Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Petróleo Brasileiro SA — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $298.3 (market cap $8.02B), while Petróleo Brasileiro SA trades at $17.94 (market cap $108.38B). The key difference: Petróleo Brasileiro SA is far larger — about 13.5× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap, and Petróleo Brasileiro SA pays a 9.86% dividend while Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | PBR | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $8.02B | $108.38B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $339.75 | $22.03 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $11.54 |
Enterprise Value | $7.84B | $170.92B |
Dividend Yield | — | 9.86% |
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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 →Petróleo Brasileiro S.A., commonly known as Petrobras, is a state-controlled Brazilian multinational corporation in the oil and gas industry. The company is one of the world's largest producers of oil and gas, primarily operating in exploration, production, refining, and power generation. Petrobras is particularly known for its deep-sea and ultra-deep-sea exploration and production activities in the vast pre-salt offshore reserves, which are a major component of Brazil's economy.
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