Baxter International Inc vs Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. — how do they compare? Baxter International Inc trades at $27.61 (market cap $14.27B), while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $427.71 (market cap $1.93T). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is far larger — about 135.2× Baxter International Inc's market cap, and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. pays the higher dividend (0.9%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BAX | TSM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $14.27B | $1.93T |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $28.35 | $477.57 |
52-Week Low | $15.80 | $227.33 |
Enterprise Value | $21.79B | $1.85T |
Dividend Yield | 0.14% | 0.9% |
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Baxter offers a variety of medical instruments and supplies to caregivers. It enhanced its portfolio of hospital-focused offerings by acquiring Hillrom in late 2021. Legacy Baxter offers tools to help patients with acute and chronic kidney failure. It also sells a variety of injectable therapies for use in care settings, such as IV pumps, and administrative sets.
Read more on BAX →Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 57% market share in 2021 per Gartner. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs.
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