Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Beyond Meat Inc — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $356.44 (market cap $9.43B), while Beyond Meat Inc trades at $0.42 (market cap $215.41M). The key difference: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock is far larger — about 43.8× Beyond Meat Inc's market cap, and Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock is trading nearer its 52-week high, Beyond Meat Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | BYND | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.43B | $215.41M |
Sector | Health | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $356.25 | $3.62 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $0.42 |
Enterprise Value | $9.18B | $455.69M |
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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.
Read more on BIO →Beyond Meat is a provider of plant-based meats, such as burgers, sausage, ground beef, and chicken. Unlike other vegetarian products, Beyond Meat seeks to replicate the look, cook, and taste of meat, is targeted to omnivores and vegetarians alike, and is sold in the meat case. The products are widely available across the U.S. and Canada and in 83 additional countries as well. International revenue represented 31% of 2021 sales. The firm's products are available in retail stores and the food-service channel. In 2019, before the pandemic struck, sales were evenly split between these two channels, although mix stood at 70% retail/30% food service in 2021. We think the recovery from the crisis and new deals with McDonald's and Yum Brands will return food-service sales to nearly 50% in time.
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