Fastly Inc vs Rockwell Automation — how do they compare? Fastly Inc trades at $28.5 (market cap $4.58B), while Rockwell Automation trades at $447.95 (market cap $49.64B). The key difference: Rockwell Automation is far larger — about 10.8× Fastly Inc's market cap, and Rockwell Automation pays a 1.23% dividend while Fastly Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| FSLY | ROK | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $4.58B | $49.64B |
Sector | Technology | Industrials |
52-Week High | $33.50 | $495.08 |
52-Week Low | $6.85 | $333.75 |
Enterprise Value | $4.65B | $52.77B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.23% |
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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 →Rockwell Automation is a pure-play automation competitor that is the successor entity to Rockwell International, which spun off its former Rockwell Collins avionics segment in 2001. As of fiscal 2021, the firm operates through three segments--intelligent devices, software and control, and lifecycle services. Intelligent devices contains its drives, sensors, and industrial components, software and control contains its information and network and security software, while lifecycle services contains its consulting and maintenance services as well as its Sensia JV with Schlumberger.
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