Novo Nordisk A/S vs Union Pacific Corporation — how do they compare? Novo Nordisk A/S trades at $49.32 (market cap $220.53B), while Union Pacific Corporation trades at $295.68 (market cap $175.89B). 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 | UNP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $220.53B | $175.89B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $71.70 | $301.75 |
52-Week Low | $35.29 | $214.91 |
Enterprise Value | $239.49B | $206.36B |
Dividend Yield | 3.63% | 1.86% |
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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 →Omaha, Nebraska-based Union Pacific is the largest public railroad in North America. Operating on more than 30,000 miles of track in the western two thirds of the U.S., UP generated roughly $22 billion of revenue in 2021 by hauling coal, industrial products, intermodal containers, agriculture goods, chemicals, and automotive goods. UP owns about one fourth of Mexican railroad Ferromex and derives about 10% of its revenue hauling freight to and from Mexico.
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