Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Omnicom Group Inc. — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $356.44 (market cap $9.43B), while Omnicom Group Inc. trades at $85.74 (market cap $23.58B). The key difference: Omnicom Group Inc. is far larger — about 2.5× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap, and Omnicom Group Inc. pays a 3.72% dividend while Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | OMC | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.43B | $23.58B |
Sector | Health | Media |
52-Week High | $356.25 | $86.22 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $67.27 |
Enterprise Value | $9.18B | $31.66B |
Dividend Yield | — | 3.72% |
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 →Omnicom is the world's second- largest ad holding company, based on annual revenue. The firm's services, which include traditional and digital advertising and public relations, are provided worldwide, with over 85% of its revenue coming from more developed regions such as North America and Europe.
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