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UMC

United Microelectronics Corporation

https://www.umc.com

Industry

Semiconductors

United Microelectronics Corporation operates as a semiconductor wafer foundry in Taiwan, Singapore, China, Hong Kong, Japan, the United States, Europe, and internationally. The company provides circuit design, mask tooling, wafer fabrication, and assembly and testing services. It serves fabless design companies and integrated device manufacturers. United Microelectronics Corporation was incorporated in 1980 and is headquartered in Hsinchu City, Taiwan.

Open

6.92

Mkt cap

17B

Volume

8.2M

High

6.99

P/E Ratio

11.08

52-wk high

9.00

Low

6.91

Div yield

0.00

52-wk low

6.78

NVIDIA (NASDAQ:NVDA) will pay a dividend of $0.04 per share on September 28, 2023, with an annualized dividend yield of 0.04%. The company's dividend per share decreased from $0.60 in 2019 to $0.16 in 2022, while earnings per share increased from $1.18 in 2019 to $3.77 in 2022. United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) has a higher annualized dividend yield of 8.48%.

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September 28, 2023 | 3:05 pm

Qualcomm (NASDAQ:QCOM) is set to pay a dividend of $0.80 per share on September 21, 2023, with an annualized dividend yield of 2.60%. The company has shown a steady increase in its dividend per share from $2.48 in 2019 to $2.93 in 2022. Additionally, Qualcomm's earnings per share have also grown from $3.55 to $12.53 during the same period. The company's dividend yield is mid-range compared to its industry peers, with United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) having the highest annualized dividend yield at 8.41%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 21, 2023 | 3:05 pm

Analog Devices (NASDAQ:ADI) is distributing a dividend payout of $0.86 per share, with an annualized dividend yield of 1.95%. The company's dividend per share has shown a positive trend, increasing from $2.16 in 2019 to $3.04 in 2022. Earnings per share also rose from $5.14 to $9.59 during the same period. United Microelectronics (NYSE:UMC) has the highest annualized dividend yield in the industry at 7.98%.

Portfolio Pulse from Benzinga Insights

September 14, 2023 | 3:05 pm

Semiconductor and chip stocks are trading lower due to a tech selloff triggered by rate hike fears following US jobs data. The sector is also affected by China's planned iPhone crackdown and Huawei's announcement of a new smartphone with a 5G Kirin 9000s chip.