Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Synchrony Financial — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $356.44 (market cap $9.43B), while Synchrony Financial trades at $78.6 (market cap $25.53B). The key difference: Synchrony Financial is far larger — about 2.7× Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock's market cap, and Synchrony Financial pays a 1.73% dividend while Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock pays none. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | SYF | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.43B | $25.53B |
Sector | Health | Financials |
52-Week High | $356.25 | $88.47 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $63.78 |
Enterprise Value | $9.18B | — |
Dividend Yield | — | 1.73% |
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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 →Synchrony Financial is a premier consumer financial services company and the largest provider of private-label credit cards in the United States. Spun off from GE Capital in 2014, it operates through a unique B2B2C model, embedding its financing products within the ecosystems of major partners like Amazon, Lowe’s, and PayPal. Synchrony leverages deep data analytics and a diverse multi-platform strategy—spanning retail, health, and auto—to drive customer loyalty and provide specialized credit solutions at the point of sale.
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