Equinor ASA vs KB Financial Group, Inc. — how do they compare? Equinor ASA trades at $40.81 (market cap $97.58B), while KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: Equinor ASA is far larger — about 2.4× KB Financial Group, Inc.'s market cap, and Equinor ASA pays the higher dividend (3.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| EQNR | KB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $97.58B | $41.21B |
Sector | Energy | Financials |
52-Week High | $42.40 | $124.01 |
52-Week Low | $22.41 | $77.50 |
Enterprise Value | $106.28B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.81% | 2.67% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Equinor is a Norway-based integrated oil and gas company. It has been publicly listed since 2001, but the government retains a 67% stake. Operating primarily on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, the firm produced 2.1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021 (52% oil) and ended the year with 5.4 billion barrels of proven reserves (49% oil). Operations also include offshore wind, solar, oil refineries and natural gas processing, marketing, and trading.
Read more on EQNR →KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 13.1% share of loans as of 2021. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.
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