Western Digital Corp vs Xcel Energy Inc — how do they compare? Western Digital Corp trades at $555 (market cap $168.00B), while Xcel Energy Inc trades at $79 (market cap $49.11B). The key difference: Western Digital Corp is far larger — about 3.4× Xcel Energy Inc's market cap, and Xcel Energy Inc pays the higher dividend (3.01%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| WDC | XEL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $168.00B | $49.11B |
Sector | Technology | Utilities |
52-Week High | $746.23 | $83.91 |
52-Week Low | $67.06 | $71.14 |
Enterprise Value | $166.35B | $86.55B |
Dividend Yield | 0.12% | 3.01% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Western Digital is a vertically integrated supplier of data storage solutions, spanning both hard disk drives and solid-state drives. In the HDD market it forms a practical duopoly with Seagate, and it is the largest global producer of NAND flash chips for SSDs in a joint venture with competitor Kioxia.
Read more on WDC →Xcel Energy manages utilities serving 3.7 million electric customers and 2.1 million natural gas customers in eight states. Its utilities are Northern States Power, which serves customers in Minnesota, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and Michigan
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