Gold Fields Limited vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated — how do they compare? Gold Fields Limited trades at $41.76 (market cap $36.07B), while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at $529.98 (market cap $134.25B). The key difference: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is far larger — about 3.7× Gold Fields Limited's market cap, and Gold Fields Limited pays a 5.76% dividend while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GFI | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.07B | $134.25B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Health |
52-Week High | $61.52 | $529.65 |
52-Week Low | $29.31 | $376.62 |
Enterprise Value | $37.51B | $128.37B |
Dividend Yield | 5.76% | — |
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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 →Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that discovers and develops small-molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases. Its key drugs are Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko, and Trikafta/Kaftrio for cystic fibrosis, where Vertex therapies remain the standard of care globally. In addition to its focus on cystic fibrosis, Vertex is diversifying its pipeline through gene-editing therapies such as CTX001 for beta-thalassemia and sickle-cell disease, small-molecule inhibitors targeting acute and chronic pain using non-opioid treatments, and small-molecule inhibitors of APOL1-mediated kidney diseases. Vertex is also investigating cell therapies to deliver a potential functional cure for type 1 diabetes.
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