Koninklijke Philips NV vs Smith & Nephew plc — how do they compare? Koninklijke Philips NV trades at $26.3 (market cap $25.89B), while Smith & Nephew plc trades at $29.95 (market cap $12.71B). The key difference: Koninklijke Philips NV is far larger — about 2× Smith & Nephew plc's market cap, and Koninklijke Philips NV pays the higher dividend (3.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| PHG | SNN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.89B | $12.71B |
Sector | Health | Health |
52-Week High | $32.91 | $38.70 |
52-Week Low | $25.02 | $28.73 |
Enterprise Value | $32.18B | $15.48B |
Dividend Yield | 3.81% | 2.59% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Philips is a diversified global healthcare company operating in three segments: diagnosis and treatment, connected care, and personal health. About 50% of the company's revenue comes from the diagnosis and treatment segment, which features imaging systems, ultrasound equipment, image-guided therapy solutions and healthcare informatics. The connected care segment (27% of revenue) encompasses monitoring and analytics systems for hospitals and sleep and respiratory care devices, whereas the personal health business (remainder of revenue) includes electric toothbrushes and men's grooming and personal-care products. In 2021, Philips generated EUR 17.2 billion in sales and had 80,000 employees in over 100 countries.
Read more on PHG →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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