Lamb Weston Holdings Inc vs Marathon Petroleum Corp — how do they compare? Lamb Weston Holdings Inc trades at $52.79 (market cap $7.23B), while Marathon Petroleum Corp trades at $335.95 (market cap $94.48B). The key difference: Marathon Petroleum Corp is far larger — about 13.1× Lamb Weston Holdings Inc's market cap, and Lamb Weston Holdings Inc pays the higher dividend (2.89%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LW | MPC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $7.23B | $94.48B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Energy |
52-Week High | $66.57 | $336.42 |
52-Week Low | $38.48 | $159.11 |
Enterprise Value | $11.10B | $121.00B |
Dividend Yield | 2.89% | 1.19% |
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Lamb Weston is the world's second-largest producer of branded and private-label frozen potato products, such as French fries, sweet potato fries, tater tots, diced potatoes, mashed potatoes, hash browns, and chips. The company also has a small appetizer business that produces onion rings, mozzarella sticks, and cheese curds. Including joint ventures, 63% of fiscal 2022 revenue was U.S.-based, with the remainder stemming from Europe, Canada, Japan, China, Korea, Mexico, and several other countries. Lamb Weston's customer mix is estimated 58% quick-serve restaurants, 19% full-service restaurants, 8% other food services (hotels, commercial cafeterias, arenas, schools), and 16% retail. Lamb Weston became an independent company in 2016 when it was spun off from Conagra.
Read more on LW →Marathon Petroleum is an independent refiner with 13 refineries in the midcontinent, West Coast, and Gulf Coast of the United States with total throughput capacity of 2.9 million barrels per day. Its Dickinson, ND, facility produces 184 million gallons a year of renewable diesel. Its Martinez, CA, facility will have the ability to produce 730 million gallons a year of renewable diesel once converted. The firm also owns and operates midstream assets primarily through its listed MLP, MPLX.
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