Crown Castle International Corp vs General Motors Company — how do they compare? Crown Castle International Corp trades at $73.8 (market cap $31.33B), while General Motors Company trades at $89.41 (market cap $78.40B). The key difference: General Motors Company is far larger — about 2.5× Crown Castle International Corp's market cap, and Crown Castle International Corp pays the higher dividend (5.77%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CCI | GM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $31.33B | $78.40B |
Sector | Real Estate | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $103.79 | $90.30 |
52-Week Low | $73.61 | $54.16 |
Enterprise Value | $53.69B | $181.38B |
Dividend Yield | 5.77% | 0.81% |
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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 →General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company lost its U.S. market share leader crown in 2021 with share down 280 basis points to 14.6%, but we expect GM to reclaim the top spot in 2022 as 2021 suffered from the chip shortage. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
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