Crown Castle International Corp vs Charles Schwab Corporation Common Stock — how do they compare? Crown Castle International Corp trades at $73.39 (market cap $31.33B), while Charles Schwab Corporation Common Stock trades at $107.87 (market cap $186.25B). The key difference: Charles Schwab Corporation Common Stock is far larger — about 5.9× 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 | SCHW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $31.33B | $186.25B |
Sector | Real Estate | Financials |
52-Week High | $103.79 | $108.02 |
52-Week Low | $73.61 | $85.35 |
Enterprise Value | $53.69B | — |
Dividend Yield | 5.77% | 1.19% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →Charles Schwab operates in brokerage, banking, and asset-management businesses. The company runs a large network of brick-and-mortar brokerage branch offices, a well-established online investing website, and has mobile trading capabilities. It also operates a bank and a proprietary asset management business and offers services to independent investment advisors. The company is among the largest firms in the investment business, with over $8 trillion of client assets at the end of 2021. Nearly all of its revenue is from the United States.
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