Novo Nordisk A/S vs Banco Santander SA — how do they compare? Novo Nordisk A/S trades at $49.35 (market cap $220.53B), while Banco Santander SA trades at $13.74 (market cap $191.46B). The key difference: Novo Nordisk A/S is the larger of the two by market cap, and Novo Nordisk A/S pays the higher dividend (3.63%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NVO | SAN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $220.53B | $191.46B |
Sector | Health | Financials |
52-Week High | $71.70 | $14.37 |
52-Week Low | $35.29 | $8.40 |
Enterprise Value | $239.49B | — |
Dividend Yield | 3.63% | 2.09% |
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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 →Santander's focus is on retail and commercial banking. Latin America is geographically the largest operation, with Brazil by far the largest. Its continental European business is still mainly Iberian. Santander's U.K. presence is the result of the acquisition of building society Abbey. In the U.S., Santander operates a vehicle finance business and a regional bank focused on the Northeastern states.
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