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Akamai Technologies, Inc. vs Canadian National Railway Co. — how do they compare? Akamai Technologies, Inc. trades at $128.44 (market cap $16.63B), while Canadian National Railway Co. trades at $122.84 (market cap $74.49B). The key difference: Canadian National Railway Co. is far larger — about 4.5× Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s market cap, and Canadian National Railway Co. pays a 2.1% dividend while Akamai Technologies, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AKAM | CNI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $16.63B | $74.49B |
Sector | Technology | Industrials |
52-Week High | $161.14 | $122.78 |
52-Week Low | $70.53 | $90.91 |
Enterprise Value | $21.56B | $89.95B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.1% |
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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 →Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.
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