Trip.com Group Ltd vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? Trip.com Group Ltd trades at $44.26 (market cap $28.12B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.15 (market cap $51.00B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp is the larger of the two by market cap, and United Microelectronics Corp pays the higher dividend (2.03%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TCOM | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $28.12B | $51.00B |
Sector | Consumer Cyclical | Technology |
52-Week High | $78.96 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $39.84 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $20.82B | $48.57B |
Dividend Yield | 0.42% | 2.03% |
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Trip.com is the largest online travel agent in China and is positioned to benefit from the country's rising demand for higher-margin outbound travel as passport penetration is only 12% in China. The company generated about 78% of sales from accommodation reservations and transportation ticketing in 2020. The rest of revenue comes from package tours and corporate travel. Prior to the pandemic in 2019, the company generated 25% of revenue from international business, which is important to its margin expansion. Most of sales come from websites and mobile platforms, while the rest come from call centers. The competes in a crowded OTA industry in China, including Meituan, Alibaba-backed Fliggy, Toncheng, and Qunar. The company was founded in 1999 and listed on the Nasdaq in December 2003.
Read more on TCOM →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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