Amgen, Inc. vs Digital Realty Trust, Inc. — how do they compare? Amgen, Inc. trades at $412.21 (market cap $224.14B), while Digital Realty Trust, Inc. trades at $191.45 (market cap $70.61B). The key difference: Amgen, Inc. is far larger — about 3.2× Digital Realty Trust, Inc.'s market cap, and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.56%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AMGN | DLR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $224.14B | $70.61B |
Sector | Health | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $417.20 | $203.91 |
52-Week Low | $271.18 | $147.93 |
Enterprise Value | $267.45B | $89.32B |
Dividend Yield | 2.43% | 2.56% |
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Amgen is a leader in biotechnology-based human therapeutics, with historical expertise in renal disease and cancer supportive-care products. Flagship drugs include red blood cell boosters Epogen and Aranesp, immune system boosters Neupogen and Neulasta, and Enbrel and Otezla for inflammatory diseases. Amgen introduced its first cancer therapeutic, Vectibix, in 2006 and markets bone-strengthening drug Prolia/Xgeva (approved 2010) and Evenity (2019). The acquisition of Onyx bolstered the firm's therapeutic oncology portfolio with Kyprolis. Recent launches include Repatha (cholesterol-lowering), Aimovig (migraine), Lumakras (lung cancer), and Tezspire (asthma). Amgen's biosimilar portfolio includes Mvasi (biosimilar Avastin), Kanjinti (biosimilar Herceptin), and Amgevita (biosimilar Humira).
Read more on AMGN →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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