General Dynamics Corporation vs Hormel Foods Corp — how do they compare? General Dynamics Corporation trades at $393.49 (market cap $106.03B), while Hormel Foods Corp trades at $24.39 (market cap $13.37B). The key difference: General Dynamics Corporation is far larger — about 7.9× Hormel Foods Corp's market cap, and Hormel Foods Corp pays the higher dividend (4.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GD | HRL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $106.03B | $13.37B |
Sector | Industrials | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $395.97 | $29.25 |
52-Week Low | $312.53 | $19.74 |
Enterprise Value | $111.17B | $15.37B |
Dividend Yield | 1.62% | 4.81% |
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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 →Hormel Foods is a protein-focused branded food company. Its brands include its namesake Hormel, Spam, Jennie-O, Dinty Moore, Applegate, Wholly Guacamole, and Skippy. The vast majority of the company's revenue is U.S.-based: 64% U.S. retail, 28% U.S. food service, and 8% international. By product type, in fiscal 2021, 23% of revenue was shelf-stable foods, 18% was poultry (branded and commodity), 55% was other perishable food, and 3% was other, primarily nutritional products. The company holds the number-one market position in shelf-stable meat, shelf-stable ready meals, pepperoni, natural/organic deli meat, and guacamole and the number-two position in turkey, bacon, chilled ready meals, and peanut butter.
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