ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd vs Gilead Sciences, Inc. — how do they compare? ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd trades at $39.1 (market cap $85.75B), while Gilead Sciences, Inc. trades at $135.39 (market cap $168.35B). The key difference: Gilead Sciences, Inc. is the larger of the two by market cap, and Gilead Sciences, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.42%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ASX | GILD | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $85.75B | $168.35B |
Sector | Technology | Health |
52-Week High | $45.12 | $155.80 |
52-Week Low | $9.63 | $110.56 |
Enterprise Value | $90.15B | $191.42B |
Dividend Yield | 1.08% | 2.42% |
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ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd is a semiconductor assembly and testing firm. The company operates in segments: Packaging, Testing, and Electronic Manufacturing Services. Of these, packaging services contribute the most revenue. It involves packaging bare semiconductors into completed semiconductors with improved electrical and thermal characteristics. The Testing Segment includes front-end engineering testing, wafer probing, and final testing services. In the EMS segment, the company designs manufacture and sells electronic components and telecommunication equipment motherboards. The company is based in Taiwan but garners over half its sales from firms in the United States.
Read more on ASX →Gilead Sciences develops and markets therapies to treat life-threatening infectious diseases, with the core of its portfolio focused on HIV and hepatitis B and C. The acquisitions of Corus Pharma, Myogen, CV Therapeutics, Arresto Biosciences, and Calistoga have broadened this focus to include pulmonary and cardiovascular diseases and cancer. Gilead's acquisition of Pharmasset brought rights to hepatitis C drug Sovaldi, which is also part of combination drug Harvoni, and the Kite, Forty Seven, and Immunomedics acquisitions boost Gilead's exposure to cell therapy and noncell therapy in oncology.
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