Nasdaq Inc vs Shell PLC — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while Shell PLC trades at $87.12 (market cap $235.24B). The key difference: Shell PLC is far larger — about 4.5× Nasdaq Inc's market cap, and Shell PLC pays the higher dividend (3.63%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | SHEL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $235.24B |
Sector | Financials | Energy |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $94.15 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $70.31 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | $287.77B |
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 →Shell is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2021, it produced 1.7 million barrels of liquids and 8.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At year-end 2021, reserves stood at 9.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 50% of which consisted of liquids. Its production and reserves are in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and North and South America. The company operates refineries with capacity of 1.8 mmb/d located in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe and sells 15 mtpa of chemicals. Its largest chemical plants, often integrated with its local refineries, are in Central Europe, China, Singapore, and North America.
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