Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd vs Smith & Nephew plc — how do they compare? Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd trades at $184.84 (market cap $92.01B), while Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.05 (market cap $12.54B). The key difference: Agnico Eagle Mines Ltd is far larger — about 7.3× Smith & Nephew plc's market cap, and Smith & Nephew plc pays the higher dividend (2.65%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AEM | SNN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $92.01B | $12.54B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Health |
52-Week High | $252.19 | $38.70 |
52-Week Low | $130.23 | $28.73 |
Enterprise Value | $88.85B | $15.57B |
Dividend Yield | 0.99% | 2.65% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Agnico Eagle Mines is a gold miner operating mines in Canada, Mexico, and Finland. It also owns 50% of the Canadian Malartic mine. Agnico operated just one mine, LaRonde, as recently as 2008 before bringing its other mines on line in rapid succession in the following years. The company produced more than 1.7 million gold ounces in 2020. Agnico Eagle is focused on increasing gold production in lower-risk jurisdictions.
Read more on AEM →Smith & Nephew designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic devices, sports medicine and arthroscopic technologies, and wound-care solutions. Roughly 42% of the U.K.-based firm's revenue comes from orthopedic products, and another 30% is sports medicine and ENT. The remaining 28% of revenue is from the advanced wound therapy segment. Roughly half of Smith & Nephew's total revenue comes from the United States, just over 30% is from other developed markets, and emerging markets account for the remainder.
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