Becton Dickinson and Co vs Gold Fields Limited — how do they compare? Becton Dickinson and Co trades at $180.75 (market cap $49.41B), while Gold Fields Limited trades at $41.91 (market cap $36.07B). The key difference: Becton Dickinson and Co is the larger of the two by market cap, and Gold Fields Limited pays the higher dividend (5.76%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BDX | GFI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $49.41B | $36.07B |
Sector | Health | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $185.39 | $61.52 |
52-Week Low | $138.62 | $29.31 |
Enterprise Value | $65.51B | $37.51B |
Dividend Yield | 2.32% | 5.76% |
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Becton, Dickinson is the world's largest manufacturer and distributor of medical surgical products, such as needles, syringes, and sharps-disposal units. The company also manufactures diagnostic instruments and reagents, as well as flow cytometry and cell-imaging systems. BD Interventional (largely the former Bard business) accounts for 23% of revenue. International revenue accounts for 44% of the company's business.
Read more on BDX →Gold Fields Ltd is a producer of gold and is a holder of gold reserves and resources in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. In Peru, the company also produces copper. The company is primarily involved in underground and surface gold and surface copper mining and silver and related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing and smelting. It conducts underground and surface mining operations at St. Ives, underground-only operations at Agnew, Granny Smith and South Deep and surface-only open pit mining at Damang, Tarkwa and Cerro Corona. The company's revenues are derived from the sale of gold that it produces.
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