Campbell Soup Co. vs Nucor Corporation — how do they compare? Campbell Soup Co. trades at $22.71 (market cap $6.78B), while Nucor Corporation trades at $271.95 (market cap $61.93B). The key difference: Nucor Corporation is far larger — about 9.1× 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 | NUE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $6.78B | $61.93B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $34.03 | $274.74 |
52-Week Low | $20.00 | $131.78 |
Enterprise Value | $13.38B | $66.34B |
Dividend Yield | 6.87% | 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 →Nucor Corp manufactures steel and steel products. The company also produces direct reduced iron for use in its steel mills. The operations include international trading and sales companies that buy and sell steel and steel products manufactured by the company and others. The operating business segments are: steel mills, steel products and raw materials, the steel mills segment derives maximum revenue.
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