Crown Castle International Corp vs CDW Corp. — how do they compare? Crown Castle International Corp trades at $79.87 (market cap $34.85B), while CDW Corp. trades at $144.5 (market cap $18.44B). The key difference: Crown Castle International Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and Crown Castle International Corp pays the higher dividend (5.32%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CCI | CDW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $34.85B | $18.44B |
Sector | Real Estate | Technology |
52-Week High | $113.91 | $182.18 |
52-Week Low | $74.92 | $99.30 |
Enterprise Value | $64.67B | $23.65B |
Dividend Yield | 5.32% | 1.75% |
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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.
Read more on CCI →CDW Corp is a value-added reseller operating in the U.S. (95% of sales) and Canada (5%). The company has more than 100,000 products on its line of cards that range from notebooks to data center software. Roughly half of CDW's revenue comes from midsize and large businesses, with the remaining from small businesses, government agencies, education institutions, and health-care organizations.
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