Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $356.44 (market cap $9.43B), while Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. trades at $185.84 (market cap $42.71B). The key difference: Live Nation Entertainment, Inc. is far larger — about 4.5× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | LYV | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.43B | $42.71B |
Sector | Health | Industrials |
52-Week High | $356.25 | $186.59 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $125.61 |
Enterprise Value | $9.18B | $44.92B |
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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 →Live Nation is the largest live entertainment firm in the world with over 570 million fans served in 44 countries in 2018 by the company's concert and ticketing platforms. Via either owning, operating, or holding exclusive booking rights, Live Nation controls over 235 venues including the House of Blues, the Hollywood Palladium, and Spark Arena in New Zealand. Live Nation also owns one of the largest ticketing services, Ticketmaster, which sold over 480 million tickets for over 12,000 clients in 2018. The firm's artist management agencies have over 400 clients. This large live entertainment footprint helped Live Nation become one of the largest advertising and sponsorship platforms aimed at music fans. Liberty Media owns 33% of Live Nation, held under its SiriusXM tracking stock.
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