A O Smith Corp vs Digital Realty Trust, Inc. — how do they compare? A O Smith Corp trades at $63.65 (market cap $8.65B), while Digital Realty Trust, Inc. trades at $191 (market cap $70.61B). The key difference: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is far larger — about 8.2× A O Smith Corp's market cap, and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.56%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AOS | DLR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $8.65B | $70.61B |
Sector | Industrials | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $80.47 | $203.91 |
52-Week Low | $55.78 | $147.93 |
Enterprise Value | $9.15B | $89.32B |
Dividend Yield | 2.26% | 2.56% |
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A.O. Smith Corporation manufactures and markets comprehensive lines of residential and commercial gas, gas tankless, and electric water heaters. Supplementary products include water heating equipment, condensing and noncondensing boilers, and water system tanks. The company's two operating segments are by geographic region: North America (majority of total revenue) and the Rest of the World. A material portion of sales in North America derive from replacing existing products, and the company utilizes a wholesale distribution channel and multiple selling locations. The Rest of the World segment sells primarily to Asian countries and operates sales offices to expand distribution and market its product portfolio.
Read more on AOS →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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