Riot Platforms Inc vs Valero Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Riot Platforms Inc trades at $23.28 (market cap $8.12B), while Valero Energy Corporation trades at $311.63 (market cap $93.47B). The key difference: Valero Energy Corporation is far larger — about 11.5× Riot Platforms Inc's market cap, and Valero Energy Corporation pays a 1.52% dividend while Riot Platforms Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| RIOT | VLO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $8.12B | $93.47B |
Sector | Technology | Energy |
52-Week High | $28.67 | $314.80 |
52-Week Low | $11.03 | $131.77 |
Enterprise Value | $8.79B | $99.23B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.52% |
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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.
Read more on RIOT →Valero Energy is one of the largest independent refiners in the United States. It operates 14 refineries with a total throughput capacity of 3.2 million barrels a day in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom. Valero also owns 14 ethanol plants with capacity of 1.7 billion gallons of ethanol a year and holds a 50% stake in Diamond Green Diesel, which has capacity to produce 700 million gallons per year of renewable diesel.
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