Akamai Technologies, Inc. vs Teradyne, Inc. — how do they compare? Akamai Technologies, Inc. trades at $117.29 (market cap $16.77B), while Teradyne, Inc. trades at $395 (market cap $59.34B). The key difference: Teradyne, Inc. is far larger — about 3.5× Akamai Technologies, Inc.'s market cap, and Teradyne, Inc. pays a 0.14% dividend while Akamai Technologies, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AKAM | TER | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $16.77B | $59.34B |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $161.14 | $483.84 |
52-Week Low | $71.97 | $109.30 |
Enterprise Value | $22.75B | $59.09B |
Dividend Yield | — | 0.14% |
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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 →Teradyne provides testing equipment, including automated test equipment for semiconductors, system testing for hard disk drives, circuit boards, and electronics systems and wireless testing for devices. The firm entered the industrial automation market in 2015, into which it sells collaborative and autonomous robots for factory applications. Teradyne serves numerous end markets and geographies directly and indirectly with its products, but its most significant exposure is to semiconductor testing, which made up 71% of 2021 sales. Teradyne serves vertically integrated, fabless, and foundry chipmakers with its equipment.
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