Nasdaq Inc vs Novo Nordisk A/S — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while Novo Nordisk A/S trades at $49.35 (market cap $220.53B). The key difference: Novo Nordisk A/S is far larger — about 4.2× Nasdaq Inc's market cap, and Novo Nordisk A/S pays the higher dividend (3.63%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | NVO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $220.53B |
Sector | Financials | Health |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $71.70 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $35.29 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | $239.49B |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | 3.63% |
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Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
Read more on NDAQ →With almost 50% market share by volume of the global insulin market, Novo Nordisk is the leading provider of diabetes-care products in the world. Based in Denmark, the company manufactures and markets a variety of human and modern insulins, injectable diabetes treatments, and oral antidiabetic agents. Novo also has a biopharmaceutical segment (constituting roughly 15% of revenue) that specializes in protein therapies for hemophilia and other disorders.
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