AstraZeneca plc vs J M Smucker Co — how do they compare? AstraZeneca plc trades at $165.31 (market cap $258.17B), while J M Smucker Co trades at $111 (market cap $11.81B). The key difference: AstraZeneca plc is far larger — about 21.9× J M Smucker Co's market cap, and J M Smucker Co pays the higher dividend (3.98%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AZN | SJM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $258.17B | $11.81B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $209.48 | $117.05 |
52-Week Low | $137.44 | $89.53 |
Enterprise Value | $284.41B | $18.84B |
Dividend Yield | 1.87% | 3.98% |
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A merger between Astra of Sweden and Zeneca Group of the United Kingdom formed AstraZeneca in 1999. The firm sells branded drugs across several major therapeutic classes, including gastrointestinal, diabetes, cardiovascular, respiratory, cancer, and immunology. The majority of sales come from international markets with the United States representing close to one third of its sales.
Read more on AZN →J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily operates in the U.S. retail channel (87% of fiscal 2022 revenue), but also in U.S. food-service (7%), and international (6%). Its largest segment is pet food and treats (36% of 2022 revenue), with popular brands such as Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Nature's Recipe, and Rachael Ray Nutrish. Its second-largest category is coffee (35% across channels) with the number-two brand Folgers and number-six Dunkin'. Other large categories are peanut butter (10%), with number-one Jif, fruit spreads (5%) with number-one Smucker's, and frozen hand-held foods (6%) with number-one Uncrustables.
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