Bank of Nova Scotia vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? Bank of Nova Scotia trades at $89.03 (market cap $108.32B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $19.56 (market cap $47.81B). The key difference: Bank of Nova Scotia is far larger — about 2.3× United Microelectronics Corp's market cap, and Bank of Nova Scotia pays the higher dividend (3.64%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BNS | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $108.32B | $47.81B |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $90.29 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $56.41 | $6.58 |
Dividend Yield | 3.64% | 2.12% |
Enterprise Value | — | $44.93B |
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Bank of Nova Scotia is a global financial services provider. The bank has five business segments: Canadian banking, international banking, global wealth management, global banking and markets, and other. It offers a range of advice, products, and services, including personal and commercial banking, wealth management and private banking, corporate and investment banking, and capital markets. The bank's international operations span numerous countries and are more concentrated in Central and South America.
Read more on BNS →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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