AES Corp vs Micron Technology, Inc. — how do they compare? AES Corp trades at $14.72 (market cap $10.51B), while Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $898.4 (market cap $972.41B). The key difference: Micron Technology, Inc. is far larger — about 92.5× AES Corp's market cap, and AES Corp pays the higher dividend (4.78%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AES | MU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $10.51B | $972.41B |
Sector | Utilities | Technology |
52-Week High | $17.28 | $1.21K |
52-Week Low | $12.51 | $115.79 |
Enterprise Value | $40.77B | $952.76B |
Dividend Yield | 4.78% | 0.06% |
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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 →Micron historically focused on designing and manufacturing DRAM for PCs. The firm then expanded into the NAND flash memory market. It increased its DRAM scale with the purchase of Elpida (completed in mid-2013) and Inotera (completed in December 2016). The firm's DRAM and NAND products tailored to PCs, data centers, smartphones, game consoles, automotives, and other computing devices.
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