Alcon AG vs NetEase Inc — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $72.61 (market cap $36.44B), while NetEase Inc trades at $123.19 (market cap $82.75B). The key difference: NetEase Inc is far larger — about 2.3× Alcon AG's market cap, and NetEase Inc pays the higher dividend (2.36%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | NTES | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.44B | $82.75B |
Sector | Health | Media |
52-Week High | $90.12 | $159.34 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $109.26 |
Enterprise Value | $40.28B | $59.05B |
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 →NetEase, which started on an internet portal service in 1997, is a leading online services provider in China. Its key services include online/mobile games, cloud music, media, advertising, email, live streaming, online education, and e-commerce. The company develops and operates some of the China's most popular PC client and mobile games, and it partners with global leading game developers, such as Blizzard Entertainment and Mojang (a Microsoft subsidiary).
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