Palo Alto Networks Inc vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? Palo Alto Networks Inc trades at $335.9 (market cap $278.85B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.56 (market cap $52.23B). The key difference: Palo Alto Networks Inc is far larger — about 5.3× United Microelectronics Corp's market cap, and United Microelectronics Corp pays a 1.95% dividend while Palo Alto Networks Inc pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| PANW | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $278.85B | $52.23B |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $358.68 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $141.67 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $277.81B | $49.83B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.95% |
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Palo Alto Networks is a pure-play cybersecurity vendor that sells security appliances, subscriptions, and support into enterprises, government entities, and service providers. The company's product portfolio includes firewall appliances, virtual firewalls, endpoint protection, cloud security, and cybersecurity analytics. The Santa Clara, California, firm was established in 2005 and sells its products worldwide.
Read more on PANW →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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