Standard Lithium Ltd vs Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. — how do they compare? Standard Lithium Ltd trades at $2.41 (market cap $604.50M), 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 3192.7× Standard Lithium Ltd's market cap, and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. pays a 0.9% dividend while Standard Lithium Ltd pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SLI | TSM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $604.50M | $1.93T |
Sector | Basic Materials | Technology |
52-Week High | $5.65 | $477.57 |
52-Week Low | $1.93 | $227.33 |
Enterprise Value | $467.42M | $1.85T |
Dividend Yield | — | 0.9% |
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Standard Lithium Ltd. is a company focused on the development of lithium projects in North America, with a primary focus on extracting lithium from brine resources. Their flagship projects aim to utilize proprietary, advanced direct lithium extraction (DLE) technologies to produce high-purity lithium compounds in an environmentally responsible manner. The company seeks to become a key domestic supplier to the growing electric vehicle and battery storage markets.
Read more on SLI →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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