Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock vs Vital Farms Inc — how do they compare? Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock trades at $356.44 (market cap $9.43B), while Vital Farms Inc trades at $11.57 (market cap $496.50M). The key difference: Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock is far larger — about 19× Vital Farms Inc's market cap, and Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. Class A Common Stock is trading nearer its 52-week high, Vital Farms Inc nearer its low. Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| BIO | VITL | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $9.43B | $496.50M |
Sector | Health | Consumer Staples |
52-Week High | $356.25 | $52.41 |
52-Week Low | $241.71 | $8.28 |
Enterprise Value | $9.18B | $583.51M |
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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 →Vital Farms is a leading provider of ethically produced, pasture-raised eggs and butter in the United States. Operating as a Public Benefit Corporation, it manages a network of over 650 family farms to deliver high-welfare food products. It leverages a scalable 'asset-light' partnership model that prioritizes transparency and animal welfare to meet the growing consumer demand for clean-label and sustainable food sources.
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