NetApp Inc. vs Smith & Nephew plc — how do they compare? NetApp Inc. trades at $161.2 (market cap $31.57B), while Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.45 (market cap $12.64B). The key difference: NetApp Inc. is far larger — about 2.5× 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.
| NTAP | SNN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $31.57B | $12.64B |
Sector | Technology | Health |
52-Week High | $181.08 | $38.70 |
52-Week Low | $94.11 | $28.73 |
Enterprise Value | $30.72B | $15.41B |
Dividend Yield | 1.29% | 2.57% |
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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 →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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