Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Packaging Corporation of America — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $298.3 (market cap $8.02B), while Packaging Corporation of America trades at $226.04 (market cap $20.12B). The key difference: Packaging Corporation of America is far larger — about 2.5× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap, and Packaging Corporation of America pays a 2.66% dividend while Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | PKG | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $8.02B | $20.12B |
Sector | Health | Technology |
52-Week High | $339.75 | $246.31 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $191.41 |
Enterprise Value | $7.84B | $23.95B |
Dividend Yield | — | 2.66% |
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 →Packaging Corporation of America is a leading producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products in North America. The company also produces white papers, which include printing and writing papers. PKG operates as an integrated manufacturer, with a strong focus on high-quality and sustainable packaging solutions for e-commerce, food and beverage, and other industrial and consumer markets.
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