Nokia Corp vs Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. — how do they compare? Nokia Corp trades at $10.97 (market cap $56.70B), while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $425.15 (market cap $1.88T). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is far larger — about 33.2× Nokia Corp's market cap, and Nokia Corp pays the higher dividend (1.63%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| NOK | TSM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $56.70B | $1.88T |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $16.83 | $477.57 |
52-Week Low | $4.05 | $227.33 |
Enterprise Value | $53.51B | $1.81T |
Dividend Yield | 1.63% | 0.94% |
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Nokia is a leading vendor in the telecommunications equipment industry. The company's network business derives revenue from selling wireless and fixed-line hardware, software, and services. Nokia's technology segment licenses its patent portfolio to handset manufacturers and makes royalties from Nokia-branded cellphones. The company, headquartered in Espoo, Finland, operates on a global scale, with most of its revenue from communication service providers.
Read more on NOK →Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, or TSMC, is the world's largest dedicated chip foundry, with over 57% market share in 2021 per Gartner. TSMC was founded in 1987 as a joint venture of Philips, the government of Taiwan, and private investors. It went public as an ADR in the U.S. in 1997. TSMC's scale and high-quality technology allow the firm to generate solid operating margins, even in the highly competitive foundry business. Furthermore, the shift to the fabless business model has created tailwinds for TSMC. The foundry leader has an illustrious customer base, including Apple, AMD and Nvidia, that looks to apply cutting-edge process technologies to its semiconductor designs.
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