Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp vs Equinix Inc — how do they compare? Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp trades at $57.84 (market cap $26.40B), while Equinix Inc trades at $1,032.41 (market cap $101.87B). The key difference: Equinix Inc is far larger — about 3.9× Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp's market cap, and Cognizant Technology Solutions Corp pays the higher dividend (2.25%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CTSH | EQIX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $26.40B | $101.87B |
Sector | Technology | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $86.70 | $1.12K |
52-Week Low | $38.73 | $726.09 |
Enterprise Value | $27.44B | $123.00B |
Dividend Yield | 2.25% | 2% |
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Cognizant is a global IT services provider, offering consulting and outsourcing services to some of the world's largest enterprises spanning the financial services, media and communications, healthcare, natural resources, and consumer products industries. Cognizant employs nearly 300,000 people globally, roughly 70% of whom are in India, although the company's headquarters are in Teaneck, New Jersey.
Read more on CTSH →Equinix is a retail provider of data centers, enabling hundreds of enterprise tenants to house their servers and networking equipment in a collocated environment. Tenants can then connect with each other, through cloud service providers and telecom networks. Equinix operates 240 data centers in 66 markets worldwide and owns just less than half of them. The firm has roughly 10,000 customers, including 2,000 networks, that are dispersed over five verticals: Cloud and IT Services, Content Providers, Network and Mobile Services, Financial Services, and Enterprise. About 70% of Equinix's revenue comes from renting space to tenants and related services, and more than 15% comes from connecting customers with each other. Equinix operates as a real estate investment trust.
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