Cigna Corp vs KB Financial Group, Inc. — how do they compare? Cigna Corp trades at $302.59 (market cap $80.55B), while KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $122.87 (market cap $42.97B). The key difference: Cigna Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and KB Financial Group, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.55%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CI | KB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $80.55B | $42.97B |
Sector | Health | Financials |
52-Week High | $311.00 | $123.25 |
52-Week Low | $244.41 | $77.50 |
Enterprise Value | $103.65B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.05% | 2.55% |
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Cigna primarily provides pharmacy benefit management and health insurance services. Its PBM services were greatly expanded by its 2018 merger with Express Scripts and are mostly sold to health insurance plans and employers. Its largest PBM contract is the Department of Defense. In health insurance and other benefits, Cigna mostly serves employers through self-funding arrangements, but it also operates in government programs, such as Medicare Advantage. The company operates mostly in the U.S. with 15 million medical members covered as of the end of 2020, but its services extend internationally, covering another 2 million people.
Read more on CI →KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 13.1% share of loans as of 2021. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.
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