J M Smucker Co vs Verisign, Inc. — how do they compare? J M Smucker Co trades at $112.69 (market cap $11.97B), while Verisign, Inc. trades at $277.5 (market cap $25.26B). The key difference: Verisign, Inc. is far larger — about 2.1× J M Smucker Co's market cap, and J M Smucker Co pays the higher dividend (3.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SJM | VRSN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $11.97B | $25.26B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $117.05 | $310.00 |
52-Week Low | $89.53 | $211.49 |
Enterprise Value | $19.00B | $26.50B |
Dividend Yield | 3.93% | 1.17% |
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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.
Read more on SJM →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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