Nasdaq Inc vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? Nasdaq Inc trades at $90.25 (market cap $51.96B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.14 (market cap $51.00B). The key difference: Nasdaq Inc and United Microelectronics Corp are close in size by market cap, and United Microelectronics Corp pays the higher dividend (2.03%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NDAQ | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.96B | $51.00B |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $100.98 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $76.85 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $59.02B | $48.57B |
Dividend Yield | 1.22% | 2.03% |
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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 →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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