British American Tobacco PLC vs KLA Corp. — how do they compare? British American Tobacco PLC trades at $56.65 (market cap $122.36B), while KLA Corp. trades at $209 (market cap $261.92B). The key difference: KLA Corp. is far larger — about 2.1× British American Tobacco PLC's market cap, and British American Tobacco PLC pays the higher dividend (5.88%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BTI | KLAC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $122.36B | $261.92B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $66.70 | $301.71 |
52-Week Low | $50.39 | $84.39 |
Enterprise Value | $166.31B | $263.17B |
Dividend Yield | 5.88% | 0.46% |
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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 →KLA designs and manufactures yield-management and process-monitoring diagnostic and control systems for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The systems are used to analyze the manufacturing process at various steps in a semiconductor's development. The firm's laser-scanning products are used for wafer qualification, process monitoring, and equipment monitoring. KLA also provides inspection tools and systems for optical metrology and e-beam metrology.
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