Palo Alto Networks Inc vs J M Smucker Co — how do they compare? Palo Alto Networks Inc trades at $335.38 (market cap $278.85B), while J M Smucker Co trades at $118.24 (market cap $12.37B). The key difference: Palo Alto Networks Inc is far larger — about 22.5× J M Smucker Co's market cap, and J M Smucker Co pays a 3.87% dividend while Palo Alto Networks Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| PANW | SJM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $278.85B | $12.37B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $358.68 | $117.05 |
52-Week Low | $141.67 | $89.53 |
Enterprise Value | $277.81B | $19.40B |
Dividend Yield | — | 3.87% |
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Palo Alto Networks is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor that sells security appliances, subscriptions, and support into enterprises, government entities, and service providers. The company's product portfolio includes firewall appliances, virtual firewalls, endpoint protection, cloud security, and cybersecurity analytics. The Santa Clara, California, firm was established in 2005 and sells its products worldwide.
Read more on PANW →J.M. Smucker is a packaged food company that primarily operates in the U.S. retail channel (87% of fiscal 2022 revenue), but also in U.S. food-service (7%), and international (6%). Its largest segment is pet food and treats (36% of 2022 revenue), with popular brands such as Milk-Bone, Meow Mix, 9Lives, Kibbles 'n Bits, Nature's Recipe, and Rachael Ray Nutrish. Its second-largest category is coffee (35% across channels) with the number-two brand Folgers and number-six Dunkin'. Other large categories are peanut butter (10%), with number-one Jif, fruit spreads (5%) with number-one Smucker's, and frozen hand-held foods (6%) with number-one Uncrustables.
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