Campbell Soup Co. vs Alliant Energy Corporation — how do they compare? Campbell Soup Co. trades at $22.73 (market cap $6.78B), while Alliant Energy Corporation trades at $68.76 (market cap $17.78B). The key difference: Alliant Energy Corporation is far larger — about 2.6× Campbell Soup Co.'s market cap, and Campbell Soup Co. pays the higher dividend (6.87%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CPB | LNT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $6.78B | $17.78B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Utilities |
52-Week High | $34.03 | $78.03 |
52-Week Low | $20.00 | $63.62 |
Enterprise Value | $13.38B | $29.88B |
Dividend Yield | 6.87% | 3.12% |
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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 →Alliant Energy is the parent of two regulated utilities, Interstate Power and Light and Wisconsin Power and Light, serving nearly 1 million electricity and natural gas customers and approximately 420,000 natural gas-only customers. Both subsidiaries engage in the generation and distribution of electricity and the distribution and transportation of natural gas. Alliant also owns a 16% interest in American Transmission Co.
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