Kinross Gold Corporation vs Shell PLC — how do they compare? Kinross Gold Corporation trades at $23.45 (market cap $26.63B), while Shell PLC trades at $87.12 (market cap $235.24B). The key difference: Shell PLC is far larger — about 8.8× Kinross Gold Corporation's market cap, and Shell PLC pays the higher dividend (3.63%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KGC | SHEL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $26.63B | $235.24B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Energy |
52-Week High | $38.06 | $94.15 |
52-Week Low | $15.42 | $70.31 |
Enterprise Value | $25.18B | $287.77B |
Dividend Yield | 0.64% | 3.63% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
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.
Read more on KGC →Shell is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2021, it produced 1.7 million barrels of liquids and 8.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At year-end 2021, reserves stood at 9.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 50% of which consisted of liquids. Its production and reserves are in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and North and South America. The company operates refineries with capacity of 1.8 mmb/d located in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe and sells 15 mtpa of chemicals. Its largest chemical plants, often integrated with its local refineries, are in Central Europe, China, Singapore, and North America.
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