American Tower Corp vs Cigna Corp — how do they compare? American Tower Corp trades at $169.49 (market cap $79.00B), while Cigna Corp trades at $273.97 (market cap $73.56B). The key difference: American Tower Corp and Cigna Corp are close in size by market cap, and American Tower Corp pays the higher dividend (4.12%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AMT | CI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $79.00B | $73.56B |
Sector | Real Estate | Health |
52-Week High | $211.88 | $311.00 |
52-Week Low | $162.11 | $244.41 |
Enterprise Value | $122.53B | $98.27B |
Dividend Yield | 4.12% | 2.24% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Latest headlines on both assets
American Tower owns and operates more than 220,000 cell towers throughout the U.S., Asia, Latin America, Europe, and Africa. It also owns and/or operates 25 data centers in eight U.S. markets after acquiring CoreSite. On its towers, the company has a very concentrated customer base, with most revenue in each market being generated by just the top few mobile carriers. The company operates more than 40,000 towers in the U.S., which accounted for more than half of its total revenue in 2021. Outside the U.S., American Tower's greatest presence is in India and Brazil, where it operates roughly 75,000 and 19,000 towers, respectively. American Tower operates as a real estate investment trust.
Read more on AMT →Cigna primarily provides pharmacy benefit management and health insurance services. Its PBM services were greatly expanded by its 2018 merger with Express Scripts and are mostly sold to health insurance plans and employers. Its largest PBM contract is the Department of Defense. In health insurance and other benefits, Cigna mostly serves employers through self-funding arrangements, but it also operates in government programs, such as Medicare Advantage. The company operates mostly in the U.S. with 15 million medical members covered as of the end of 2020, but its services extend internationally, covering another 2 million people.
Read more on CI →