Smith & Nephew plc vs United States Natural Gas Fund — how do they compare? Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.45 (market cap $12.64B), while United States Natural Gas Fund trades at $10.4. The key difference: Smith & Nephew plc pays a 2.57% dividend while United States Natural Gas Fund pays none, and Smith & Nephew plc is trading nearer its 52-week high, United States Natural Gas Fund nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SNN | UNG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $12.64B | — |
Sector | Health | Commodities - Energy |
52-Week High | $38.70 | $16.90 |
52-Week Low | $28.73 | $10.15 |
Enterprise Value | $15.41B | — |
Dividend Yield | 2.57% | — |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →UNG is a commodity ETF that tracks the daily price movements of natural gas futures. It primarily invests in front-month contracts at the Henry Hub, making it a highly volatile tool for short-term trading rather than long-term holding due to contango and roll costs.
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