Micron Technology, Inc. vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $981.04 (market cap $977.44B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.62 (market cap $1.50B). The key difference: Micron Technology, Inc. is far larger — about 651.6× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays the higher dividend (7.13%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MU | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $977.44B | $1.50B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $1.21K | $11.33 |
52-Week Low | $104.88 | $6.17 |
Enterprise Value | $957.80B | $5.31B |
Dividend Yield | 0.06% | 7.13% |
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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 →The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.1 billion in 2021, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($45.7 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spans almost 7,000 total units in 30 countries. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
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