Southwest Airlines Co vs Novo Nordisk A/S — how do they compare? Southwest Airlines Co trades at $45.21 (market cap $22.27B), while Novo Nordisk A/S trades at $45.76 (market cap $207.85B). The key difference: Novo Nordisk A/S is far larger — about 9.3× Southwest Airlines Co's market cap, and Novo Nordisk A/S pays the higher dividend (3.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LUV | NVO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $22.27B | $207.85B |
Sector | Industrials | Health |
52-Week High | $54.80 | $63.98 |
52-Week Low | $29.67 | $35.29 |
Enterprise Value | $25.37B | $222.55B |
Dividend Yield | 1.58% | 3.81% |
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Southwest Airlines is the largest domestic carrier in the United States, as measured by the number of originating passengers boarded. Southwest operates over 700 aircraft in an all-Boeing 737 fleet. Despite expanding into longer routes and business travel, the airline still specializes in short-haul leisure flights, using a point-to-point network. Southwest operates a low-cost carrier business model.
Read more on LUV →With almost 50% market share by volume of the global insulin market, Novo Nordisk is the leading provider of diabetes-care products in the world. Based in Denmark, the company manufactures and markets a variety of human and modern insulins, injectable diabetes treatments, and oral antidiabetic agents. Novo also has a biopharmaceutical segment (constituting roughly 15% of revenue) that specializes in protein therapies for hemophilia and other disorders.
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