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Alcon AG vs Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $66.64 (market cap $32.69B), while Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc trades at $48.28 (market cap $8.61B). The key difference: Alcon AG is far larger — about 3.8× Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc's market cap, and Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc pays the higher dividend (5.83%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | ARE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $32.69B | $8.61B |
Sector | Health | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $92.22 | $87.45 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $40.41 |
Enterprise Value | $36.28B | $21.07B |
Dividend Yield | 0.54% | 5.83% |
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Alcon, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is the global eyecare leader with a diverse portfolio in ophthalmology including contact lenses, eye drops, surgical equipment, and related surgical products. Novartis purchased Alcon from Nestle in 2010 and, following nine years as a Novartis subsidiary, the company was spun off as a public company in April 2019. The company reports five distinct segments: implantables (16% of revenue), consumables (31%), equipment (9%), contact lenses (27%), and ocular health (17%). The company is geographically diversified, with only about 40% of revenue from the U.S. market, and the firm has a strong presence in the European Union and Japan.
Read more on ALC →Alexandria Real Estate Equities Inc is an urban office real estate investment trust (REIT). It is engaged in the business of providing space for lease to life science, agtech, and technology tenants. The company has established a significant market presence in key locations, including Greater Boston, the San Francisco Bay Area, New York City, San Diego, Seattle, Maryland, and Research Triangle. Alexandria has a longstanding and proven track record of developing Class A properties clustered in urban life science, agtech, and technology campuses that provide tenants with highly dynamic and collaborative environments. Alexandria also provides strategic capital to transformative life science, agtech, and technology companies through venture capital platform.
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