KB Financial Group, Inc. vs Kinross Gold Corporation — how do they compare? KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B), while Kinross Gold Corporation trades at $27.8 (market cap $32.29B). The key difference: KB Financial Group, Inc. 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.
| KB | KGC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $41.21B | $32.29B |
Sector | Financials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $124.01 | $38.06 |
52-Week Low | $77.50 | $18.70 |
Dividend Yield | 2.67% | 0.59% |
Enterprise Value | — | $30.37B |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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.
Read more on KB →Kinross Gold is a Canada-based senior gold producer, producing roughly 2.4 million gold equivalent ounces in 2020. The company had 30 million ounces of proven and probable gold reserves and 59 million ounces of silver reserves at the end of 2020. It operates mines and focuses its greenfield and brownfield exploration in the Americas, West Africa, and Russia. The company has historically used acquisitions to fuel expansion into new regions and production growth.
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