NRG Energy Inc vs J M Smucker Co — how do they compare? NRG Energy Inc trades at $132.3 (market cap $27.55B), while J M Smucker Co trades at $112.69 (market cap $11.97B). The key difference: NRG Energy Inc is far larger — about 2.3× J M Smucker Co's market cap, and J M Smucker Co pays the higher dividend (3.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NRG | SJM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.55B | $11.97B |
Sector | Utilities | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $184.03 | $117.05 |
52-Week Low | $120.65 | $89.53 |
Enterprise Value | $51.38B | $19.00B |
Dividend Yield | 1.46% | 3.93% |
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NRG Energy is one of the largest retail energy providers in the U.S., with 7 million customers, including its 2021 acquisition of Direct Energy. It also is one of the largest U.S. independent power producers, with 16 gigawatts of nuclear, coal, gas, and oil power generation capacity primarily in Texas. Since 2018, NRG has divested its 47% stake in NRG Yield, among other renewable energy and conventional generation investments. NRG exited Chapter 11 bankruptcy as a stand-alone entity in December 2003.
Read more on NRG →J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily operates in the U.S. retail channel (87% of fiscal 2022 revenue), but also in U.S. food-service (7%), and international (6%). Its largest segment is pet food and treats (36% of 2022 revenue), with popular brands such as Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Nature's Recipe, and Rachael Ray Nutrish. Its second-largest category is coffee (35% across channels) with the number-two brand Folgers and number-six Dunkin'. Other large categories are peanut butter (10%), with number-one Jif, fruit spreads (5%) with number-one Smucker's, and frozen hand-held foods (6%) with number-one Uncrustables.
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