General Motors Company vs Lamb Weston Holdings Inc — how do they compare? General Motors Company trades at $89.41 (market cap $78.40B), while Lamb Weston Holdings Inc trades at $52.79 (market cap $7.23B). The key difference: General Motors Company is far larger — about 10.8× Lamb Weston Holdings Inc's market cap, and Lamb Weston Holdings Inc pays the higher dividend (2.89%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GM | LW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $78.40B | $7.23B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $90.30 | $66.57 |
52-Week Low | $54.16 | $38.48 |
Enterprise Value | $181.38B | $11.10B |
Dividend Yield | 0.81% | 2.89% |
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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 →Lamb Weston is the world's second-largest producer of branded and private-label frozen potato products, such as French fries, sweet potato fries, tater tots, diced potatoes, mashed potatoes, hash browns, and chips. The company also has a small appetizer business that produces onion rings, mozzarella sticks, and cheese curds. Including joint ventures, 63% of fiscal 2022 revenue was U.S.-based, with the remainder stemming from Europe, Canada, Japan, China, Korea, Mexico, and several other countries. Lamb Weston's customer mix is estimated 58% quick-serve restaurants, 19% full-service restaurants, 8% other food services (hotels, commercial cafeterias, arenas, schools), and 16% retail. Lamb Weston became an independent company in 2016 when it was spun off from Conagra.
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