Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Dollar General Corp. — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $356.44 (market cap $9.43B), while Dollar General Corp. trades at $120 (market cap $26.49B). The key difference: Dollar General Corp. is far larger — about 2.8× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap, and Dollar General Corp. pays a 1.97% dividend while Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | DG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.43B | $26.49B |
Sector | Health | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $356.25 | $156.26 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $95.94 |
Enterprise Value | $9.18B | $40.93B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.97% |
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 →A leading American discount retailer, Dollar General operates over 18,000 stores in 47 states, selling branded and private-label products across a wide variety of categories. In fiscal 2021, 77% of net sales came from consumables (including paper and cleaning products, packaged and perishable food, tobacco, and health and beauty items), 12% from seasonal merchandise (such as toys, greeting cards, decorations, and gardening supplies), 7% from home products (for example, kitchen supplies, small appliances, and cookware), and 4% from basic apparel. Stores average roughly 7,400 square feet, and about 75% of Dollar General locations are in towns of 20,000 or fewer people. The firm emphasizes value, with most of its items sold at everyday low prices of $5 or less.
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