Lamb Weston Holdings Inc vs Novartis AG — how do they compare? Lamb Weston Holdings Inc trades at $52.79 (market cap $7.23B), while Novartis AG trades at $152.4 (market cap $295.37B). The key difference: Novartis AG is far larger — about 40.9× Lamb Weston Holdings Inc's market cap, and Novartis AG pays the higher dividend (3.07%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LW | NVS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $7.23B | $295.37B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Health |
52-Week High | $66.57 | $168.62 |
52-Week Low | $38.48 | $119.31 |
Enterprise Value | $11.10B | $336.69B |
Dividend Yield | 2.89% | 3.07% |
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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 →Novartis develops and manufactures healthcare products through two segments: Innovative Medicines and Sandoz. It generates the vast majority of its revenue from Innovative Medicines segment consisting global business franchises in oncology, ophthalmology, neuroscience, immunology, respiratory, cardio-metabolic, and established medicines. The company sells its products globally, with the United States representing close to one third of total revenue.
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