United Microelectronics Corp vs Vale SA — how do they compare? United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.14 (market cap $51.00B), while Vale SA trades at $14.13 (market cap $59.07B). The key difference: Vale SA is the larger of the two by market cap, and Vale SA pays the higher dividend (8.93%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| UMC | VALE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.00B | $59.07B |
Sector | Technology | Basic Materials |
52-Week High | $28.02 | $17.82 |
52-Week Low | $6.58 | $9.53 |
Enterprise Value | $48.57B | $75.99B |
Dividend Yield | 2.03% | 8.93% |
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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.
Read more on UMC →Vale is the world's largest iron ore miner and one of the largest diversified miners, along with BHP and Rio Tinto. Earnings are dominated by the bulk materials division, primarily iron ore and iron ore pellets, with minor contributions from iron ore proxies, including manganese and coal. The base metals division is much smaller, primarily consisting of nickel mines and smelters with a small contribution from copper.
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