Smith & Nephew plc vs Wheaton Precious Metals Corp — how do they compare? Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.05 (market cap $12.54B), while Wheaton Precious Metals Corp trades at $136.03 (market cap $60.94B). The key difference: Wheaton Precious Metals Corp is far larger — about 4.9× Smith & Nephew plc's market cap, and Smith & Nephew plc pays the higher dividend (2.65%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SNN | WPM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $12.54B | $60.94B |
Sector | Health | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $38.70 | $165.72 |
52-Week Low | $28.73 | $91.02 |
Enterprise Value | $15.57B | $62.82B |
Dividend Yield | 2.65% | 0.58% |
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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 →Wheaton Precious Metals Corp is a precious metal streaming company. The company has entered into over 20 long-term purchase agreements with 17 different mining companies, for the purchase of precious metals and cobalt. It has streaming agreements covering approximately 19 operating mines and 9 development stage projects. The company's projects include Vale's Salobo mine and silver streams on Glencore's Antamina mine and Goldcorp's Penasquito mine.
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