Koninklijke Philips NV vs Verisign, Inc. — how do they compare? Koninklijke Philips NV trades at $26.3 (market cap $25.89B), while Verisign, Inc. trades at $262.79 (market cap $24.22B). The key difference: Koninklijke Philips NV and Verisign, Inc. are close in size by market cap, and Koninklijke Philips NV pays the higher dividend (3.81%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| PHG | VRSN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.89B | $24.22B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $32.91 | $310.00 |
52-Week Low | $25.02 | $211.49 |
Enterprise Value | $32.18B | $25.46B |
Dividend Yield | 3.81% | 1.22% |
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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 →Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical Internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route Internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.
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