Comcast Corporation vs FedEx Corporation — how do they compare? Comcast Corporation trades at $25.63 (market cap $91.02B), while FedEx Corporation trades at $322.99 (market cap $76.28B). The key difference: Comcast Corporation is the larger of the two by market cap, and Comcast Corporation pays the higher dividend (5.15%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CMCSA | FDX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $91.02B | $76.28B |
Sector | Media | Industrials |
52-Week High | $32.50 | $338.75 |
52-Week Low | $21.92 | $180.51 |
Enterprise Value | $173.74B | $105.91B |
Dividend Yield | 5.15% | 1.51% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 61 million U.S. homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. About 56% of the homes in this territory subscribe to at least one Comcast service. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. NBCU owns several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, the NBC broadcast network, several local NBC affiliates, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. Sky, acquired in 2018, is the dominant television provider in the U.K. and has invested heavily in exclusive and proprietary content to build this position. The firm is also the largest pay-television provider in Italy and has a presence in Germany and Austria.
Read more on CMCSA →FedEx pioneered overnight delivery in 1973 and remains the world's largest express package provider. In its fiscal 2020 (ended May 2020), FedEx derived 51% of revenue from its express division, 33% from ground, and 10% from freight, its asset-based less-than-truckload shipping segment. The remainder comes from other services, including FedEx Office, which provides document production/shipping, and FedEx Logistics, which provides global forwarding. FedEx acquired Dutch parcel delivery firm TNT Express in 2016. TNT was previously the fourth-largest global parcel delivery provider.
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