Agilent Technologies Inc vs J M Smucker Co — how do they compare? Agilent Technologies Inc trades at $148.72 (market cap $42.22B), while J M Smucker Co trades at $117.5 (market cap $12.54B). The key difference: Agilent Technologies Inc is far larger — about 3.4× J M Smucker Co's market cap, and J M Smucker Co pays the higher dividend (3.82%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| A | SJM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $42.22B | $12.54B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $157.20 | $126.35 |
52-Week Low | $110.24 | $89.53 |
Enterprise Value | $43.77B | $19.57B |
Dividend Yield | 0.68% | 3.82% |
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Originally spun out of Hewlett-Packard in 1999, Agilent has evolved into a leading life sciences and diagnostics firm. Today, Agilent's measurement technologies serve a broad base of customers with its three operating segments: life science and applied tools (45% of fiscal 2021 sales), cross lab (35% of sales consisting of consumables and services related to its life science and applied tools), and diagnostics and genomics (20%). Over half of its sales are generated from the biopharmaceutical, chemical, and energy end markets, but it also supports clinical lab, environmental, forensics, food, academic, and government-related organizations. The company is geographically diverse, with operations in the U.S. (34%) and China (20%) representing the largest country concentrations.
Read more on A →J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily operates in the U.S. retail channel (87% of fiscal 2022 revenue), but also in U.S. food-service (7%), and international (6%). Its largest segment is pet food and treats (36% of 2022 revenue), with popular brands such as Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Nature's Recipe, and Rachael Ray Nutrish. Its second-largest category is coffee (35% across channels) with the number-two brand Folgers and number-six Dunkin'. Other large categories are peanut butter (10%), with number-one Jif, fruit spreads (5%) with number-one Smucker's, and frozen hand-held foods (6%) with number-one Uncrustables.
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