Boston Scientific Corporation vs Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund — how do they compare? Boston Scientific Corporation trades at $51.07 (market cap $74.19B), while Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund trades at $84.53. The key difference: Consumer Staples Select Sector SPDR Fund is trading nearer its 52-week high, Boston Scientific Corporation nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BSX | XLP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $74.19B | — |
Sector | Health | — |
52-Week High | $108.14 | $90.00 |
52-Week Low | $42.63 | $75.61 |
Enterprise Value | $86.27B | — |
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Boston Scientific produces less invasive medical devices that are inserted into the human body through small openings or cuts. It manufactures products for use in angioplasty, blood clot filtration, cardiac rhythm management, catheter-directed ultrasound imaging, structural heart disease, upper gastrointestinal tract diagnostics, interventional oncology, and treatment of incontinence. The firm markets its devices to healthcare professionals and institutions globally. Foreign sales account for nearly half of the firm's total sales.
Read more on BSX →In seeking to track the performance of the index, the fund employs a replication strategy. It generally invests substantially all, but at least 95%, of its total assets in the securities comprising the index. The index includes companies that have been identified as Consumer Staples companies by the GICS®. It is non-diversified.
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