CVS Health Corp vs Nutrien Ltd — how do they compare? CVS Health Corp trades at $93.62 (market cap $119.58B), while Nutrien Ltd trades at $67.3 (market cap $32.05B). The key difference: CVS Health Corp is far larger — about 3.7× Nutrien Ltd's market cap, and Nutrien Ltd pays the higher dividend (3.27%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CVS | NTR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $119.58B | $32.05B |
Sector | Health | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $110.60 | $83.94 |
52-Week Low | $65.51 | $53.64 |
Enterprise Value | $181.93B | $43.86B |
Dividend Yield | 2.84% | 3.27% |
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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.
Read more on CVS →Created in 2018 as a result of the merger between PotashCorp and Agrium, Nutrien is the world's largest fertilizer producer by capacity. Nutrien produces the three main crop nutrients--nitrogen, potash, and phosphate--although its main focus is potash, where it is the global leader in installed capacity with roughly 20% share. The company is also the largest agricultural retailer in the United States, selling fertilizers, crop chemicals, seeds, and services directly to farm customers through its brick-and-mortar stores and online platforms.
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