American Tower Corp vs Palantir Technologies Inc — how do they compare? American Tower Corp trades at $169 (market cap $79.00B), while Palantir Technologies Inc trades at $171.83 (market cap $420.39B). The key difference: Palantir Technologies Inc is far larger — about 5.3× American Tower Corp's market cap, and American Tower Corp pays a 4.12% dividend while Palantir Technologies Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AMT | PLTR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $79.00B | $420.39B |
Sector | Real Estate | Technology |
52-Week High | $211.88 | $207.18 |
52-Week Low | $162.11 | $107.27 |
Enterprise Value | $122.53B | $411.19B |
Dividend Yield | 4.12% | — |
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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 →Palantir Technologies provides organizations with solutions to manage large disparate data sets in an attempt to gain insight and drive operational outcomes. Founded in 2003, Palantir released its Gotham software platform in 2008, which focuses on the government intelligence and defense sectors. Palantir expanded into various commercial markets with its Foundry software platform in 2016 with the intent of becoming the data operating system for companies and industries. The Denver company had 125 customers as of its initial public offering and roughly splits its revenue between commercial and government customers.
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