Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc. develops, manufactures, and markets products used in life science research and clinical diagnostics. Founded in 1952 by David and Alice Schwartz, the company is headquartered in Hercules, California, and serves customers around the world.

Through its Life Science segment, Bio-Rad supplies instruments, reagents, and software for areas including cell biology, genomics, protein analysis, and drug discovery. Its products support research at academic institutions, biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies, and other laboratories.

Bio-Rad’s Clinical Diagnostics segment provides testing systems, reagents, and quality-control products for medical laboratories. Its offerings support diagnostic testing in areas such as diabetes, infectious diseases, autoimmune conditions, and blood typing. The company is led by President and Chief Executive Officer Norman Schwartz.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $364.11 to $373.50
• 50-Day Range: $352.24 to $388.18
• 52-Week Range: $236.73 to $396.23
• Volume: 256,208 shs
• Average Volume: 253,905 shs
• Market Capitalization: $9.86 billion
• P/E Ratio: 9.65
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $366.67
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Bio-Rad Laboratories Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Bio-Rad Laboratories scored higher than 29% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 785th out of 892 stocks in the healthcare sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 1.5 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Bio-Rad Laboratories has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.20, and is based on no strong buy ratings, 1 buy rating, 4 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside/Downside

The consensus price target for Bio-Rad Laboratories is close to its current price, suggesting limited near-term upside or downside.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Bio-Rad Laboratories has only been the subject of 2 research reports in the past 90 days.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.3 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: -7.11%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Bio-Rad Laboratories are expected to decrease by -7.11% in the coming year, from $9.71 to $9.02 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Bio-Rad Laboratories is 9.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 24.94.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Bio-Rad Laboratories is 9.65, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Healthcare sector average P/E ratio of about 33.21.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

Bio-Rad Laboratories has a P/B Ratio of 1.30. P/B Ratios below 3 indicates that a company is reasonably valued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 1.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Bearish

Percentage of Shares Shorted

6.21% of the float of Bio-Rad Laboratories has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Bio-Rad Laboratories has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 5.07.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Bio-Rad Laboratories has recently increased by 5.41%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Bio-Rad Laboratories does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Bio-Rad Laboratories does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.26

News Sentiment

Bio-Rad Laboratories has a news sentiment score of 0.26. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a lower news sentiment than the 0.56 average news sentiment score of Healthcare companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 12 news articles for Bio-Rad Laboratories this week, compared to 2 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for BIO on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

1 people have added Bio-Rad Laboratories to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Bio-Rad Laboratories insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,247,049.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

30.34% of the stock of Bio-Rad Laboratories is held by insiders. A high percentage of insider ownership can be a sign of company health.

Percentage Held by Institutions

65.24% of the stock of Bio-Rad Laboratories is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/04/2026
• Today: 11/14/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Healthcare
• Industry: Life Sciences Tools & Services
• Sub-Industry: Life Sciences Tools & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:BIO
• CIK: 12208
• Web: www.bio-rad.com
• Phone: (510) 724-7000
• Fax: 510-741-5817
• Employees: 7,450
• Year Founded: 1952

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for Bio-Rad Laboratories: $366.67
• High Price Target: $440.00
• Low Price Target: $330.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +0.0%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.20
• Research Coverage: 5 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $37.97
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 9.65
• Forward P/E Ratio: 40.64
• P/E Growth: N/A
• Net Income: $759.90 million
• Net Margins: 39.45%
• Pretax Margin: 50.92%
• Return on Equity: 3.58%
• Return on Assets: 2.51%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.11
• Current Ratio: 3.18
• Quick Ratio: 2.37

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $2.58 billion
• Price / Sales: 3.82
• Cash Flow: $9.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 36.97
• Book Value: $282.71 per share
• Price / Book: 1.30

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 26,890,000
• Free Float: 18,626,000
• Market Cap: $9.86 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.06