Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. vs Xpeng Inc - ADR — how do they compare? Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. trades at $424.9 (market cap $1.88T), while Xpeng Inc - ADR trades at $13.35 (market cap $12.96B). The key difference: Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. is far larger — about 145.1× Xpeng Inc - ADR's market cap, and Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Co. Ltd. pays a 0.94% dividend while Xpeng Inc - ADR pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TSM | XPEV | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $1.88T | $12.96B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $477.57 | $28.07 |
52-Week Low | $227.33 | $12.09 |
Enterprise Value | $1.81T | $15.07B |
Dividend Yield | 0.94% | — |
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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.
Read more on TSM →Founded in 2015, XPeng is a leading Chinese smart electric vehicle, or EV, company that designs, develops, manufactures and markets EVs in China. Its products primarily target the growing base of technology-savvy middle-class consumers in the midrange to high-end segment in China's passenger vehicle market. The company sold over 98,000 EVs in 2021, accounting for about 3% of China's passenger new energy vehicle market. It is also a leader in autonomous driving technology.
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