AngloGold Ashanti Limited vs Smith & Nephew plc — how do they compare? AngloGold Ashanti Limited trades at $100.32 (market cap $49.28B), while Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.05 (market cap $12.54B). The key difference: AngloGold Ashanti Limited is far larger — about 3.9× Smith & Nephew plc's market cap, and AngloGold Ashanti Limited pays the higher dividend (4.64%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AU | SNN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $49.28B | $12.54B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Health |
52-Week High | $128.26 | $38.70 |
52-Week Low | $52.15 | $28.73 |
Enterprise Value | $48.29B | $15.57B |
Dividend Yield | 4.64% | 2.65% |
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Anglogold Ashanti Ltd is one of the largest gold miners. The company also produces silver and sulphuric acid as by-products. Its operating divisions are Africa, Australia, and the Americas. The firm generates a majority of its revenue from Africa which includes Ghana, Guinea, Mali, the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Tanzania.
Read more on AU →Smith & Nephew designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic devices, sports medicine and arthroscopic technologies, and wound-care solutions. Roughly 42% of the U.K.-based firm's revenue comes from orthopedic products, and another 30% is sports medicine and ENT. The remaining 28% of revenue is from the advanced wound therapy segment. Roughly half of Smith & Nephew's total revenue comes from the United States, just over 30% is from other developed markets, and emerging markets account for the remainder.
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