Standard BioTools (NASDAQ:LAB – Get Rating) and Pacific Biosciences of California (NASDAQ:PACB – Get Rating) are both medical companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their dividends, analyst recommendations, earnings, risk, valuation, profitability and institutional ownership.

Profitability

This table compares Standard BioTools and Pacific Biosciences of California's net margins, return on equity and return on assets.

Analyst Recommendations

This is a summary of current recommendations for Standard BioTools and Pacific Biosciences of California, as provided by MarketBeat.com.

Insider & Institutional Ownership

63.2% of Standard BioTools shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 92.9% of Pacific Biosciences of California shares are owned by institutional investors. 51.6% of Standard BioTools shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 1.4% of Pacific Biosciences of California shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

Valuation & Earnings

This table compares Standard BioTools and Pacific Biosciences of California's gross revenue, earnings per share (EPS) and valuation.

Standard BioTools has higher earnings, but lower revenue than Pacific Biosciences of California. Pacific Biosciences of California is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Standard BioTools, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Volatility and Risk

Standard BioTools has a beta of 1.51, indicating that its stock price is 51% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Pacific Biosciences of California has a beta of 1.67, indicating that its stock price is 67% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Summary

Pacific Biosciences of California beats Standard BioTools on 9 of the 13 factors compared between the two stocks.

About Standard BioTools

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Standard BioTools Inc. engages in the provision of biotechnology tools and services for clinical research. It sells preparatory and analytical instruments for mass cytometry, polymerase chain reaction, library prep, single cell genomics, and consumables including integrated fluidic circuits (IFCs), assays, and reagents. The company was founded by Stephen D. Quake and Gajus Vincent Worthington on May 19, 1999 and is headquartered in South San Francisco, CA.

About Pacific Biosciences of California

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Pacific Biosciences of California, Inc. engages in the development, manufacture, and marketing of advanced sequencing solutions for genetic analysis. It operates through the following geographical segments: North America, Europe, and Asia Pacific. The company was founded by Stephen Turner and Joseph Vincent Bonventre on July 14, 2000 and is headquartered in Menlo Park, CA.

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