Boston Beer Company Inc vs Schlumberger NV — how do they compare? Boston Beer Company Inc trades at $170.75 (market cap $1.88B), while Schlumberger NV trades at $46.39 (market cap $69.36B). The key difference: Schlumberger NV is far larger — about 36.9× Boston Beer Company Inc's market cap, and Schlumberger NV pays a 2.54% dividend while Boston Beer Company Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SAM | SLB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.88B | $69.36B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Energy |
52-Week High | $260.05 | $58.01 |
52-Week Low | $161.08 | $31.72 |
Enterprise Value | $1.75B | $77.58B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.54% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Latest headlines on both assets
Boston Beer is a leader in U.S. high-end malt beverages and adjacent categories, with strong positions in craft beer, hard cider, and hard seltzer. The firm sells an array of flavor variants and package sizes, predominantly centered around four priority brands: Samuel Adams, Angry Orchard, Twisted Tea, and Truly Hard Seltzer. Its drinks are produced in both company-owned breweries as well as through third-party contract arrangements, and while the company primarily goes to market through independent wholesalers (as mandated by law), it operates a fairly large salesforce to induce demand across the value chain (distributors, retailers, and drinkers). The preponderance of revenue is generated domestically.
Read more on SAM →Schlumberger is the largest oilfield service firm in the world, with expertise in myriad disciplines, including reservoir performance, well construction, production enhancement, and more recently, digital solutions. It maintains a reputation as one of the industry's leading innovators, which has earned it dominant share in numerous end markets.
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