Autozone Inc vs Crown Castle International Corp — how do they compare? Autozone Inc trades at $3,019.81 (market cap $50.27B), while Crown Castle International Corp trades at $79.87 (market cap $34.85B). The key difference: Autozone Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Crown Castle International Corp pays a 5.32% dividend while Autozone Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AZO | CCI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $50.27B | $34.85B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $4.35K | $113.91 |
52-Week Low | $2.94K | $74.92 |
Enterprise Value | $62.64B | $64.67B |
Dividend Yield | — | 5.32% |
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AutoZone is the premier seller of aftermarket automotive parts, tools, and accessories to do-it-yourself customers in the United States. The company derives an increasing proportion of its sales from domestic commercial customers, although its presence in its home market is still dominated by its do-it-yourself operation, which accounts for nearly 75% of sales in country. AutoZone also has a growing presence in Mexico and Brazil. AutoZone had 6,767 stores in the U.S. (6,051), Mexico (664), and Brazil (52) as of the end of fiscal 2021.
Read more on AZO →Crown Castle International owns and leases roughly 40,000 cell towers in the United States. It also owns more than 85,000 route miles of fiber. It leases space on its towers to wireless service providers, which install equipment on the towers to support their wireless networks. The company's fiber is primarily leased by wireless service providers to set up small-cell network infrastructure and by enterprises for their internal connection needs. Crown Castle's towers and fiber are predominantly located in the largest U.S. cities. The company has a very concentrated customer base, with more than 70% of its revenue coming from the big three U.S. mobile carriers. Crown Castle operates as a real estate investment trust.
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