Alcon AG vs Atmos Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $74.19 (market cap $36.44B), while Atmos Energy Corporation trades at $168.76 (market cap $28.59B). The key difference: Alcon AG is the larger of the two by market cap, and Atmos Energy Corporation pays the higher dividend (2.36%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | ATO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $28.59B |
Sector | Health | Utilities |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $192.25 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $162.44 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $38.40B |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | 2.36% |
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Alcon, headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas, is the global eyecare leader with a diverse portfolio in ophthalmology including contact lenses, eye drops, surgical equipment, and related surgical products. Novartis purchased Alcon from Nestle in 2010 and, following nine years as a Novartis subsidiary, the company was spun off as a public company in April 2019. The company reports five distinct segments: implantables (16% of revenue), consumables (31%), equipment (9%), contact lenses (27%), and ocular health (17%). The company is geographically diversified, with only about 40% of revenue from the U.S. market, and the firm has a strong presence in the European Union and Japan.
Read more on ALC →Atmos Energy is the largest publicly traded, fully regulated, pure-play natural gas utility in the United States, serving more than 3 million customers in Texas, Colorado, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, and Virginia. About two thirds of its earnings come from Texas, where it distributes natural gas in northern Texas and owns an intrastate gas pipeline spanning several key shale gas formations and interconnected with five storage facilities.
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