Akamai Technologies, Inc. vs Digital Realty Trust, Inc. — how do they compare? Akamai Technologies, Inc. trades at $117 (market cap $16.91B), while Digital Realty Trust, Inc. trades at $191.45 (market cap $70.79B). The key difference: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is far larger — about 4.2× Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s market cap, and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. pays a 2.55% dividend while Akamai Technologies, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AKAM | DLR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $16.91B | $70.79B |
Sector | Technology | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $161.14 | $203.91 |
52-Week Low | $71.97 | $147.93 |
Enterprise Value | $22.89B | $89.50B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.55% |
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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 →Digital Realty owns and operates nearly 300 data centers worldwide. It has more than 35 million rentable square feet across five continents. Digital's offerings range from retail co-location, where an enterprise may rent a single cabinet and rely on Digital to provide all the accommodations, to cold shells, where hyperscale cloud service providers can simply rent much, or all, of a barren, power-connected building. In recent years, Digital Realty has de-emphasized cold shells and now primarily provides higher-level service to tenants, which outsource their related IT needs to Digital. Digital Realty has also moved more into the co-location business, increasingly serving enterprises and facilitating network connections. Digital Realty operates as a real estate investment trust.
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