Monster Beverage Corp vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? Monster Beverage Corp trades at $45.62 (market cap $89.20B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $19.78 (market cap $47.81B). The key difference: Monster Beverage Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and United Microelectronics Corp pays a 2.12% dividend while Monster Beverage Corp pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MNST | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $89.20B | $47.81B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $49.97 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $30.86 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $87.49B | $44.93B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.12% |
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Latest headlines on both assets
Monster Beverage is a leader in the energy drink subsegment of the beverage industry. The Monster trademark anchors the portfolio, and notable offerings include Monster Energy and Monster Ultra. The firm has also started to incubate new trademarks for emerging enclaves of the energy space, like Reign in performance energy. It is primarily a brand owner, outsourcing most of its manufacturing processes to third-party copackers. It primarily uses the Coca-Cola bottling system for distribution after a strategic agreement in which Coke became Monster's largest shareholder (nearly 20%) and that also included the exchange of certain businesses between the two firms. Most of Monster's revenue is generated in the United States, though international geographies are increasing in the mix.
Read more on MNST →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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