United Microelectronics Corp vs Wipro Limited — how do they compare? United Microelectronics Corp trades at $21.14 (market cap $51.00B), while Wipro Limited trades at $1.83 (market cap $18.49B). The key difference: United Microelectronics Corp is far larger — about 2.8× Wipro Limited's market cap, and Wipro Limited pays the higher dividend (4.68%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| UMC | WIT | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $51.00B | $18.49B |
Sector | Technology | Technology |
52-Week High | $28.02 | $3.06 |
52-Week Low | $6.58 | $1.82 |
Enterprise Value | $48.57B | $16.42B |
Dividend Yield | 2.03% | 4.68% |
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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 →Wipro is a leading global IT services provider, with 175,000 employees. Based in Bengaluru, this India IT services firm leverages its offshore outsourcing model to derive over half of its revenue (57%) from North America. The company offers traditional IT services offerings: consulting, managed services, and cloud infrastructure services as well as business process outsourcing as a service.
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