Smith & Nephew plc vs Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares — how do they compare? Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.45 (market cap $12.64B), while Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares trades at $160.1. The key difference: Smith & Nephew plc pays a 2.57% dividend while Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares pays none, and Direxion Daily Semiconductor Bull 3X Shares is trading nearer its 52-week high, Smith & Nephew plc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SNN | SOXL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $12.64B | — |
Sector | Health | Leveraged / Inverse |
52-Week High | $38.70 | $300.77 |
52-Week Low | $28.73 | $23.99 |
Enterprise Value | $15.41B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.57% | — |
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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 →SOXL is a leveraged ETF that seeks daily investment results corresponding to 300% of the daily performance of the ICE Semiconductor Index. It is designed as a tactical tool for experienced traders to take a bullish (long) position on the semiconductor sector. Due to the effects of compounding and leverage, the ETF is intended to be held for a single day and is not suitable for long-term investment.
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