DuPont de Nemours Inc vs Consolidated Edison, Inc. — how do they compare? DuPont de Nemours Inc trades at $134.41 (market cap $17.91B), while Consolidated Edison, Inc. trades at $111.89 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: Consolidated Edison, Inc. is far larger — about 2.3× DuPont de Nemours Inc's market cap, and Consolidated Edison, Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.11%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| DD | ED | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $17.91B | $41.21B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Utilities |
52-Week High | $154.59 | $115.46 |
52-Week Low | $87.72 | $95.37 |
Enterprise Value | $20.37B | $68.24B |
Dividend Yield | 1.81% | 3.11% |
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DuPont is a diversified global specialty chemicals company created in 2019 as a result of the DowDuPont merger and subsequent separations. Its portfolio includes specialty chemicals and downstream products that serve the electronics and communication, automotive, construction, safety and protection, and water management industries. DuPont benefits from the ability to produce patented specialty chemicals that command pricing power. Noteworthy products include Kevlar, Tyvek, and Nomex have evolved over time to enable a wide range of applications across multiple industries.
Read more on DD →Con Ed is a holding company for Consolidated Edison of New York, or CECONY, and Orange & Rockland, or O&R. These utilities provide steam, natural gas, and electricity to customers in southeastern New York—including New York City—and small parts of New Jersey. The two utilities will generate nearly all of Con Ed's earnings once it closes the sale of its clean energy business to RWE. Con Ed's clean energy business owns the second-largest portfolio of utility-scale solar projects in the U.S. Following the sale, Con Ed's only non-utility earnings will come from investments in gas and electric transmission.
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