Box Inc vs Digital Realty Trust, Inc. — how do they compare? Box Inc trades at $29.3 (market cap $4.07B), while Digital Realty Trust, Inc. trades at $173.11 (market cap $65.83B). The key difference: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is far larger — about 16.2× Box Inc's market cap, and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. pays a 2.74% dividend while Box Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BOX | DLR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $4.07B | $65.83B |
Sector | Technology | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $33.55 | $203.91 |
52-Week Low | $21.37 | $147.93 |
Enterprise Value | $4.62B | $83.35B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.74% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Box is a cloud-based content services platform that provides cloud-based storage and workflow collaboration services for enterprise customers. The firm was founded in 2005 as a file sync and sharing provider. More recently, however, the company has focused on bolstering its product portfolio by adding tools such as governance and e-signature that enhance workflow management and collaboration.
Read more on BOX →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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