SYSCO Corporation vs Verisign, Inc. — how do they compare? SYSCO Corporation trades at $81.33 (market cap $38.63B), while Verisign, Inc. trades at $277.5 (market cap $25.26B). The key difference: SYSCO Corporation is the larger of the two by market cap, and SYSCO Corporation pays the higher dividend (2.72%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SYY | VRSN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $38.63B | $25.26B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $91.16 | $310.00 |
52-Week Low | $69.30 | $211.49 |
Enterprise Value | $52.11B | $26.50B |
Dividend Yield | 2.72% | 1.17% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Sysco is the largest U.S. food-service distributor, boasting 17% market share of the highly fragmented food-service distribution industry. Sysco distributes over 400,000 food and nonfood products to restaurants (63% of revenue), healthcare facilities (8%), education and government buildings (8%), travel and leisure (7%), and other locations (14%) where individuals consume away-from-home meals. In fiscal 2022, 82% of the firm's revenue was U.S.-based, with 7% from Canada, 4% from the U.K., 2% from France, and 4% other.
Read more on SYY →Verisign is the sole authorized registry for several generic top-level domains, including the widely utilized .com and .net top-level domains. The company operates critical Internet infrastructure to support the domain name system, including operating two of the world's 13 root servers that are used to route Internet traffic. In 2018, the firm sold off its Security Services business, signalling a renewed focus on the core registry business.
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