Lam Research Corporation vs Sibanye Stillwater Ltd — how do they compare? Lam Research Corporation trades at $323 (market cap $383.63B), while Sibanye Stillwater Ltd trades at $8.59 (market cap $5.66B). The key difference: Lam Research Corporation is far larger — about 67.8× Sibanye Stillwater Ltd's market cap, and Sibanye Stillwater Ltd pays the higher dividend (3.89%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LRCX | SBSW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $383.63B | $5.66B |
Sector | Technology | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $433.33 | $21.12 |
52-Week Low | $94.84 | $7.27 |
Enterprise Value | $382.61B | $7.28B |
Dividend Yield | 0.34% | 3.89% |
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Lam Research manufactures equipment used to fabricate semiconductors. The firm is focused on the etching, deposition, and clean markets, which are key steps in the semiconductor manufacturing process, especially for 3D NAND flash storage, advanced DRAM, and leading-edge logic/foundry chipmakers. Lam's flagship Kiyo, Vector, and Sabre products are sold in all major geographies to key customers such as Samsung Electronics, Micron, Intel, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Read more on LRCX →Sibanye Stillwater Ltd is a South Africa-focused mining company. The Group currently owns and operates five underground and surface gold operations in South Africa: the Cooke, DRDGOLD, Driefontein, and Kloof operations in the West Witwatersrand region, and the Beatrix Operation in the southern Free State province. In addition to mining, the company owns and manages extraction and processing facilities at its operations, where gold-bearing ore is treated and beneficiated to produce gold dore. The gold dore is further refined at Rand Refinery into gold bars with a purity of at least 99.5% and is then sold on international markets. Sibanye holds a 44% interest in Rand Refinery, global refiners of gold, and the largest in Africa. Rand Refinery markets gold to customers around the world.
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