Nasdaq Inc vs Western Union Co — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while Western Union Co trades at $8.9 (market cap $2.71B). The key difference: Nasdaq Inc is far larger — about 19.2× Western Union Co's market cap, and Western Union Co pays the higher dividend (10.85%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | WU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $2.71B |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $10.28 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $7.04 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | $2.40B |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | 10.85% |
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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 →Western Union provides domestic and international money transfers through its global network of about 500,000 outside agents. It is the largest money transfer company in the world and one of only a few companies with a truly global agent network.
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