Moody's Corporation vs Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. — how do they compare? Moody's Corporation trades at $490.77 (market cap $88.28B), while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $425.84 (market cap $1.88T). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is far larger — about 21.3× Moody's Corporation's market cap, and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. pays the higher dividend (0.94%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MCO | TSM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $88.28B | $1.88T |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $539.61 | $477.57 |
52-Week Low | $412.23 | $227.33 |
Enterprise Value | $94.08B | $1.81T |
Dividend Yield | 0.82% | 0.94% |
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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.
Read more on MCO →Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 57% market share in 2021 per Gartner. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs.
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