Medtronic PLC vs Western Digital Corp — how do they compare? Medtronic PLC trades at $90.48 (market cap $116.07B), while Western Digital Corp trades at $451.2 (market cap $150.95B). The key difference: Western Digital Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and Medtronic PLC pays the higher dividend (3.18%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MDT | WDC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $116.07B | $150.95B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $105.35 | $746.23 |
52-Week Low | $73.75 | $74.66 |
Enterprise Value | $134.82B | $150.42B |
Dividend Yield | 3.18% | 0.14% |
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One of the largest medical device companies, Medtronic develops and manufactures therapeutic medical devices for chronic diseases. Its portfolio includes pacemakers, defibrillators, heart valves, stents, insulin pumps, spinal fixation devices, neurovascular products, advanced energy, and surgical tools. The company markets its products to healthcare institutions and physicians in the United States and overseas. Foreign sales account for almost 50% of the company's total sales.
Read more on MDT →Western Digital is a vertically integrated supplier of data storage solutions, spanning both hard disk drives and solid-state drives. In the HDD market it forms a practical duopoly with Seagate, and it is the largest global producer of NAND flash chips for SSDs in a joint venture with competitor Kioxia.
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