Crown Castle International Corp vs Intuitive Surgical, Inc. — how do they compare? Crown Castle International Corp trades at $73.8 (market cap $31.33B), while Intuitive Surgical, Inc. trades at $405.05 (market cap $141.75B). The key difference: Intuitive Surgical, Inc. is far larger — about 4.5× Crown Castle International Corp's market cap, and Crown Castle International Corp pays a 5.77% dividend while Intuitive Surgical, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CCI | ISRG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $31.33B | $141.75B |
Sector | Real Estate | Health |
52-Week High | $103.79 | $592.85 |
52-Week Low | $73.61 | $332.02 |
Enterprise Value | $53.69B | $136.53B |
Dividend Yield | 5.77% | — |
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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 →Intuitive Surgical develops, produces, and markets a robotic system for assisting minimally invasive surgery. It also provides the instrumentation, disposable accessories, and warranty services for the system. The company has placed nearly 7,000 da Vinci systems in hospitals worldwide, with more than 4,000 installations in the United States and a growing number in emerging markets.
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