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AES Corp vs Equinix Inc — how do they compare? AES Corp trades at $14.62 (market cap $10.43B), while Equinix Inc trades at $1,011.21 (market cap $100.89B). The key difference: Equinix Inc is far larger — about 9.7× AES Corp's market cap, and AES Corp pays the higher dividend (4.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AES | EQIX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $10.43B | $100.89B |
Sector | Utilities | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $17.28 | $1.12K |
52-Week Low | $11.07 | $726.09 |
Enterprise Value | $39.77B | $121.17B |
Dividend Yield | 4.81% | 1.93% |
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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 →Equinix is a retail provider of data centers, enabling hundreds of enterprise tenants to house their servers and networking equipment in a collocated environment. Tenants can then connect with each other, through cloud service providers and telecom networks. Equinix operates 240 data centers in 66 markets worldwide and owns just less than half of them. The firm has roughly 10,000 customers, including 2,000 networks, that are dispersed over five verticals: Cloud and IT Services, Content Providers, Network and Mobile Services, Financial Services, and Enterprise. About 70% of Equinix's revenue comes from renting space to tenants and related services, and more than 15% comes from connecting customers with each other. Equinix operates as a real estate investment trust.
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