Garmin Ltd. vs Smith & Nephew plc — how do they compare? Garmin Ltd. trades at $308 (market cap $59.72B), while Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.05 (market cap $12.54B). The key difference: Garmin Ltd. is far larger — about 4.8× Smith & Nephew plc's market cap, and Smith & Nephew plc pays the higher dividend (2.65%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GRMN | SNN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $59.72B | $12.54B |
Sector | Technology | Health |
52-Week High | $313.16 | $38.70 |
52-Week Low | $187.10 | $28.73 |
Enterprise Value | $57.23B | $15.57B |
Dividend Yield | 1.36% | 2.65% |
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Garmin produces GPS-enabled hardware and software for five verticals: fitness, outdoors, auto, aviation, and marine. The company relies on licensing mapping data to enable its hardware specialized for often niche activities like scuba diving or sailing. Garmin operates in 100 countries and sells its products via distributors as well as relationships with original equipment manufacturers.
Read more on GRMN →Smith & Nephew designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic devices, sports medicine and arthroscopic technologies, and wound-care solutions. Roughly 42% of the U.K.-based firm's revenue comes from orthopedic products, and another 30% is sports medicine and ENT. The remaining 28% of revenue is from the advanced wound therapy segment. Roughly half of Smith & Nephew's total revenue comes from the United States, just over 30% is from other developed markets, and emerging markets account for the remainder.
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