Nutrien Ltd vs Smith & Nephew plc — how do they compare? Nutrien Ltd trades at $66.8 (market cap $31.67B), while Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.45 (market cap $12.64B). The key difference: Nutrien Ltd is far larger — about 2.5× Smith & Nephew plc's market cap, and Nutrien Ltd pays the higher dividend (3.3%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NTR | SNN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $31.67B | $12.64B |
Sector | Basic Materials | Health |
52-Week High | $83.94 | $38.70 |
52-Week Low | $53.64 | $28.73 |
Enterprise Value | $44.84B | $15.41B |
Dividend Yield | 3.3% | 2.57% |
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Created in 2018 as a result of the merger between PotashCorp and Agrium, Nutrien is the world's largest fertilizer producer by capacity. Nutrien produces the three main crop nutrients--nitrogen, potash, and phosphate--although its main focus is potash, where it is the global leader in installed capacity with roughly 20% share. The company is also the largest agricultural retailer in the United States, selling fertilizers, crop chemicals, seeds, and services directly to farm customers through its brick-and-mortar stores and online platforms.
Read more on NTR →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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