Crown Castle International Corp vs Paycom Software Inc — how do they compare? Crown Castle International Corp trades at $79.87 (market cap $34.85B), while Paycom Software Inc trades at $143.25 (market cap $6.83B). The key difference: Crown Castle International Corp is far larger — about 5.1× Paycom Software Inc's market cap, and Crown Castle International Corp pays the higher dividend (5.32%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CCI | PAYC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $34.85B | $6.83B |
Sector | Real Estate | Technology |
52-Week High | $113.91 | $238.80 |
52-Week Low | $74.92 | $113.59 |
Enterprise Value | $64.67B | $7.44B |
Dividend Yield | 5.32% | 1.02% |
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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 →Paycom is a fast-growing provider of payroll and human capital management, or HCM, software primarily targeting clients with 50-10,000 employees in the United States. Paycom was established in 1998 and services about 18,000 clients as of 2021, based on parent company grouping. Alongside its core payroll software, Paycom offers various HCM add-on modules, including time and attendance, talent management, and benefits administration.
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