Aegon Ltd. vs Gilead Sciences, Inc. — how do they compare? Aegon Ltd. trades at $9.4 (market cap $14.16B), while Gilead Sciences, Inc. trades at $135 (market cap $164.99B). The key difference: Gilead Sciences, Inc. is far larger — about 11.7× Aegon Ltd.'s market cap, and Aegon Ltd. pays the higher dividend (4.9%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AEG | GILD | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.16B | $164.99B |
Sector | Financials | Health |
52-Week High | $9.53 | $155.80 |
52-Week Low | $6.79 | $110.56 |
Enterprise Value | $15.31B | $188.06B |
Dividend Yield | 4.9% | 2.47% |
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Aegon is a Netherlands-headquartered insurance company with core operations that stretch across the U.S., Netherlands, and United Kingdom. The business also holds peripheral ventures in Spain, Portugal, Brazil, and China.
Read more on AEG →Gilead Sciences develops and markets therapies to treat life-threatening infectious diseases, with the core of its portfolio focused on HIV and hepatitis B and C. The acquisitions of Corus Pharma, Myogen, CV Therapeutics, Arresto Biosciences, and Calistoga have broadened this focus to include pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Gilead's acquisition of Pharmasset brought rights to hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, which is also part of combination drug Harvoni, and the Kite, Forty Seven, and Immunomedics acquisitions boost Gilead's exposure to cell therapy and noncell therapy in oncology.
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