Atmos Energy Corporation vs Comcast Corporation — how do they compare? Atmos Energy Corporation trades at $168.76 (market cap $28.59B), while Comcast Corporation trades at $25.62 (market cap $91.02B). The key difference: Comcast Corporation is far larger — about 3.2× Atmos Energy Corporation's market cap, and Comcast Corporation pays the higher dividend (5.15%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ATO | CMCSA | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $28.59B | $91.02B |
Sector | Utilities | Media |
52-Week High | $192.25 | $32.50 |
52-Week Low | $162.44 | $21.92 |
Enterprise Value | $38.40B | $173.74B |
Dividend Yield | 2.36% | 5.15% |
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Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About two thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.
Read more on ATO →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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