General Dynamics Corporation vs Banco Santander SA — how do they compare? General Dynamics Corporation trades at $391.11 (market cap $106.03B), while Banco Santander SA trades at $14.88 (market cap $211.63B). The key difference: Banco Santander SA is the larger of the two by market cap, and Banco Santander SA pays the higher dividend (1.89%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GD | SAN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $106.03B | $211.63B |
Sector | Industrials | Financials |
52-Week High | $395.97 | $14.71 |
52-Week Low | $312.53 | $9.37 |
Enterprise Value | $111.17B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.62% | 1.89% |
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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 →Santander's focus is on retail and commercial banking. Latin America is geographically the largest operation, with Brazil by far the largest. Its continental European business is still mainly Iberian. Santander's U.K. presence is the result of the acquisition of building society Abbey. In the U.S., Santander operates a vehicle finance business and a regional bank focused on the Northeastern states.
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