Becton Dickinson and Co vs J M Smucker Co — how do they compare? Becton Dickinson and Co trades at $180.75 (market cap $49.41B), while J M Smucker Co trades at $117.5 (market cap $12.54B). The key difference: Becton Dickinson and Co is far larger — about 3.9× J M Smucker Co's market cap, and J M Smucker Co pays the higher dividend (3.82%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BDX | SJM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $49.41B | $12.54B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $185.39 | $126.35 |
52-Week Low | $138.62 | $89.53 |
Enterprise Value | $65.51B | $19.57B |
Dividend Yield | 2.32% | 3.82% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
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 →J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily operates in the U.S. retail channel (87% of fiscal 2022 revenue), but also in U.S. food-service (7%), and international (6%). Its largest segment is pet food and treats (36% of 2022 revenue), with popular brands such as Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Nature's Recipe, and Rachael Ray Nutrish. Its second-largest category is coffee (35% across channels) with the number-two brand Folgers and number-six Dunkin'. Other large categories are peanut butter (10%), with number-one Jif, fruit spreads (5%) with number-one Smucker's, and frozen hand-held foods (6%) with number-one Uncrustables.
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