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Alcon AG vs Snap Inc — how do they compare? Alcon AG trades at $66.64 (market cap $32.69B), while Snap Inc trades at $4.62 (market cap $7.71B). The key difference: Alcon AG is far larger — about 4.2× Snap Inc's market cap, and Alcon AG pays a 0.54% dividend while Snap Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ALC | SNAP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $32.69B | $7.71B |
Sector | Health | Media |
52-Week High | $92.22 | $10.35 |
52-Week Low | $62.02 | $3.93 |
Enterprise Value | $36.28B | $9.08B |
Dividend Yield | 0.54% | — |
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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 →Snap, which refers to itself as a camera company, has one of the most popular social networking apps, Snapchat, in developed regions such as North America and Europe. The firm has approximately 158 million daily active users. Snap generates nearly all of its revenue from advertising with 88% coming from the U.S. The firm is headquartered in Venice, California.
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