Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Motorola Solutions Inc — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $298.3 (market cap $8.02B), while Motorola Solutions Inc trades at $421.22 (market cap $69.40B). The key difference: Motorola Solutions Inc is far larger — about 8.7× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap, and Motorola Solutions Inc pays a 1.16% dividend while Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | MSI | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $8.02B | $69.40B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $339.75 | $490.30 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $363.83 |
Enterprise Value | $7.84B | $78.10B |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.16% |
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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 →Motorola Solutions, Inc. is a data communications and telecommunications equipment provider. The Company develops data capture, wireless, infrastructure, bar code scanning, two-way radios, and wireless broadband networks. Motorola also produces public safety and government products, voice and data communications products and systems, and wireless LAN securities.
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