Kimberly Clark Corp vs Micron Technology, Inc. — how do they compare? Kimberly Clark Corp trades at $108.7 (market cap $36.01B), while Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $978.68 (market cap $977.44B). The key difference: Micron Technology, Inc. is far larger — about 27.1× Kimberly Clark Corp's market cap, and Kimberly Clark Corp pays the higher dividend (4.72%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KMB | MU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $36.01B | $977.44B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $136.77 | $1.21K |
52-Week Low | $93.05 | $104.88 |
Enterprise Value | $42.55B | $957.80B |
Dividend Yield | 4.72% | 0.06% |
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With around half of sales from personal care and another third from tissue products, Kimberly-Clark sits as a leading manufacturer of tissue and hygiene realm. Its brand mix includes Huggies, Pull-Ups, Kotex, Depend, Kleenex, and Cottonelle. The firm also operates K-C Professional, which partners with businesses to provide safety and sanitary products for the workplace. Kimberly-Clark generates just over of half its sales in North America and more than 10% in Europe, with the rest primarily concentrated in Asia and Latin America.
Read more on KMB →Micron historically focused on designing and manufacturing DRAM for PCs. The firm then expanded into the NAND flash memory market. It increased its DRAM scale with the purchase of Elpida (completed in mid-2013) and Inotera (completed in December 2016). The firm's DRAM and NAND products tailored to PCs, data centers, smartphones, game consoles, automotives, and other computing devices.
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