Archer-Daniels-Midland Co vs Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock — how do they compare? Archer-Daniels-Midland Co trades at $80.23 (market cap $38.78B), while Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $356.44 (market cap $9.43B). The key difference: Archer-Daniels-Midland Co is far larger — about 4.1× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap, and Archer-Daniels-Midland Co pays a 2.59% dividend while Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| ADM | BIO | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $38.78B | $9.43B |
Sector | Consumer Staples | Health |
52-Week High | $87.32 | $356.25 |
52-Week Low | $56.00 | $241.71 |
Enterprise Value | $47.03B | $9.18B |
Dividend Yield | 2.59% | — |
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Archer-Daniels Midland is a major processor of oilseeds, corn, wheat, and other agricultural commodities. Additionally, the company owns an extensive network of logistical assets to store and transport crops around the globe. ADM also runs a nutrition business that focuses on both human and animal ingredients. The company is also a large producer of corn-based sweeteners, starches, and ethanol.
Read more on ADM →Bio-Rad Laboratories, headquartered in Hercules, California, develops, manufactures, and markets products and solutions for the clinical diagnostics and life sciences markets. In diagnostics (53% of sales), Bio-Rad manufactures, sells, and supports test systems and specialized quality controls for clinical laboratories. In life sciences (47% of sales), the firm develops and manufactures a range of instruments and reagents used in research, biopharmaceutical production, and food testing. The company is geographically diverse, with major markets in the Americas (42% of 2021 sales), Europe and Africa (33%), and Asia-Pacific (25%). Bio-Rad owns 37% of Sartorius AG, a laboratory and biopharmaceutical supplier.
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