Alliant Energy Corporation vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? Alliant Energy Corporation trades at $68.76 (market cap $17.78B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $19.76 (market cap $47.81B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp is far larger — about 2.7× Alliant Energy Corporation's market cap, and Alliant Energy Corporation pays the higher dividend (3.12%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LNT | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $17.78B | $47.81B |
Sector | Utilities | Technology |
52-Week High | $78.03 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $63.62 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $29.88B | $44.93B |
Dividend Yield | 3.12% | 2.12% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Alliant Energy is the parent of two regulated utilities, Interstate Power and Light and Wisconsin Power and Light, serving nearly 1 million electricity and natural gas customers and approximately 420,000 natural gas-only customers. Both subsidiaries engage in the generation and distribution of electricity and the distribution and transportation of natural gas. Alliant also owns a 16% interest in American Transmission Co.
Read more on LNT →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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