Nasdaq Inc vs Vale SA — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $94.71 (market cap $53.11B), while Vale SA trades at $14.39 (market cap $61.97B). The key difference: Vale SA is the larger of the two by market cap, and Vale SA pays the higher dividend (8.35%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | VALE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $53.11B | $61.97B |
Sector | Financials | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $17.82 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $9.71 |
Enterprise Value | $59.57B | $78.22B |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | 8.35% |
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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 →Vale is the world's largest iron ore miner and one of the largest diversified miners, along with BHP and Rio Tinto. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets, with minor contributions from iron ore proxies, including manganese and coal. The base metals division is much smaller, primarily consisting of nickel mines and smelters with a small contribution from copper.
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