Booking Holdings Inc vs Illinois Tool Works Inc. — how do they compare? Booking Holdings Inc trades at $211.5 (market cap $159.95B), while Illinois Tool Works Inc. trades at $293.7 (market cap $83.49B). The key difference: Booking Holdings Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Illinois Tool Works Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.35%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BKNG | ITW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $159.95B | $83.49B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Industrials |
52-Week High | $228.83 | $299.60 |
52-Week Low | $154.13 | $241.07 |
Enterprise Value | $163.43B | $92.34B |
Dividend Yield | 0.79% | 2.35% |
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Booking is the world's largest online travel agency by revenue, offering booking and payment services for hotel and alternative accommodation rooms, airline tickets, rental cars, restaurant reservations, cruises, experiences, and other vacation packages. The company operates a number of branded travel booking sites, including Booking.com, Agoda, OpenTable, and Rentalcars.com, and has expanded into travel media with the acquisitions of Kayak and Momondo. Transaction fees for online bookings account for the bulk of revenue and profits.
Read more on BKNG →Illinois Tool Works is a diversified global manufacturer that produces specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related services. The firm operates 87 global divisions through seven distinct operating segments: automotive OEM, construction products, food equipment, specialty products, test/measurement and electronics, polymers and fluids, and welding. About half of its revenue comes from its operations in North America, with the remainder originating from international markets. ITW takes a bottom-up and decentralized approach to portfolio management, with the exception that each segment must apply its 80/20 operating process modeled on the Pareto principle.
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