Kinross Gold Corporation vs Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated — how do they compare? Kinross Gold Corporation trades at $23.41 (market cap $26.63B), while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated trades at $481.47 (market cap $121.95B). The key difference: Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is far larger — about 4.6× Kinross Gold Corporation's market cap, and Kinross Gold Corporation pays a 0.64% dividend while Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KGC | VRTX | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $26.63B | $121.95B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Health |
52-Week High | $38.06 | $529.59 |
52-Week Low | $15.42 | $366.54 |
Enterprise Value | $25.18B | $116.69B |
Dividend Yield | 0.64% | — |
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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 →Vertex Pharmaceuticals is a global biotechnology company that discovers and develops small-molecule drugs for the treatment of serious diseases. Its key drugs are Kalydeco, Orkambi, Symdeko, and Trikafta/Kaftrio for cystic fibrosis, where Vertex therapies remain the standard of care globally. In addition to its focus on cystic fibrosis, Vertex is diversifying its pipeline through gene-editing therapies such as CTX001 for beta-thalassemia and sickle-cell disease, small-molecule inhibitors targeting acute and chronic pain using non-opioid treatments, and small-molecule inhibitors of APOL1-mediated kidney diseases. Vertex is also investigating cell therapies to deliver a potential functional cure for type 1 diabetes.
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