United Microelectronics Corp vs Wendys Co — how do they compare? United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.12 (market cap $51.00B), while Wendys Co trades at $7.62 (market cap $1.50B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp is far larger — about 34× Wendys Co's market cap, and Wendys Co pays the higher dividend (7.13%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| UMC | WEN | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.00B | $1.50B |
Sector | Technology | Consumer Cyclical |
52-Week High | $28.02 | $11.33 |
52-Week Low | $6.58 | $6.17 |
Enterprise Value | $48.57B | $5.31B |
Dividend Yield | 2.03% | 7.13% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →The Wendy's Company is the second-largest burger quick-service restaurant, or QSR, chain in the United States by systemwide sales, with $11.1 billion in 2021, narrowly edging Burger King ($10.3 billion) and clocking in well behind wide-moat McDonald's ($45.7 billion). After divestitures of Tim Hortons (2006) and Arby's (2011), the firm manages just the burger banner, generating sales across a footprint that spans almost 7,000 total units in 30 countries. Wendy's generates revenue from the sale of hamburgers, chicken sandwiches, salads, and fries throughout its company-owned footprint, through franchise royalty and marketing fund payments remitted by its franchisees, which account for 94% of stores, and through franchise flipping and advisory fees.
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