T-Mobile Us Inc vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? T-Mobile Us Inc trades at $190.13 (market cap $211.72B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.12 (market cap $51.00B). The key difference: T-Mobile Us Inc is far larger — about 4.2× United Microelectronics Corp's market cap, and T-Mobile Us Inc pays the higher dividend (2.09%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TMUS | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $211.72B | $51.00B |
Sector | Media | Technology |
52-Week High | $259.01 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $167.65 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $329.42B | $48.57B |
Dividend Yield | 2.09% | 2.03% |
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Deutsche Telekom merged its T-Mobile USA unit with prepaid specialist MetroPCS in 2013, creating T-Mobile Us. Following the merger, the firm provided nationwide service in major markets but spottier coverage elsewhere. T-Mobile spent aggressively on low-frequency spectrum, well suited to broad coverage, and has substantially expanded its geographic footprint. This expansion, coupled with aggressive marketing and innovative offerings, produced rapid customer growth. With the Sprint acquisition, the firm's scale now roughly matches its larger rivals: T-Mobile now serves 71 million postpaid and 21 million prepaid phone customers, equal to around 30% of the U.S. retail wireless market. In addition, the firm provides wholesale service to resellers.
Read more on TMUS →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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