Micron Technology, Inc. vs Nasdaq Inc — how do they compare? Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $985.61 (market cap $977.44B), while Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B). The key difference: Micron Technology, Inc. is far larger — about 18.8× Nasdaq Inc's market cap, and Nasdaq Inc pays the higher dividend (1.22%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MU | NDAQ | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $977.44B | $51.96B |
Sector | Technology | Financials |
52-Week High | $1.21K | $100.98 |
52-Week Low | $104.88 | $76.85 |
Enterprise Value | $957.80B | $59.02B |
Dividend Yield | 0.06% | 1.22% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Latest headlines on both assets
Micron historically focused on designing and manufacturing DRAM for PCs. The firm then expanded into the NAND flash memory market. It increased its DRAM scale with the purchase of Elpida (completed in mid-2013) and Inotera (completed in December 2016). The firm's DRAM and NAND products tailored to PCs, data centers, smartphones, game consoles, automotives, and other computing devices.
Read more on MU →Founded in 1971, Nasdaq is primarily known for its equity exchange, but in addition to its market-services business (about 35% of sales), the company sells and distributes market data as well as offers Nasdaq-branded indexes to asset managers and investors through its information-services segment (30%). Nasdaq's corporate-services business (20%) offers listing services and related investor relations products to publicly traded companies and through the company's market technology group (15%), Nasdaq facilitates the exchange operations of other exchanges throughout the world and provides financial compliance services.
Read more on NDAQ →