Tyson Foods, Inc. vs United Microelectronics Corp — how do they compare? Tyson Foods, Inc. trades at $57.25 (market cap $20.42B), while United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.14 (market cap $51.00B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp is far larger — about 2.5× Tyson Foods, Inc.'s market cap, and Tyson Foods, Inc. pays the higher dividend (3.52%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TSN | UMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $20.42B | $51.00B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Technology |
52-Week High | $68.75 | $28.02 |
52-Week Low | $50.72 | $6.58 |
Enterprise Value | $28.01B | $48.57B |
Dividend Yield | 3.52% | 2.03% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
Tyson Foods is the largest U.S. producer of processed chicken and beef. It's also a large producer of processed pork and protein-based products under the brands Jimmy Dean, Hillshire Farm, Ball Park, Sara Lee, Aidells, State Fair, and Raised & Rooted, to name a few. Tyson sells 81% of its products through various U.S. channels, including retailers (47% in fiscal 2021), food service (32%), and other packaged food and industrial companies (10%). In addition, 11% of the company's revenue comes from exports to Canada, Mexico, Brazil, Europe, China, and Japan.
Read more on TSN →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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