Becton Dickinson and Co vs Lamb Weston Holdings Inc — how do they compare? Becton Dickinson and Co trades at $181.29 (market cap $48.93B), while Lamb Weston Holdings Inc trades at $52.79 (market cap $7.12B). The key difference: Becton Dickinson and Co is far larger — about 6.9× Lamb Weston Holdings Inc's market cap, and Lamb Weston Holdings Inc pays the higher dividend (2.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BDX | LW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $48.93B | $7.12B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $185.39 | $66.57 |
52-Week Low | $138.62 | $38.48 |
Enterprise Value | $65.03B | $11.00B |
Dividend Yield | 2.34% | 2.93% |
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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 →Lamb Weston is the world's second-largest producer of branded and private-label frozen potato products, such as French fries, sweet potato fries, tater tots, diced potatoes, mashed potatoes, hash browns, and chips. The company also has a small appetizer business that produces onion rings, mozzarella sticks, and cheese curds. Including joint ventures, 63% of fiscal 2022 revenue was U.S.-based, with the remainder stemming from Europe, Canada, Japan, China, Korea, Mexico, and several other countries. Lamb Weston's customer mix is estimated 58% quick-serve restaurants, 19% full-service restaurants, 8% other food services (hotels, commercial cafeterias, arenas, schools), and 16% retail. Lamb Weston became an independent company in 2016 when it was spun off from Conagra.
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