Campbell Soup Co. vs General Motors Company — how do they compare? Campbell Soup Co. trades at $22.79 (market cap $6.69B), while General Motors Company trades at $89.22 (market cap $76.85B). The key difference: General Motors Company is far larger — about 11.5× Campbell Soup Co.'s market cap, and Campbell Soup Co. pays the higher dividend (6.96%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CPB | GM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $6.69B | $76.85B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $34.03 | $90.30 |
52-Week Low | $20.00 | $54.16 |
Enterprise Value | $13.29B | $179.83B |
Dividend Yield | 6.96% | 0.82% |
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With a history that dates back around 150 years, Campbell Soup is now a leading manufacturer and marketer of branded convenience food products, most notably soup. The firm's product assortment includes well-known brands like Campbell's, Pace, Prego, Swanson, V8, and Pepperidge Farm. Following the sale of its international snacking operations, which wrapped in calendar 2019, the firm derives nearly all of its sales from its home turf. Campbell has made a handful of acquisitions to reshape its product mix the past few years, including the tie-up with Snyder's-Lance (completed in March 2018), which enhances its exposure to the faster-growing on-trend snack food aisle, complementing its Pepperidge Farm lineup.
Read more on CPB →General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company lost its U.S. market share leader crown in 2021 with share down 280 basis points to 14.6%, but we expect GM to reclaim the top spot in 2022 as 2021 suffered from the chip shortage. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
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