Lam Research Corporation vs Moody's Corporation — how do they compare? Lam Research Corporation trades at $321.52 (market cap $383.63B), while Moody's Corporation trades at $490.77 (market cap $88.28B). The key difference: Lam Research Corporation is far larger — about 4.3× Moody's Corporation's market cap, and Moody's Corporation pays the higher dividend (0.82%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LRCX | MCO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $383.63B | $88.28B |
Sector | Technology | Financials |
52-Week High | $433.33 | $539.61 |
52-Week Low | $94.84 | $412.23 |
Enterprise Value | $382.61B | $94.08B |
Dividend Yield | 0.34% | 0.82% |
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Lam Research manufactures equipment used to fabricate semiconductors. The firm is focused on the etching, deposition, and clean markets, which are key steps in the semiconductor manufacturing process, especially for 3D NAND flash storage, advanced DRAM, and leading-edge logic/foundry chipmakers. Lam's flagship Kiyo, Vector, and Sabre products are sold in all major geographies to key customers such as Samsung Electronics, Micron, Intel, and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing.
Read more on LRCX →Moody's, along with S&P Ratings, is a leading provider of credit ratings on fixed income securities. Moody's ratings segment, known as Moody's Investors Service or MIS, includes corporates, structured finance, financial institutions, and public finance ratings. MIS represents a majority of the firm's revenue and profits. Moody's other segment is Moody's Analytics and consists of Research, Data, and Analytics or RD&A and Enterprise Risk Solutions or ERS. RD&A's products include credit research, quantitative credit scores, economic research, business intelligence, know your customer (KYC) tools, commercial real estate data and analytical tools, and training services. ERS includes risk management software solutions to financial institutions.
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