Canadian National Railway Co. vs CVS Health Corp — how do they compare? Canadian National Railway Co. trades at $126.3 (market cap $76.28B), while CVS Health Corp trades at $93.39 (market cap $119.58B). The key difference: CVS Health Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and CVS Health Corp pays the higher dividend (2.84%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CNI | CVS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $76.28B | $119.58B |
Sector | Industrials | Health |
52-Week High | $130.58 | $110.60 |
52-Week Low | $90.91 | $65.51 |
Enterprise Value | $92.31B | $181.93B |
Dividend Yield | 2.06% | 2.84% |
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Canadian National's railway spans Canada from coast to coast and extends through Chicago to the Gulf of Mexico. In 2019, CN delivered almost 6 million carloads over its 19,600 miles of track. CN generated roughly CAD 14 billion in total revenue by hauling intermodal containers (25% of consolidated revenue), petroleum and chemicals (21%), grain and fertilizers (16%), forest products (12%), metals and mining (11%), automotive shipments (6%), and coal (4%). Other items constitute the remaining revenue.
Read more on CNI →Following its acquisition of Aetna in late 2018, CVS Health now provides an even more integrated healthcare-services offering for its members. Legacy CVS combined both the largest pharmacy benefit manager, processing over 2 billion adjusted claims annually, and a sizable pharmacy operation, including nearly 10,000 retail pharmacy locations primarily in the U.S. Adding a managed-care organization with 24 million medical members gives the company a strong position in the insurance industry and should help CVS better control overall healthcare costs for its clients.
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