Quest Diagnostics Inc vs Digital Realty Trust, Inc. — how do they compare? Quest Diagnostics Inc trades at $237.5 (market cap $26.21B), while Digital Realty Trust, Inc. trades at $191.45 (market cap $70.61B). The key difference: Digital Realty Trust, Inc. is far larger — about 2.7× Quest Diagnostics Inc's market cap, and Digital Realty Trust, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.56%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DGX | DLR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $26.21B | $70.61B |
Sector | Health | Real Estate |
52-Week High | $238.50 | $203.91 |
52-Week Low | $173.49 | $147.93 |
Enterprise Value | $31.97B | $89.32B |
Dividend Yield | 1.45% | 2.56% |
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Quest Diagnostics is a leading independent provider of diagnostic testing, information, and services in the U.S. The company generates over 95% of its revenue through clinical testing, anatomic pathology, esoteric testing, and substance abuse testing with specimens collected at its national network of roughly 2,300 patient service centers, as well as multiple doctors offices and hospitals. The firm also runs a much smaller diagnostic solutions segment that provides clinical trials testing, risk assessment services, and information technology solutions.
Read more on DGX →Digital Realty owns and operates nearly 300 data centers worldwide. It has more than 35 million rentable square feet across five continents. Digital's offerings range from retail co-location, where an enterprise may rent a single cabinet and rely on Digital to provide all the accommodations, to cold shells, where hyperscale cloud service providers can simply rent much, or all, of a barren, power-connected building. In recent years, Digital Realty has de-emphasized cold shells and now primarily provides higher-level service to tenants, which outsource their related IT needs to Digital. Digital Realty has also moved more into the co-location business, increasingly serving enterprises and facilitating network connections. Digital Realty operates as a real estate investment trust.
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