KB Financial Group, Inc. vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? KB Financial Group, Inc. trades at $117.53 (market cap $41.21B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $19.62 (market cap $47.81B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and KB Financial Group, Inc. pays the higher dividend (2.67%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KB | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $41.21B | $47.81B |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $124.01 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $77.50 | $6.58 |
Dividend Yield | 2.67% | 2.12% |
Enterprise Value | — | $44.93B |
Trailing returns across standard periods
KB Financial is the parent company of KB Kookmin Bank, Korea's largest commercial bank, with a 13.1% share of loans as of 2021. Its predecessor banks were established in the 1960s as government policy banks and privatized in the 1990s. Its credit card subsidiary KB Kookmin Card is the number-three player behind Shinhan Card and Samsung Card. KB has in recent years expanded its nonbank business by buying LIG Insurance and Hyundai Securities, making KB a top-five player in nonlife insurance and in securities, and most recently by buying Prudential Life Insurance Korea. It also has KB Capital, which provides leasing and installment finance.
Read more on KB →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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