Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs iShares TIPS Bond ETF — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $298.3 (market cap $8.02B), while iShares TIPS Bond ETF trades at $107.99. The key difference: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock is trading nearer its 52-week high, iShares TIPS Bond ETF nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | TIP | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $8.02B | — |
Sector | Health | Fixed Income |
52-Week High | $339.75 | $112.20 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $107.91 |
Enterprise Value | $7.84B | — |
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 →TIP is the flagship ETF for U.S. Treasury Inflation-Protected Securities (TIPS). It tracks an index of government bonds whose principal value adjusts based on the Consumer Price Index (CPI), providing a direct hedge against rising inflation.
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