Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Marathon Petroleum Corp — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $356.44 (market cap $9.43B), while Marathon Petroleum Corp trades at $335.49 (market cap $94.48B). The key difference: Marathon Petroleum Corp is far larger — about 10× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap, and Marathon Petroleum Corp pays a 1.19% dividend while Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | MPC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.43B | $94.48B |
Sector | Health | Energy |
52-Week High | $356.25 | $336.42 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $159.11 |
Enterprise Value | $9.18B | $121.00B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.19% |
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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 →Marathon Petroleum is an independent refiner with 13 refineries in the midcontinent, West Coast, and Gulf Coast of the United States with total throughput capacity of 2.9 million barrels per day. Its Dickinson, ND, facility produces 184 million gallons a year of renewable diesel. Its Martinez, CA, facility will have the ability to produce 730 million gallons a year of renewable diesel once converted. The firm also owns and operates midstream assets primarily through its listed MLP, MPLX.
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