NRG Energy Inc vs Twist Bioscience Corp — how do they compare? NRG Energy Inc trades at $132.3 (market cap $27.55B), while Twist Bioscience Corp trades at $88.31 (market cap $5.45B). The key difference: NRG Energy Inc is far larger — about 5.1× Twist Bioscience Corp's market cap, and NRG Energy Inc pays a 1.46% dividend while Twist Bioscience Corp pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NRG | TWST | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $27.55B | $5.45B |
Sector | Utilities | Health |
52-Week High | $184.03 | $102.88 |
52-Week Low | $120.65 | $24.16 |
Enterprise Value | $51.38B | $5.37B |
Dividend Yield | 1.46% | — |
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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 →Twist Bioscience Corp is a synthetic biology company. It develops a disruptive DNA synthesis platform to industrialize the engineering of biology. The company's DNA synthesis platform utilizes a proprietary semiconductor-based synthetic DNA manufacturing process that synthesizes DNA on silicon instead of on traditional well plastic plates to enable the production of high-quality synthetic DNA faster and affordable as well as overcomes inefficiencies. Powering cost-effective, rapid high-throughput synthesis, it enables researchers to rapidly realize opportunities ahead. Geographically, it derives a majority of revenue from the United States.
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