Banco Santander SA vs Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. — how do they compare? Banco Santander SA trades at $14.88 (market cap $211.63B), while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $427.34 (market cap $1.93T). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is far larger — about 9.1× Banco Santander SA's market cap, and Banco Santander SA pays the higher dividend (1.89%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SAN | TSM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $211.63B | $1.93T |
Sector | Financials | Technology |
52-Week High | $14.71 | $477.57 |
52-Week Low | $9.37 | $227.33 |
Dividend Yield | 1.89% | 0.9% |
Enterprise Value | — | $1.85T |
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Santander's focus is on retail and commercial banking. Latin America is geographically the largest operation, with Brazil by far the largest. Its continental European business is still mainly Iberian. Santander's U.K. presence is the result of the acquisition of building society Abbey. In the U.S., Santander operates a vehicle finance business and a regional bank focused on the Northeastern states.
Read more on SAN →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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