Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. trades at $180.98 (market cap $42.09B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.15 (market cap $51.00B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and United Microelectronics Corp pays a 2.03% dividend while Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| LYV | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $42.09B | $51.00B |
Sector | Industrials | Technology |
52-Week High | $186.59 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $125.61 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $43.59B | $48.57B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.03% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Live Nation is the largest live entertainment firm in the world with over 570 million fans served in 44 countries in 2018 by the company's concert and ticketing platforms. Via either owning, operating, or holding exclusive booking rights, Live Nation controls over 235 venues including the House of Blues, the Hollywood Palladium, and Spark Arena in New Zealand. Live Nation also owns one of the largest ticketing services, Ticketmaster, which sold over 480 million tickets for over 12,000 clients in 2018. The firm's artist management agencies have over 400 clients. This large live entertainment footprint helped Live Nation become one of the largest advertising and sponsorship platforms aimed at music fans. Liberty Media owns 33% of Live Nation, held under its SiriusXM tracking stock.
Read more on LYV →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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