Alcon AG vs J B Hunt Transport Services Inc — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.55 (market cap $36.44B), while J B Hunt Transport Services Inc trades at $265.38 (market cap $24.92B). The key difference: Alcon AG is the larger of the two by market cap, and J B Hunt Transport Services Inc pays the higher dividend (0.68%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | JBHT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $24.92B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $298.41 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $130.65 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $26.06B |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | 0.68% |
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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 →J.B. Hunt Transport Services ranks among the top surface transportation companies in North America by revenue. Its primary operating segments are intermodal delivery, which uses the Class I rail carriers for the underlying line-haul movement of its owned containers (45% of sales in 2021).
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