Smith & Nephew plc vs Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. — how do they compare? Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.45 (market cap $12.64B), while Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. trades at $87.62 (market cap $13.60B). The key difference: Smith & Nephew plc and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. are close in size by market cap, and Stanley Black & Decker, Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.79%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SNN | SWK | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $12.64B | $13.60B |
Sector | Health | — |
52-Week High | $38.70 | $94.12 |
52-Week Low | $28.73 | $62.12 |
Enterprise Value | $15.41B | $19.77B |
Dividend Yield | 2.57% | 3.79% |
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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 →Stanley Black & Decker Inc is a manufacturer of hand and power tools. The company operates three business segments: tools and storage, security, and industrial. Tools and storage, the largest segment by revenue, sells hand tools and power tools to professional end-users, distributors, retail consumers, and industrial customers. Security installs electronic security systems and provides electronic security services including alarm monitoring and video surveillance. Industrial sells engineered fastening products such as stud-welding systems, blind inserts and tools, and engineered plastic and mechanical fasteners. The largest end market is the United States of America.
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