Gold Fields Limited vs Illinois Tool Works Inc. — how do they compare? Gold Fields Limited trades at $41.71 (market cap $36.07B), while Illinois Tool Works Inc. trades at $293.28 (market cap $83.49B). The key difference: Illinois Tool Works Inc. is far larger — about 2.3× 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.
| GFI | ITW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.07B | $83.49B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Industrials |
52-Week High | $61.52 | $299.60 |
52-Week Low | $29.31 | $241.07 |
Enterprise Value | $37.51B | $92.34B |
Dividend Yield | 5.76% | 2.35% |
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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.
Read more on GFI →Illinois Tool Works is a diversified global manufacturer that produces specialized industrial equipment, consumables, and related services. The firm operates 87 global divisions through seven distinct operating segments: automotive OEM, construction products, food equipment, specialty products, test/measurement and electronics, polymers and fluids, and welding. About half of its revenue comes from its operations in North America, with the remainder originating from international markets. ITW takes a bottom-up and decentralized approach to portfolio management, with the exception that each segment must apply its 80/20 operating process modeled on the Pareto principle.
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