Lumen Technologies Inc vs Altria Group Inc — how do they compare? Lumen Technologies Inc trades at $6.43 (market cap $6.58B), while Altria Group Inc trades at $65.02 (market cap $108.58B). The key difference: Altria Group Inc is far larger — about 16.5× Lumen Technologies Inc's market cap, and Altria Group Inc pays a 6.52% dividend while Lumen Technologies Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LUMN | MO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $6.58B | $108.58B |
Sector | Media | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $11.83 | $74.92 |
52-Week Low | $3.95 | $54.72 |
Enterprise Value | $18.20B | $130.79B |
Dividend Yield | — | 6.52% |
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With 450,000 route miles of fiber, including over 35,000 route miles of subsea fiber connecting Europe, Asia, and Latin America, Lumen Technologies is one of the United States' largest telecommunications carriers serving global enterprises. Its merger with Level 3 further shifted the company's operations toward businesses (over 70% of revenue) and away from its legacy consumer business. Lumen offers businesses a full menu of communications services, providing colocation and data center services, data transportation, and end-user phone and internet service. On the consumer side, Lumen provides broadband and phone service across 37 states, where it has 4.5 million broadband customers.
Read more on LUMN →Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Helix Innovations, and Philip Morris Capital, although the company plans to wind down Philip Morris Capital by the end of 2022. It holds a 10% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria holds the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the U.S. with a 43% share in 2020. Altria holds strategic investments in JUUL Labs (35% economic interest) and Cronos (42%).
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