Smith & Nephew plc vs Sanofi SA — how do they compare? Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.45 (market cap $12.64B), while Sanofi SA trades at $44.05 (market cap $104.83B). The key difference: Sanofi SA is far larger — about 8.3× Smith & Nephew plc's market cap, and Sanofi SA pays the higher dividend (5.5%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SNN | SNY | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $12.64B | $104.83B |
Sector | Health | Health |
52-Week High | $38.70 | $52.34 |
52-Week Low | $28.73 | $41.33 |
Enterprise Value | $15.41B | $121.32B |
Dividend Yield | 2.57% | 5.5% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
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.
Read more on SNN →Sanofi develops and markets drugs with a concentration in oncology, immunology, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, and vaccines. However, the company's decision in late 2019 to pull back from the cardio-metabolic area will likely reduce the firm's footprint in this large therapeutic area. The company offers a diverse array of drugs with its highest revenue generator, Dupixent, representing just over 10% of total sales, but profits are shared with Regeneron. About 30% of total revenue comes from the United States and 25% from Europe. Emerging markets represent the majority of the remainder of revenue.
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