Comcast Corporation vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? Comcast Corporation trades at $25.65 (market cap $91.02B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $19.64 (market cap $47.81B). The key difference: Comcast Corporation is the larger of the two by market cap, and Comcast Corporation pays the higher dividend (5.15%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| CMCSA | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $91.02B | $47.81B |
Sector | Media | Technology |
52-Week High | $32.50 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $21.92 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $173.74B | $44.93B |
Dividend Yield | 5.15% | 2.12% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Comcast is made up of three parts. The core cable business owns networks capable of providing television, internet access, and phone services to roughly 61 million U.S. homes and businesses, or nearly half of the country. About 56% of the homes in this territory subscribe to at least one Comcast service. Comcast acquired NBCUniversal from General Electric in 2011. NBCU owns several cable networks, including CNBC, MSNBC, and USA, the NBC broadcast network, several local NBC affiliates, Universal Studios, and several theme parks. Sky, acquired in 2018, is the dominant television provider in the U.K. and has invested heavily in exclusive and proprietary content to build this position. The firm is also the largest pay-television provider in Italy and has a presence in Germany and Austria.
Read more on CMCSA →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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