NRG Energy Inc vs Smith & Nephew plc — how do they compare? NRG Energy Inc trades at $132.3 (market cap $27.55B), while Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.45 (market cap $12.64B). The key difference: NRG Energy Inc is far larger — about 2.2× Smith & Nephew plc's market cap, and Smith & Nephew plc pays the higher dividend (2.57%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NRG | SNN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.55B | $12.64B |
Sector | Utilities | Health |
52-Week High | $184.03 | $38.70 |
52-Week Low | $120.65 | $28.73 |
Enterprise Value | $51.38B | $15.41B |
Dividend Yield | 1.46% | 2.57% |
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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 →Smith & Nephew designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic devices, sports medicine and arthroscopic technologies, and wound-care solutions. Roughly 42% of the U.K.-based firm's revenue comes from orthopedic products, and another 30% is sports medicine and ENT. The remaining 28% of revenue is from the advanced wound therapy segment. Roughly half of Smith & Nephew's total revenue comes from the United States, just over 30% is from other developed markets, and emerging markets account for the remainder.
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