Fastly Inc vs Lithium Americas Corp — how do they compare? Fastly Inc trades at $28.85 (market cap $4.58B), while Lithium Americas Corp trades at $3.27 (market cap $1.18B). The key difference: Fastly Inc is far larger — about 3.9× Lithium Americas Corp's market cap, and Fastly Inc is trading nearer its 52-week high, Lithium Americas Corp nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FSLY | LAC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $4.58B | $1.18B |
Sector | Technology | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $33.50 | $10.05 |
52-Week Low | $6.85 | $2.71 |
Enterprise Value | $4.65B | $1.29B |
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Fastly operates a content delivery network, which is necessary for entities to provide faster and more reliable online content. Fastly's strategy differs from traditional CDNs, which focused on locating servers in as many locations as possible to store copies of files that consumers most use. Fastly has far fewer sites than traditional CDNs, but it houses servers in the most network-dense data centers. Instead of simply storing static content, it allows its customers to program on its platform, enabling edge computing and better service of the more dynamic content that was traditionally not well served by CDNs. Fastly gears its service to the largest, most sophisticated enterprises rather than small companies and generated about two thirds of its revenue in the United States in 2020.
Read more on FSLY →Lithium Americas is a resource company focused on developing the Thacker Pass project in Nevada, the largest known lithium resource in the US. It aims to become a major supplier for the electric vehicle battery market.
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