Nasdaq Inc vs Riot Platforms Inc — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while Riot Platforms Inc trades at $21.47 (market cap $7.53B). The key difference: Nasdaq Inc is far larger — about 6.9× Riot Platforms Inc's market cap, and Nasdaq Inc pays a 1.22% dividend while Riot Platforms Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | RIOT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $7.53B |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $28.67 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $11.03 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | $8.20B |
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 →Riot Platforms, Inc. is a Bitcoin mining company that focuses on building, operating, and expanding large-scale infrastructure for digital asset mining in North America. The company's operations include Bitcoin mining, data center hosting, and engineering solutions. Riot's strategy emphasizes vertical integration to maximize efficiency and scale its mining capacity, aiming to be a leader in the global Bitcoin and digital infrastructure industry.
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