Novo Nordisk A/S vs Ryanair Holdings plc — how do they compare? Novo Nordisk A/S trades at $49.32 (market cap $220.53B), while Ryanair Holdings plc trades at $58.99 (market cap $29.31B). The key difference: Novo Nordisk A/S is far larger — about 7.5× Ryanair Holdings plc's market cap, and Novo Nordisk A/S pays the higher dividend (3.63%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NVO | RYAAY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $220.53B | $29.31B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $71.70 | $73.82 |
52-Week Low | $35.29 | $53.24 |
Enterprise Value | $239.49B | $26.33B |
Dividend Yield | 3.63% | 1.68% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
With almost 50% market share by volume of the global insulin market, Novo Nordisk is the leading provider of diabetes-care products in the world. Based in Denmark, the company manufactures and markets a variety of human and modern insulins, injectable diabetes treatments, and oral antidiabetic agents. Novo also has a biopharmaceutical segment (constituting roughly 15% of revenue) that specializes in protein therapies for hemophilia and other disorders.
Read more on NVO →Ryanair is the leading airline group by passenger numbers in Europe. The company employs a low-cost no-frills model to offer low fares to leisure customers on short-haul intra-European routes. In 2020, the most recent pre-pandemic fiscal year, the company carried 149 million passengers, utilizing a fleet of 467 Boeing 737 aircraft across its 1,800 routes. To keep costs low the company serves predominantly lower-cost secondary airports. The company generated sales of EUR 8.5 billion in fiscal 2020.
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