Best Buy Co Inc vs STMicroelectronics NV — how do they compare? Best Buy Co Inc trades at $83.5 (market cap $17.37B), while STMicroelectronics NV trades at $55.89 (market cap $49.31B). The key difference: STMicroelectronics NV is far larger — about 2.8× Best Buy Co Inc's market cap, and Best Buy Co Inc pays the higher dividend (4.66%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BBY | STM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $17.37B | $49.31B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Financials |
52-Week High | $90.17 | $79.91 |
52-Week Low | $55.52 | $21.20 |
Enterprise Value | $19.75B | $47.30B |
Dividend Yield | 4.66% | 0.66% |
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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 →A merger between Italian firm SGS Microelettronica and the nonmilitary business of Thomson Semiconductors in France formed STMicroelectronics in 1987. STMicro is a leader in a variety of semiconductor products, including analog chips, discrete power semiconductors, microcontrollers, and sensors. STMicro is an especially prominent chip supplier into the industrial and automotive industries.
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