AMETEK, Inc. vs Freeport-McMoRan Inc — how do they compare? AMETEK, Inc. trades at $232.13 (market cap $53.63B), while Freeport-McMoRan Inc trades at $59.9 (market cap $88.44B). The key difference: Freeport-McMoRan Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Freeport-McMoRan Inc pays the higher dividend (0.98%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AME | FCX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $53.63B | $88.44B |
Sector | Industrials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $241.94 | $71.73 |
52-Week Low | $176.44 | $35.34 |
Enterprise Value | $55.33B | $95.10B |
Dividend Yield | 0.58% | 0.98% |
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Ametek is a diversified industrial conglomerate with over $6 billion in sales. The firm operates through an electronic instruments group and an electromechanical group. EIG designs and manufactures differentiated and advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial end markets. EMG is a focused, niche supplier of highly engineered automation solutions, thermal management systems, specialty metals, and electrical interconnects, among other products. About half of the firm's sales are made in the United States. The firm's asset-light strategy in place for nearly two decades emphasizes growth through acquisitions, new product development through research and development, driving operational efficiencies, and global and market expansion.
Read more on AME →Freeport-McMoRan Inc is an international mining company. It operates geographically diverse assets with proven and probable mineral reserves of copper, gold and molybdenum. The company's portfolio of assets includes the Grasberg minerals district in Indonesia
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