Micron Technology, Inc. vs Boston Beer Company Inc — how do they compare? Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $978.36 (market cap $977.44B), while Boston Beer Company Inc trades at $170.75 (market cap $1.88B). The key difference: Micron Technology, Inc. is far larger — about 519.9× Boston Beer Company Inc's market cap, and Micron Technology, Inc. pays a 0.06% dividend while Boston Beer Company Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MU | SAM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $977.44B | $1.88B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $1.21K | $260.05 |
52-Week Low | $104.88 | $161.08 |
Enterprise Value | $957.80B | $1.75B |
Dividend Yield | 0.06% | — |
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Micron historically focused on designing and manufacturing DRAM for PCs. The firm then expanded into the NAND flash memory market. It increased its DRAM scale with the purchase of Elpida (completed in mid-2013) and Inotera (completed in December 2016). The firm's DRAM and NAND products tailored to PCs, data centers, smartphones, game consoles, automotives, and other computing devices.
Read more on MU →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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