Shell PLC vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? Shell PLC trades at $87.12 (market cap $235.24B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.12 (market cap $51.00B). The key difference: Shell PLC is far larger — about 4.6× United Microelectronics Corp's market cap, and Shell PLC pays the higher dividend (3.63%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SHEL | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $235.24B | $51.00B |
Sector | Energy | Technology |
52-Week High | $94.15 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $70.31 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $287.77B | $48.57B |
Dividend Yield | 3.63% | 2.03% |
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Shell is an integrated oil and gas company that explores for, produces, and refines oil around the world. In 2021, it produced 1.7 million barrels of liquids and 8.7 billion cubic feet of natural gas per day. At year-end 2021, reserves stood at 9.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent, 50% of which consisted of liquids. Its production and reserves are in Europe, Asia, Oceania, Africa, and North and South America. The company operates refineries with capacity of 1.8 mmb/d located in the Americas, Asia, Africa, and Europe and sells 15 mtpa of chemicals. Its largest chemical plants, often integrated with its local refineries, are in Central Europe, China, Singapore, and North America.
Read more on SHEL →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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