Crown Castle International Corp vs EOG Resources Inc — how do they compare? Crown Castle International Corp trades at $79.05 (market cap $34.85B), while EOG Resources Inc trades at $138.97 (market cap $74.36B). The key difference: EOG Resources Inc is far larger — about 2.1× Crown Castle International Corp's market cap, and Crown Castle International Corp pays the higher dividend (5.32%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CCI | EOG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $34.85B | $74.36B |
Sector | Real Estate | Energy |
52-Week High | $113.91 | $149.89 |
52-Week Low | $74.92 | $101.78 |
Enterprise Value | $64.67B | $78.82B |
Dividend Yield | 5.32% | 2.92% |
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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 →EOG Resources is an oil and gas producer with acreage in several U.S. shale plays, including the Permian Basin, the Eagle Ford, and the Bakken. At the end of 2021, it reported net proved reserves of 3.7 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 829 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021 at a ratio of 72% oil and natural gas liquids and 28% natural gas.
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