AMETEK, Inc. vs KB Financial Group, Inc. — how do they compare? AMETEK, Inc. trades at $255.78 (market cap $58.76B), while KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: AMETEK, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and KB Financial Group, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.67%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AME | KB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $58.76B | $41.21B |
Sector | Industrials | Financials |
52-Week High | $256.30 | $124.01 |
52-Week Low | $179.28 | $77.50 |
Enterprise Value | $60.30B | — |
Dividend Yield | 0.53% | 2.67% |
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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 →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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