Gilead Sciences, Inc. vs Otis Worldwide Corp — how do they compare? Gilead Sciences, Inc. trades at $135.5 (market cap $168.35B), while Otis Worldwide Corp trades at $73.25 (market cap $27.80B). The key difference: Gilead Sciences, Inc. is far larger — about 6.1× Otis Worldwide Corp's market cap, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.42%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GILD | OTIS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $168.35B | $27.80B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $155.80 | $93.62 |
52-Week Low | $110.56 | $69.34 |
Enterprise Value | $191.42B | $35.84B |
Dividend Yield | 2.42% | 2.41% |
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Gilead Sciences develops and markets therapies to treat life-threatening infectious diseases, with the core of its portfolio focused on HIV and hepatitis B and C. The acquisitions of Corus Pharma, Myogen, CV Therapeutics, Arresto Biosciences, and Calistoga have broadened this focus to include pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Gilead's acquisition of Pharmasset brought rights to hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, which is also part of combination drug Harvoni, and the Kite, Forty Seven, and Immunomedics acquisitions boost Gilead's exposure to cell therapy and noncell therapy in oncology.
Read more on GILD →Otis is the largest global elevator and escalator supplier by revenue with around one quarter of share excluding Japan. In 1854 Otis' founder and namesake, Elisha Graves Otis, invented a safety mechanism that prevented elevators from falling if the hoisting cable failed.The company's product and service lifecycle begins with installations of elevator units in new buildings, later selling maintenance services on the units, and eventually replacement of the units after the average 15-20 year useful life of an elevator. As the largest global OEM, over decades Otis has built a base of 2 million elevators under service. Its business model is much the same as that of its competitors Kone, Schindler, and Thyssenkrupp.
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