Nasdaq Inc vs Snap Inc — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while Snap Inc trades at $4.57 (market cap $7.67B). The key difference: Nasdaq Inc is far larger — about 6.8× Snap Inc's market cap, and Nasdaq Inc pays a 1.22% dividend while Snap Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | SNAP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $7.67B |
Sector | Financials | Media |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $10.35 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $3.93 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | $9.05B |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | — |
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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 →Snap, which refers to itself as a camera company, has one of the most popular social networking apps, Snapchat, in developed regions such as North America and Europe. The firm has approximately 158 million daily active users. Snap generates nearly all of its revenue from advertising with 88% coming from the U.S. The firm is headquartered in Venice, California.
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