General Dynamics Corporation vs Gold Fields Limited — how do they compare? General Dynamics Corporation trades at $391.11 (market cap $106.03B), while Gold Fields Limited trades at $41.6 (market cap $36.07B). The key difference: General Dynamics Corporation is far larger — about 2.9× Gold Fields Limited's market cap, and Gold Fields Limited pays the higher dividend (5.76%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GD | GFI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $106.03B | $36.07B |
Sector | Industrials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $395.97 | $61.52 |
52-Week Low | $312.53 | $29.31 |
Enterprise Value | $111.17B | $37.51B |
Dividend Yield | 1.62% | 5.76% |
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General Dynamics is a defense contractor and business jet manufacturer. The firm's segments include aerospace, combat systems, marine, and technologies. The company's aerospace segment creates Gulfstream business jets. Combat system produces land-based combat vehicles, such as the M1 Abrams tank. The marine subsegment creates nuclear-powered submarines, among other things. The technologies segment contains two main units, an IT business that primarily serves the government market and a mission systems business that focuses on products that provide command, control, computers, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities to the military.
Read more on GD →Gold Fields Ltd is a producer of gold and is a holder of gold reserves and resources in South Africa, Ghana, Australia and Peru. In Peru, the company also produces copper. The company is primarily involved in underground and surface gold and surface copper mining and silver and related activities, including exploration, extraction, processing and smelting. It conducts underground and surface mining operations at St. Ives, underground-only operations at Agnew, Granny Smith and South Deep and surface-only open pit mining at Damang, Tarkwa and Cerro Corona. The company's revenues are derived from the sale of gold that it produces.
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