AFLAC Incorporated vs Equinix Inc — how do they compare? AFLAC Incorporated trades at $121.06 (market cap $60.70B), while Equinix Inc trades at $1,032.41 (market cap $101.87B). The key difference: Equinix Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and AFLAC Incorporated pays the higher dividend (2.02%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AFL | EQIX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $60.70B | $101.87B |
Sector | Financials | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $129.55 | $1.12K |
52-Week Low | $103.55 | $726.09 |
Enterprise Value | $70.65B | $123.00B |
Dividend Yield | 2.02% | 2% |
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Aflac Inc offers supplemental health insurance and life insurance in the two largest insurance markets in the world, the U.S. and Japan. In addition to its cancer policies, the company has broadened its product offerings to include accidents, disability, and long-term-care insurance. It markets its products through independent distributors, selling most of its policies directly to consumers at their places of work.
Read more on AFL →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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