Albemarle Corp. vs Equinix Inc — how do they compare? Albemarle Corp. trades at $131.06 (market cap $15.27B), while Equinix Inc trades at $1,032.41 (market cap $101.87B). The key difference: Equinix Inc is far larger — about 6.7× Albemarle Corp.'s market cap, and Equinix Inc pays the higher dividend (2%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALB | EQIX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $15.27B | $101.87B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $215.62 | $1.12K |
52-Week Low | $72.58 | $726.09 |
Enterprise Value | $17.75B | $123.00B |
Dividend Yield | 1.27% | 2% |
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Albemarle is the world's largest lithium producer. Our outlook for robust lithium demand is predicated upon increased demand for electric vehicle batteries. Albemarle produces lithium from its salt brine deposits in Chile and the U.S. and its hard rock joint venture mines in Australia. Albemarle is also a global leader in the production of bromine, used in flame retardants. The company is also a major producer of oil refining catalysts.
Read more on ALB →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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