KLA Corp. vs Western Digital Corp — how do they compare? KLA Corp. trades at $205.98 (market cap $261.92B), while Western Digital Corp trades at $451.76 (market cap $150.95B). The key difference: KLA Corp. is the larger of the two by market cap, and KLA Corp. pays the higher dividend (0.46%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| KLAC | WDC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $261.92B | $150.95B |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $301.71 | $746.23 |
52-Week Low | $84.39 | $74.66 |
Enterprise Value | $263.17B | $150.42B |
Dividend Yield | 0.46% | 0.14% |
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KLA designs and manufactures yield-management and process-monitoring diagnostic and control systems for the semiconductor manufacturing industry. The systems are used to analyze the manufacturing process at various steps in a semiconductor's development. The firm's laser-scanning products are used for wafer qualification, process monitoring, and equipment monitoring. KLA also provides inspection tools and systems for optical metrology and e-beam metrology.
Read more on KLAC →Western Digital is a vertically integrated supplier of data storage solutions, spanning both hard disk drives and solid-state drives. In the HDD market it forms a practical duopoly with Seagate, and it is the largest global producer of NAND flash chips for SSDs in a joint venture with competitor Kioxia.
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