Equinix Inc vs S&P Global Inc — how do they compare? Equinix Inc trades at $1,032.41 (market cap $101.87B), while S&P Global Inc trades at $409.99 (market cap $120.48B). The key difference: S&P Global Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Equinix Inc pays the higher dividend (2%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EQIX | SPGI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $101.87B | $120.48B |
Sector | Real Estate | Financials |
52-Week High | $1.12K | $534.79 |
52-Week Low | $726.09 | $370.42 |
Enterprise Value | $123.00B | $131.97B |
Dividend Yield | 2% | 0.95% |
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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.
Read more on EQIX →S&P Global provides data and benchmarks to capital and commodity market participants. In 2021 and excluding IHS Markit, S&P Ratings was over 45% of the firm's revenue and over 55% of the firm's operating income. S&P Ratings is the largest credit rating agency in the world. The firm's other segments include Market Intelligence, Indices, and Platts. Market Intelligence provides desktop tools and other data solutions to investment banks, corporations, and other entities. Indices provides benchmarks for financial markets and is monetized through subscriptions, asset-based fees, and transaction-based royalties. Platts provides benchmarks to commodity markets, principally petroleum.
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