Altria Group Inc vs Zscaler Inc — how do they compare? Altria Group Inc trades at $65.2 (market cap $114.13B), while Zscaler Inc trades at $177.06 (market cap $28.57B). The key difference: Altria Group Inc is far larger — about 4× Zscaler Inc's market cap, and Altria Group Inc pays a 6.2% dividend while Zscaler Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MO | ZS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $114.13B | $28.57B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $74.92 | $336.27 |
52-Week Low | $54.72 | $118.05 |
Enterprise Value | $136.34B | $26.89B |
Dividend Yield | 6.2% | — |
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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%).
Read more on MO →Zscaler is a security-as-a-service firm that offers its customers cloud-delivered solutions for protecting user devices and data. The firm leverages its position in 150 colocation data centers to deliver traditionally appliance-based security functionality, such as firewalls and sandboxes, as a completely cloud-native platform. The firm focuses on large enterprise customers and offers two primary product suites: Zscaler Internet Access, which securely connects users to externally managed application and websites (such as Salesforce and Google), and Zscaler Private Access, which securely connects users to internally managed applications. Both product suites encompass a broad gamut of capabilities situated across the traditional security stack.
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