BIO-TECHNE Corp vs Viatris Inc — how do they compare? BIO-TECHNE Corp trades at $71.63 (market cap $11.16B), while Viatris Inc trades at $17.58 (market cap $19.79B). The key difference: Viatris Inc is the larger of the two by market cap, and Viatris Inc pays the higher dividend (2.83%). Which is the better fit depends on your goals.
| TECH | VTRS | |
|---|---|---|
Market Cap | $11.16B | $19.79B |
Sector | Health | Health |
52-Week High | $72.12 | $17.39 |
52-Week Low | $43.31 | $8.74 |
Enterprise Value | $11.24B | $32.00B |
Dividend Yield | 0.45% | 2.83% |
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Based in Minnesota, Bio-Techne is a life sciences manufacturer supplying consumables and instruments for the pharma, biotech, academic, and diagnostic markets. The company reports in two segments, protein sciences (75% of revenue), and diagnostics and genomics (25%). The protein-focused segment makes equipment and associated consumables for protein characterization and analysis and sells antibodies for research and clinical purposes. In diagnostics, Bio-Techne provides controls and calibrators for diagnostic manufacturers and has a portfolio of diagnostic oncology assays. The United States accounts for about 55% of revenue, and the firm also has operations in EMEA (20% of sales), the U.K. (5%), and APAC (15%), with the rest of the world accounting for the remaining 5%.
Read more on TECH →Formed by the combination of Mylan and Pfizer's Upjohn business in 2020, Viatris is one of the world's largest generic drug manufacturers, with a substantial off-patent branded drug portfolio. Its portfolio consists of more than 1,400 molecules with penetration across most of the developed world and in select emerging markets. The company's branded drug portfolio consists of off-patent blockbuster drugs that continue to generate strong sales, including Lipitor, Norvasc, Lyrica, Viagra, and EpiPen. While global competition has facilitated the commodification of small-molecule generic drugs, the company has demonstrated an edge over peers in its ability to manufacture complex generics (for example, generic Advair and Copaxone).
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