General Motors Company vs KB Financial Group, Inc. — how do they compare? General Motors Company trades at $89.41 (market cap $78.40B), while KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: General Motors Company is the larger of the two by market cap, and KB Financial Group, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.67%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GM | KB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $78.40B | $41.21B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Financials |
52-Week High | $90.30 | $124.01 |
52-Week Low | $54.16 | $77.50 |
Enterprise Value | $181.38B | — |
Dividend Yield | 0.81% | 2.67% |
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General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company lost its U.S. market share leader crown in 2021 with share down 280 basis points to 14.6%, but we expect GM to reclaim the top spot in 2022 as 2021 suffered from the chip shortage. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
Read more on GM →KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 13.1% share of loans as of 2021. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.
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