Charter Communications Inc vs KLA Corp. — how do they compare? Charter Communications Inc trades at $156.89 (market cap $18.81B), while KLA Corp. trades at $204.94 (market cap $261.92B). The key difference: KLA Corp. is far larger — about 13.9× Charter Communications Inc's market cap, and KLA Corp. pays a 0.46% dividend while Charter Communications Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CHTR | KLAC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $18.81B | $261.92B |
Sector | Media | Technology |
52-Week High | $282.74 | $301.71 |
52-Week Low | $123.31 | $84.39 |
Enterprise Value | $115.01B | $263.17B |
Dividend Yield | — | 0.46% |
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Charter is the product of the 2016 merger of three cable companies, each with a decades-long history in the business: Legacy Charter, Time Warner Cable, and Bright House Networks. The firm now holds networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 54 million U.S. homes and businesses, around 40% of the country. Across this footprint, Charter serves 29 million residential and 2 million commercial customer accounts under the Spectrum brand, making it the second-largest U.S. cable company behind Comcast. The firm also owns, in whole or in part, sports and news networks, including Spectrum SportsNet (long-term local rights to Los Angeles Lakers games), SportsNet LA (Los Angeles Dodgers), SportsNet New York (New York Mets), and Spectrum News NY1.
Read more on CHTR →KLA designs and manufactures yield-management and process-monitoring diagnostic and control systems for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The systems are used to analyze the manufacturing process at various steps in a semiconductor's development. The firm's laser-scanning products are used for wafer qualification, process monitoring, and equipment monitoring. KLA also provides inspection tools and systems for optical metrology and e-beam metrology.
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