Compare Alcon AG (ALC) vs KB Financial Group, Inc. (KB) Price & Performance
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Alcon AG vs KB Financial Group, Inc. — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.61 (market cap $36.44B), while KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: Alcon AG and KB Financial Group, Inc. are close in size by market cap, and KB Financial Group, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.67%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | KB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $41.21B |
Sector | Health | Financials |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $124.01 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $77.50 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | — |
Dividend Yield | 0.48% | 2.67% |
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About Alcon AG
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 →About KB Financial Group, Inc.
KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 13.1% share of loans as of 2021. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.
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