Becton Dickinson and Co vs Las Vegas Sands Corp. — how do they compare? Becton Dickinson and Co trades at $180.75 (market cap $49.41B), while Las Vegas Sands Corp. trades at $45.83 (market cap $29.44B). The key difference: Becton Dickinson and Co is the larger of the two by market cap, and Las Vegas Sands Corp. pays the higher dividend (2.64%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BDX | LVS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $49.41B | $29.44B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $185.39 | $69.49 |
52-Week Low | $138.62 | $44.78 |
Enterprise Value | $65.51B | $41.33B |
Dividend Yield | 2.32% | 2.64% |
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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 →Las Vegas Sands is the world's largest operator of fully integrated resorts, featuring casino, hotel, entertainment, food and beverage, retail, and convention center operations. The company owns the Venetian Macao, Sands Macao, Londoner, Four Seasons Hotel Macao, and Parisian in Macao, and the Marina Bay Sands resort in Singapore. Its Venetian and Palazzo Las Vegas in the U.S. asets were sold to Apollo and VICI for $6.25 billion in 2022. We expect Sands to open a fourth tower in Singapore in 2026. After the sale of its Vegas assets, the company will generate all its EBITDA from Asia, with its casino operations generating the majority of sales.
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