Best Buy Co Inc vs Alliant Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Best Buy Co Inc trades at $84.02 (market cap $17.55B), while Alliant Energy Corporation trades at $68.76 (market cap $17.78B). The key difference: Best Buy Co Inc and Alliant Energy Corporation are close in size by market cap, and Best Buy Co Inc pays the higher dividend (4.61%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BBY | LNT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $17.55B | $17.78B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Utilities |
52-Week High | $90.17 | $78.03 |
52-Week Low | $55.52 | $63.62 |
Enterprise Value | $19.93B | $29.88B |
Dividend Yield | 4.61% | 3.12% |
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With $51.8 billion in fiscal 2022 sales, Best Buy is the largest pure-play consumer electronics retailer in the U.S., with roughly 10.6% share of the aggregate market and north of 40% share of offline sales, per our calculations, CTA industry, and Euromonitor data. The firm generates the bulk of its sales in-store, with mobile phones and tablets, computers, and appliances representing its three largest categories. Recent investments in e-commerce fulfillment, accelerated by the COVID-19 pandemic, have seen the U.S. e-commerce channel roughly double from prepandemic levels, with management estimating that it will represent a mid-30% proportion of sales moving forward.
Read more on BBY →Alliant Energy is the parent of two regulated utilities, Interstate Power and Light and Wisconsin Power and Light, serving nearly 1 million electricity and natural gas customers and approximately 420,000 natural gas-only customers. Both subsidiaries engage in the generation and distribution of electricity and the distribution and transportation of natural gas. Alliant also owns a 16% interest in American Transmission Co.
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