Nasdaq Inc vs Palo Alto Networks Inc — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while Palo Alto Networks Inc trades at $341.22 (market cap $284.16B). The key difference: Palo Alto Networks Inc is far larger — about 5.5× Nasdaq Inc's market cap, and Nasdaq Inc pays a 1.22% dividend while Palo Alto Networks Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | PANW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $284.16B |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $358.68 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $141.67 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | $283.12B |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | — |
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Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
Read more on NDAQ →Palo Alto Networks is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor that sells security appliances, subscriptions, and support into enterprises, government entities, and service providers. The company's product portfolio includes firewall appliances, virtual firewalls, endpoint protection, cloud security, and cybersecurity analytics. The Santa Clara, California, firm was established in 2005 and sells its products worldwide.
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