Smith & Nephew plc vs Western Union Co — how do they compare? Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.05 (market cap $12.54B), while Western Union Co trades at $7.05 (market cap $2.20B). The key difference: Smith & Nephew plc is far larger — about 5.7× Western Union Co's market cap, and Western Union Co pays the higher dividend (13.33%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SNN | WU | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $12.54B | $2.20B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $38.70 | $10.28 |
52-Week Low | $28.73 | $6.36 |
Enterprise Value | $15.57B | $2.10B |
Dividend Yield | 2.65% | 13.33% |
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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 →Western Union provides domestic and international money transfers through its global network of about 500,000 outside agents. It is the largest money transfer company in the world and one of only a few companies with a truly global agent network.
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