Bank of Nova Scotia vs Lamb Weston Holdings Inc — how do they compare? Bank of Nova Scotia trades at $89.03 (market cap $108.32B), while Lamb Weston Holdings Inc trades at $52.79 (market cap $7.23B). The key difference: Bank of Nova Scotia is far larger — about 15× Lamb Weston Holdings Inc's market cap, and Bank of Nova Scotia pays the higher dividend (3.64%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BNS | LW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $108.32B | $7.23B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $90.29 | $66.57 |
52-Week Low | $56.41 | $38.48 |
Dividend Yield | 3.64% | 2.89% |
Enterprise Value | — | $11.10B |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Bank of Nova Scotia is a global financial services provider. The bank has five business segments: Canadian banking, international banking, global wealth management, global banking and markets, and other. It offers a range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. The bank's international operations span numerous countries and are more concentrated in Central and South America.
Read more on BNS →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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