Altria Group Inc vs Western Digital Corp — how do they compare? Altria Group Inc trades at $74.53 (market cap $124.67B), while Western Digital Corp trades at $554.76 (market cap $168.00B). The key difference: Western Digital Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and Altria Group Inc pays the higher dividend (5.68%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MO | WDC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $124.67B | $168.00B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $74.66 | $746.23 |
52-Week Low | $54.72 | $67.06 |
Enterprise Value | $145.75B | $166.35B |
Dividend Yield | 5.68% | 0.12% |
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Altria comprises Philip Morris USA, U.S. Smokeless Tobacco, John Middleton, Helix Innovations, and Philip Morris Capital, although the company plans to wind down Philip Morris Capital by the end of 2022. It holds a 10% interest in the world's largest brewer, Anheuser-Busch InBev. Through its tobacco subsidiaries, Altria holds the leading position in cigarettes and smokeless tobacco in the United States and the number-two spot in machine-made cigars. The company's Marlboro brand is the leading cigarette brand in the U.S. with a 43% share in 2020. Altria holds strategic investments in JUUL Labs (35% economic interest) and Cronos (42%).
Read more on MO →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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