Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Deere & Company — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $298.3 (market cap $8.02B), while Deere & Company trades at $584.4 (market cap $158.09B). The key difference: Deere & Company is far larger — about 19.7× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap, and Deere & Company pays a 1.11% dividend while Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | DE | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $8.02B | $158.09B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $339.75 | $662.49 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $439.11 |
Enterprise Value | $7.84B | $212.91B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.11% |
Trailing returns across standard periods
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 →Deere is the world's leading manufacturer of agricultural equipment, producing some of the most recognizable machines in the heavy machinery industry. The company is divided into four reportable segments: production and precision agriculture, small agriculture and turf, construction and forestry, and John Deere Capital. Its products are available through an extensive dealer network, which includes over 1,900 dealer locations in North America and approximately 3,700 locations globally. John Deere Capital provides retail financing for machinery to its customers, in addition to wholesale financing for dealers, which increases the likelihood of Deere product sales.
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