American Water Works Company Inc vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? American Water Works Company Inc trades at $131.69 (market cap $25.69B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $25.31 (market cap $60.22B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp is far larger — about 2.3× American Water Works Company Inc's market cap, and American Water Works Company Inc pays the higher dividend (2.72%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| AWK | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $25.69B | $60.22B |
Sector | Utilities | Technology |
52-Week High | $147.00 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $121.13 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $41.25B | $57.79B |
Dividend Yield | 2.72% | 1.76% |
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American Water Works is the largest investor-owned U.S. water and wastewater utility, serving approximately 3.5 million customers in 16 states. It provides water and wastewater services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers and operates predominantly in regulated markets. The company's only nonregulated business is water services for military bases, which operates under long-term contracts.
Read more on AWK →Founded in 1980, United Microelectronics is the world's third-largest dedicated chip foundry, with 7% market share in 2021, according to Gartner, after TSMC and GlobalFoundries. UMC's headquarters are in Hsinchu, Taiwan, and it operates 12 fabs in Taiwan, Mainland China, Japan and Singapore, with additional sales offices in Europe, the U.S. and South Korea. UMC features a diverse customer base including Texas Instruments, MediaTek, Qualcomm, Broadcom, Xilinx and Realtek, supplying a wide range of products applied in communications, display, memory, automotive and more. UMC employs about 20,000 people.
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