Lamb Weston Holdings Inc vs Occidental Petroleum Corporation — how do they compare? Lamb Weston Holdings Inc trades at $52.79 (market cap $7.23B), while Occidental Petroleum Corporation trades at $58.51 (market cap $55.89B). The key difference: Occidental Petroleum Corporation is far larger — about 7.7× 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 | OXY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $7.23B | $55.89B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Energy |
52-Week High | $66.57 | $66.24 |
52-Week Low | $38.48 | $38.92 |
Enterprise Value | $11.10B | $74.65B |
Dividend Yield | 2.89% | 2% |
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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 →Occidental Petroleum is an independent exploration and production company with operations in the United States, Latin America, and the Middle East. At the end of 2021, the company reported net proved reserves of 3.5 billion barrels of oil equivalent. Net production averaged 1,174 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2021 at a ratio of 75% oil and natural gas liquids and 25% natural gas.
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