Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. vs Boston Beer Company Inc — how do they compare? Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. trades at $180.04 (market cap $87.77B), while Boston Beer Company Inc trades at $170.75 (market cap $1.88B). The key difference: Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. is far larger — about 46.7× Boston Beer Company Inc's market cap, and Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc. pays a 2.17% dividend while Boston Beer Company Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MRSH | SAM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $87.77B | $1.88B |
Sector | Financials | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $211.21 | $260.05 |
52-Week Low | $157.32 | $161.08 |
Enterprise Value | $108.61B | $1.75B |
Dividend Yield | 2.17% | — |
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Marsh & McLennan Companies Inc is a professional services firm that provides advice and solutions in the areas of risk, strategy, and human capital. The company operates through two main segments: risk and insurance services and consulting. In risk and insurance services, the firm offers services via Marsh (an insurance broker) and Guy Carpenter (a risk and reinsurance specialist). The consulting division comprises Mercer (a provider of human resource services) and Oliver Wyman (management and economic consultancy).
Read more on MRSH →Boston Beer is a leader in U.S. high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories, with strong positions in craft beer, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The firm sells an array of flavor variants and package sizes, predominantly centered around four priority brands: Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly Hard Seltzer. Its drinks are produced in both company-owned breweries as well as through third-party contract arrangements, and while the company primarily goes to market through independent wholesalers (as mandated by law), it operates a fairly large salesforce to induce demand across the value chain (distributors, retailers, and drinkers). The preponderance of revenue is generated domestically.
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