British American Tobacco PLC vs Fox Corp Class B — how do they compare? British American Tobacco PLC trades at $57.1 (market cap $122.36B), while Fox Corp Class B trades at $55.42 (market cap $24.58B). The key difference: British American Tobacco PLC is far larger — about 5× Fox Corp Class B's market cap, and British American Tobacco PLC pays the higher dividend (5.88%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BTI | FOX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $122.36B | $24.58B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Media |
52-Week High | $66.70 | $67.76 |
52-Week Low | $50.39 | $44.39 |
Enterprise Value | $166.31B | $27.94B |
Dividend Yield | 5.88% | 1.05% |
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Following the acquisition of Reynolds American, British American Tobacco is neck-and-neck with Philip Morris International to be the largest listed global tobacco company--slightly larger than PMI on net revenue, but slightly smaller on total tobacco volume. British American's Global Drive Brands are Dunhill, Kent, Pall Mall, Lucky Strike, and Rothmans, and it also owns Newport and Camel in the U.S. The firm also sells vapor e-cigarettes, including its Vype brand, heated tobacco, with Glo, as well as roll- your-own and smokeless tobacco products. The company holds 31% of ITC Limited, the leading Indian cigarette-maker.
Read more on BTI →Fox represents the assets not sold to Disney by the predecessor firm, Twenty First Century Fox. The remaining assets include Fox News, the FOX broadcast network, FS1 and FS2, Fox Business, Big Ten Network, 28 owned and operated local television stations of which 17 are affiliated with the Fox Network, and the Fox Studios lot. The Murdoch family continues to control the successor firm, which represents a large-scale bet on the value of live sports and news in the U.S. market.
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