Smith & Nephew plc vs Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. — how do they compare? Smith & Nephew plc trades at $30.45 (market cap $12.64B), while Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $424.89 (market cap $1.88T). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is far larger — about 148.7× Smith & Nephew plc's market cap, and Smith & Nephew plc pays the higher dividend (2.57%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| SNN | TSM | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $12.64B | $1.88T |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $38.70 | $477.57 |
52-Week Low | $28.73 | $227.33 |
Enterprise Value | $15.41B | $1.81T |
Dividend Yield | 2.57% | 0.94% |
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Smith & Nephew designs, manufactures, and markets orthopedic devices, sports medicine and arthroscopic technologies, and wound-care solutions. Roughly 42% of the U.K.-based firm's revenue comes from orthopedic products, and another 30% is sports medicine and ENT. The remaining 28% of revenue is from the advanced wound therapy segment. Roughly half of Smith & Nephew's total revenue comes from the United States, just over 30% is from other developed markets, and emerging markets account for the remainder.
Read more on SNN →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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