Brown-Forman Corporation Class B vs Dover Corp — how do they compare? Brown-Forman Corporation Class B trades at $25.18, while Dover Corp trades at $216.11 (market cap $28.85B). The key difference: Dover Corp pays a 0.97% dividend while Brown-Forman Corporation Class B pays none, and Dover Corp is trading nearer its 52-week high, Brown-Forman Corporation Class B nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BF.B | DOV | |
|---|---|---|
Sector | Consumer Staples | Industrials |
52-Week High | $31.26 | $233.31 |
52-Week Low | $22.80 | $161.16 |
Market Cap | — | $28.85B |
Enterprise Value | — | $30.50B |
Dividend Yield | — | 0.97% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Brown-Forman is the largest U.S.-domiciled producer of distilled spirits. The firm reports only a single operating segment, and whiskey represents its primary business driver, generating roughly three-quarters of sales, undergirded by the Jack Daniel's brand as well as bourbons such as Woodford Reserve and Old Forrester. Notable nonwhiskey offerings include tequilas such as el Jimador and Herradura. The firm operates globally, with products sold in more than 170 countries, and adapts its route-to-consumer model depending on regulation as well as the prevailing competitive dynamics in a given market. For example, it sells through distributors in the U.S. but operates its own logistics apparatus in many other countries. The company remains under the control of the Brown family.
Read more on BF.B →Dover is a diversified industrial manufacturing company with products and services that include digital printing for fast-moving consuming goods, marking and coding for the food and beverage industry, loaders for the waste collection industry, pumps for the transport of fluids, including petroleum and natural gas, and commercial refrigerators used in groceries and convenience stores. Most of the business operates in the United States. After the spinoff of Apergy, the company operates through five segments: engineered systems, clean energy and fueling solutions, imaging and identification, pumps and process solutions, and climate and sustainability technologies equipment.
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