ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd vs KB Financial Group, Inc. — how do they compare? ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd trades at $39.1 (market cap $85.75B), while KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B). The key difference: ASE Technology Holding Co Ltd is far larger — about 2.1× KB Financial Group, Inc.'s market cap, and KB Financial Group, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.67%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ASX | KB | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $85.75B | $41.21B |
Sector | Technology | Financials |
52-Week High | $45.12 | $124.01 |
52-Week Low | $9.63 | $77.50 |
Enterprise Value | $90.15B | — |
Dividend Yield | 1.08% | 2.67% |
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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 →KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 13.1% share of loans as of 2021. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.
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