NetApp Inc. vs Boston Beer Company Inc — how do they compare? NetApp Inc. trades at $166.94 (market cap $31.57B), while Boston Beer Company Inc trades at $170.75 (market cap $1.88B). The key difference: NetApp Inc. is far larger — about 16.8× Boston Beer Company Inc's market cap, and NetApp Inc. pays a 1.29% dividend while Boston Beer Company Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NTAP | SAM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $31.57B | $1.88B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $181.08 | $260.05 |
52-Week Low | $94.11 | $161.08 |
Enterprise Value | $30.72B | $1.75B |
Dividend Yield | 1.29% | — |
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NetApp is a leading provider of enterprise data management and storage solutions. The company's three operating business units are products, software maintenance, and hardware maintenance. NetApp transitioned from a data center storage firm to a company with software data management solutions for multicloud environments. The California-headquartered company sells globally and has approximately 10,000 employees.
Read more on NTAP →Boston Beer is a leader in U.S. high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories, with strong positions in craft beer, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The firm sells an array of flavor variants and package sizes, predominantly centered around four priority brands: Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly Hard Seltzer. Its drinks are produced in both company-owned breweries as well as through third-party contract arrangements, and while the company primarily goes to market through independent wholesalers (as mandated by law), it operates a fairly large salesforce to induce demand across the value chain (distributors, retailers, and drinkers). The preponderance of revenue is generated domestically.
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