

Like Cargill, Sysco Corporation (NYSE: SYY) is an integral part of the American food chain, with a huge reach. (Perhaps because TSM doesn’t have the expense of all those fancy commercials.)Īnd with reports of late suggesting that Taiwan Semi will be the sole supplier of processors to Apple’s iPhone going forward, after displacing Samsung Electronics (OTCMKTS: SSNLF), TSM stock may soon be worth more than that of its larger, more famous, American counterpart. That’s because Taiwan Semi actually is better at driving profits than Intel It has less than half the revenue, but nearly the same amount of profits. exchanges, Taiwan Semiconductor is not far behind, as the 43rd-biggest company. While Intel is the 32nd most valuable company listed on U.S. (ADR) (NYSE: TSM) is a worthy rival to the better-known Intel. That company has spent billions of dollars over the past decade marketing its chips to consumers, most recently with television ads starring The Big Bang Theory star Jim Parsons.īut Taiwan Semiconductor Mfg. Most Americans are more than familiar with Intel Corporation (NASDAQ: INTC), the world’s largest semiconductor company by revenue and valuation. But the growth possibilities for Tata are worth mentioning as well. The irony of an Indian company resurrecting famous brands of the British elite has been noted by many observers. And overseas, the continued improvement of Jaguar and Land Rover adds more room for earnings increases. In India, a population over 1.2 billion offers decades of potential market growth. That makes Tata a name investors should know as well.įew companies of its size - TTM stock is worth $25 billion, and the company generated nearly $40 billion in revenue in its fiscal 2016 - have the growth opportunities that Tata does. Tata has 13% market share for personal vehicles and over 40% in commercial, according to its annual report.


Tata also is one of the biggest companies, and the largest auto manufacturer, in the fast-growing market of India. Tata bought Jaguar Land Rover from Ford Motor Company (NYSE: F) in 2008, and has restored both the Jaguar and Land Rover brands to their former prominence. The name Tata Motors Limited (ADR) (NYSE: TTM) may be unfamiliar to most Americans, but its luxury brands are not.
