Micron Technology, Inc. vs SYSCO Corporation — how do they compare? Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $986 (market cap $977.44B), while SYSCO Corporation trades at $81.33 (market cap $38.63B). The key difference: Micron Technology, Inc. is far larger — about 25.3× SYSCO Corporation's market cap, and SYSCO Corporation pays the higher dividend (2.72%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MU | SYY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $977.44B | $38.63B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $1.21K | $91.16 |
52-Week Low | $104.88 | $69.30 |
Enterprise Value | $957.80B | $52.11B |
Dividend Yield | 0.06% | 2.72% |
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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 →Sysco is the largest U.S. food-service distributor, boasting 17% market share of the highly fragmented food-service distribution industry. Sysco distributes over 400,000 food and nonfood products to restaurants (63% of revenue), healthcare facilities (8%), education and government buildings (8%), travel and leisure (7%), and other locations (14%) where individuals consume away-from-home meals. In fiscal 2022, 82% of the firm's revenue was U.S.-based, with 7% from Canada, 4% from the U.K., 2% from France, and 4% other.
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