Brown-Forman Corporation Class B vs Digital Realty Trust, Inc. — how do they compare? Brown-Forman Corporation Class B trades at $25.18, while Digital Realty Trust, Inc. trades at $173.11 (market cap $65.83B). The key difference: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. pays a 2.74% dividend while Brown-Forman Corporation Class B pays none, and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is trading nearer its 52-week high, Brown-Forman Corporation Class B nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BF.B | DLR | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Consumer Staples | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $31.26 | $203.91 |
52-Week Low | $22.80 | $147.93 |
Market Cap | — | $65.83B |
Enterprise Value | — | $83.35B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.74% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Brown-Forman is the largest U.S.-domiciled producer of distilled spirits. The firm reports only a single operating segment, and whiskey represents its primary business driver, generating roughly three-quarters of sales, undergirded by the Jack Daniel's brand as well as bourbons such as Woodford Reserve and Old Forrester. Notable nonwhiskey offerings include tequilas such as el Jimador and Herradura. The firm operates globally, with products sold in more than 170 countries, and adapts its route-to-consumer model depending on regulation as well as the prevailing competitive dynamics in a given market. For example, it sells through distributors in the U.S. but operates its own logistics apparatus in many other countries. The company remains under the control of the Brown family.
Read more on BF.B →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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