Akamai Technologies, Inc. vs Crown Castle International Corp — how do they compare? Akamai Technologies, Inc. trades at $117.2 (market cap $16.77B), while Crown Castle International Corp trades at $73.8 (market cap $31.33B). The key difference: Crown Castle International Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and Crown Castle International Corp pays a 5.77% dividend while Akamai Technologies, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AKAM | CCI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $16.77B | $31.33B |
Sector | Technology | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $161.14 | $103.79 |
52-Week Low | $71.97 | $73.61 |
Enterprise Value | $22.75B | $53.69B |
Dividend Yield | — | 5.77% |
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Akamai operates a content delivery network, or CDN, which entails locating servers at the edges of networks so its customers, which store content on Akamai servers, can reach their own customers faster, more securely, and with better quality. Akamai has over 325,000 servers distributed over 4,000 points of presence in more than 1,000 cities worldwide. Its customers generally include media companies, which stream video content or make video games available for download, and other enterprises that run interactive or high-traffic websites, such as e-commerce firms and financial institutions. Akamai also has a significant security business, which is integrated with its core web and media businesses to protect its customers from cyberthreats.
Read more on AKAM →Crown Castle International owns and leases roughly 40,000 cell towers in the United States. It also owns more than 85,000 route miles of fiber. It leases space on its towers to wireless service providers, which install equipment on the towers to support their wireless networks. The company's fiber is primarily leased by wireless service providers to set up small-cell network infrastructure and by enterprises for their internal connection needs. Crown Castle's towers and fiber are predominantly located in the largest U.S. cities. The company has a very concentrated customer base, with more than 70% of its revenue coming from the big three U.S. mobile carriers. Crown Castle operates as a real estate investment trust.
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