Micron Technology, Inc. vs Wheaton Precious Metals Corp — how do they compare? Micron Technology, Inc. trades at $982.5 (market cap $977.44B), while Wheaton Precious Metals Corp trades at $103.33 (market cap $46.54B). The key difference: Micron Technology, Inc. is far larger — about 21× Wheaton Precious Metals Corp's market cap, and Wheaton Precious Metals Corp pays the higher dividend (0.75%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| MU | WPM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $977.44B | $46.54B |
Sector | Technology | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $1.21K | $165.72 |
52-Week Low | $104.88 | $91.00 |
Enterprise Value | $957.80B | $44.39B |
Dividend Yield | 0.06% | 0.75% |
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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 →Wheaton Precious Metals Corp is a precious metal streaming company. The company has entered into over 20 long-term purchase agreements with 17 different mining companies, for the purchase of precious metals and cobalt. It has streaming agreements covering approximately 19 operating mines and 9 development stage projects. The company's projects include Vale's Salobo mine and silver streams on Glencore's Antamina mine and Goldcorp's Penasquito mine.
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