries and 4 continents. Its current generation portfolio as of year-end 2021 consists of over 31 gigawatts of generation, with the generation mix composed of renewables (43%), gas (32%), coal (23%), and oil (2%). The company has 3.5 gigawatts of generation under construction. AES has majority ownership and operates six electric utilities distributing power to 2.6 million customers.
Read more on AES →American Tower owns and operates more than 220,000 cell towers throughout the U.S., Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. It also owns and/or operates 25 data centers in eight U.S. markets after acquiring CoreSite. On its towers, the company has a very concentrated customer base, with most revenue in each market being generated by just the top few mobile carriers. The company operates more than 40,000 towers in the U.S., which accounted for more than half of its total revenue in 2021. Outside the U.S., American Tower's greatest presence is in India and Brazil, where it operates roughly 75,000 and 19,000 towers, respectively. American Tower operates as a real estate investment trust.
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