Crown Castle International Corp vs Charter Communications Inc — how do they compare? Crown Castle International Corp trades at $79.87 (market cap $34.85B), while Charter Communications Inc trades at $127.65 (market cap $16.16B). The key difference: Crown Castle International Corp is far larger — about 2.2× Charter Communications Inc's market cap, and Crown Castle International Corp pays a 5.32% dividend while Charter Communications Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CCI | CHTR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $34.85B | $16.16B |
Sector | Real Estate | Media |
52-Week High | $113.91 | $398.11 |
52-Week Low | $74.92 | $125.54 |
Enterprise Value | $64.67B | $112.46B |
Dividend Yield | 5.32% | — |
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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 →Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The firm now holds networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 54 million U.S. homes and businesses, around 40% of the country. Across this footprint, Charter serves 29 million residential and 2 million commercial customer accounts under the Spectrum brand, making it the second-largest U.S. cable company behind Comcast. The firm also owns, in whole or in part, sports and news networks, including Spectrum SportsNet (long-term local rights to Los Angeles Lakers games), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles Dodgers), SportsNet New York (New York Mets), and Spectrum News NY1.
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