American Tower Corp vs Comcast Corporation — how do they compare? American Tower Corp trades at $169.88 (market cap $79.00B), while Comcast Corporation trades at $25.65 (market cap $91.02B). The key difference: Comcast Corporation is the larger of the two by market cap, and Comcast Corporation pays the higher dividend (5.15%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AMT | CMCSA | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $79.00B | $91.02B |
Sector | Real Estate | Media |
52-Week High | $211.88 | $32.50 |
52-Week Low | $162.11 | $21.92 |
Enterprise Value | $122.53B | $173.74B |
Dividend Yield | 4.12% | 5.15% |
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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 →Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 61 million U.S. homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. About 56% of the homes in this territory subscribe to at least one Comcast service. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. NBCU owns several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, the NBC broadcast network, several local NBC affiliates, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. Sky, acquired in 2018, is the dominant television provider in the U.K. and has invested heavily in exclusive and proprietary content to build this position. The firm is also the largest pay-television provider in Italy and has a presence in Germany and Austria.
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