Smith & Nephew plc vs Tidewater Inc — how do they compare? Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.45 (market cap $12.64B), while Tidewater Inc trades at $78.18 (market cap $3.75B). The key difference: Smith & Nephew plc is far larger — about 3.4× Tidewater Inc's market cap, and Smith & Nephew plc pays a 2.57% dividend while Tidewater Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SNN | TDW | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $12.64B | $3.75B |
Sector | Health | Utilities |
52-Week High | $38.70 | $91.12 |
52-Week Low | $28.73 | $47.29 |
Enterprise Value | $15.41B | $3.85B |
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 →Tidewater is the leading global provider of offshore support vessels (OSVs) to the energy industry. With the world's largest fleet of platform supply vessels (PSVs) and anchor handling tugs (AHTS), it provides critical logistics and marine support for offshore oil, gas, and renewable energy projects. Following a period of massive strategic consolidation, Tidewater is now focused on maximizing day rates and free cash flow in a supply-constrained market, positioning itself as a primary beneficiary of the multi-year offshore upcycle.
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