General Motors Company vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? General Motors Company trades at $89.41 (market cap $78.40B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $19.56 (market cap $47.81B). The key difference: General Motors Company is the larger of the two by market cap, and United Microelectronics Corp pays the higher dividend (2.12%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| GM | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $78.40B | $47.81B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Technology |
52-Week High | $90.30 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $54.16 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $181.38B | $44.93B |
Dividend Yield | 0.81% | 2.12% |
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General Motors Co. emerged from the bankruptcy of General Motors Corp. (old GM) in July 2009. GM has eight brands and operates under four segments: GM North America, GM International, Cruise, and GM Financial. The United States now has four brands instead of eight under old GM. The company lost its U.S. market share leader crown in 2021 with share down 280 basis points to 14.6%, but we expect GM to reclaim the top spot in 2022 as 2021 suffered from the chip shortage. GM Financial became the company's captive finance arm in October 2010 via the purchase of AmeriCredit.
Read more on GM →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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