Becton Dickinson and Co vs Mercadolibre Inc — how do they compare? Becton Dickinson and Co trades at $180.75 (market cap $49.41B), while Mercadolibre Inc trades at $1,930.99 (market cap $98.35B). The key difference: Mercadolibre Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Becton Dickinson and Co pays a 2.32% dividend while Mercadolibre Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BDX | MELI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $49.41B | $98.35B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $185.39 | $2.51K |
52-Week Low | $138.62 | $1.55K |
Enterprise Value | $65.51B | $106.00B |
Dividend Yield | 2.32% | — |
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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 →MercadoLibre runs the largest e-commerce marketplace in Latin America, connecting a network of more than 140 million active users and 1 million active sellers as of the end of 2021 across an 18-country footprint. The company also operates a host of complementary businesses, with shipping solutions (Mercado Envios), a payment and financing operation (Mercado Pago), advertisements (Mercado Clics), classifieds, and a turnkey e-commerce solution (Mercado Shops) rounding out its arsenal. MercadoLibre generates revenue from final value fees, advertising royalties, payment processing, insertion fees, subscription fees, and interest income from consumer and small-business lending.
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