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Bio-Techne Corporation (TECH)

Healthcare | Biotechnology | Minneapolis, United States | NasdaqGS
71.36 USD +0.06 (0.084%) ⇧ (July 13, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)

Short-term:★★★★☆Long-term:★★☆☆☆Dividends:★★⯪☆☆
Hot Take | July 11, 2026, 2:36 a.m. EDT

The immediate outlook is defined by a massive speculative buildup for a sharp upward move, driven entirely by the pending $11.3 billion acquisition by Merck KGaA. While the statistical forecasting model shows low confidence and a flat prediction, this is irrelevant given the binary nature of the M&A catalyst; the options market is pricing in a gap-up to meet the deal value. However, the long-term investment thesis is severely compromised. Despite a rich history of growth, the company has suffered four consecutive years of negative annual returns, with the most recent year down nearly 30%. This multi-year decline indicates a structural deterioration in the business's ability to generate value independently, rendering the current valuation a premium for the takeover rather than a sustainable growth story. The dividend yield is negligible at roughly 0.45%, offering no cushion against the downside risk of the acquisition failing or the stock trading at a discount post-close. Investors should view this purely as a short-term trade on the deal completion, avoiding any long-term hold based on the company's deteriorating operational trajectory.

Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoARIMA ✓0.134934
AutoETS0.137607
AutoTheta0.138654
MSTL0.138893

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoARIMA

Forecast Reliability
Score 34%
H-stat 0.44
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.007
Excess Kurtosis 1.62
Attribute Value
Sector Healthcare
Ex Dividend Date 2026-05-17
Last Dividend Date 2026-05-17
Debt to Equity Ratio 13.922
Revenue per Share 7.769
Market Cap 11,118,648,320
Trailing P/E 101.94
Forward P/E 34.89
Beta 1.29
Profit Margins 9.05%
Website https://www.bio-techne.com

As of July 11, 2026, 2:36 a.m. EDT: Speculators are overwhelmingly positioning for upside, evidenced by massive open interest in out-of-the-money calls (particularly the $75 strike across multiple expirations) compared to negligible put volume. This 'call skew' suggests a consensus expectation of a significant gap-up event, likely driven by the pending acquisition news, rather than a gradual grind higher.


Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.18% 0.60% 0.52% 0.45%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-05-18 0.0800 0.180059
2026-02-13 0.0800 0.133489
2025-11-17 0.0800 0.136495
2025-08-18 0.0800 0.150122
2025-05-19 0.0800 0.162338
2025-02-14 0.0800 0.121322
2024-11-08 0.0800 0.105319
2024-08-19 0.0800 0.106681
2024-05-10 0.0800 0.098875
2024-02-09 0.0800 0.117734
2023-11-09 0.0800 0.140696
2023-08-17 0.0800 0.099701
2023-05-12 0.0800 0.098401
2023-02-10 0.0800 0.104863
2022-11-10 0.0800 0.094930
2022-08-12 0.0800 0.084288
2022-05-13 0.0800 0.087011
2022-02-10 0.0800 0.075673
2021-11-10 0.0800 0.063535
2021-08-13 0.0800 0.068531
2021-05-14 0.0800 0.079727
2021-02-11 0.0800 0.081009
2020-11-13 0.0800 0.105663
2020-08-17 0.0800 0.121807
2020-05-08 0.0800 0.118299
2020-02-13 0.0800 0.155604
2019-11-07 0.0800 0.157659
2019-08-15 0.0800 0.165932
2019-05-09 0.0800 0.158518
2019-02-14 0.0800 0.169716
2018-11-08 0.0800 0.185110
2018-08-16 0.0800 0.178055
2018-05-11 0.0800 0.211263
2018-02-15 0.0800 0.226148
2017-11-09 0.0800 0.256616
2017-08-16 0.0800 0.270499
2017-05-17 0.0800 0.291997
2017-02-15 0.0800 0.304183
2016-11-09 0.0800 0.308226
2016-08-25 0.0800 0.304501
2016-05-11 0.0800 0.315925
2016-02-10 0.0800 0.376914
2015-11-10 0.0800 0.353552
2015-08-13 0.0800 0.301887
2015-05-13 0.0800 0.323592
2015-02-11 0.0800 0.350263
2014-11-06 0.0800 0.350993
2014-08-19 0.0775 0.322078
2014-05-07 0.0775 0.338946
2014-02-12 0.0775 0.353518
2013-11-07 0.0775 0.362955
2013-08-14 0.0750 0.389509
2013-05-08 0.0750 0.449708
2013-02-13 0.0750 0.438917
2012-11-01 0.0750 0.430231
2012-08-08 0.0700 0.408521
2012-05-09 0.0700 0.406858
2012-02-08 0.0700 0.414508
2011-11-03 0.0700 0.402357
2011-08-10 0.0675 0.391759
2011-05-11 0.0675 0.341081
2011-02-09 0.0675 0.398171
2010-11-04 0.0675 0.446281
2010-08-12 0.0650 0.430820
2010-05-12 0.0650 0.409384
2010-02-10 0.0650 0.429823
2009-11-05 0.0650 0.403539
2009-08-13 0.0625 0.409433
2009-05-06 0.0625 0.430589
2009-02-11 0.0625 0.457038
2008-10-30 0.0625 0.368189
Additional Data
dividendRate 0.32
dividendYield 0.45
exDividendDate 2026-05-18
trailingAnnualDividendRate 0.32
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.0044880784
lastDividendValue 0.08
lastDividendDate 2026-05-18
dividendDate 2026-05-29

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.3549981
Address1 614 McKinley Place N.E.
All Time High 135.9625
All Time Low 0.078125
Ask 77.06
Ask Size 2
Audit Risk 8
Average Analyst Rating 2.7 - Hold
Average Daily Volume10 Day 8,889,500
Average Daily Volume3 Month 4,698,073
Average Volume 4,698,073
Average Volume10Days 8,889,500
Beta 1.289
Bid 65.65
Bid Size 2
Board Risk 1
Book Value 13.323
City Minneapolis
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 10
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 71.36
Current Ratio 4.489
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,782,777,600
Day High 71.49
Day Low 71.1
Debt To Equity 13.922
Display Name Bio-Techne
Dividend Date 1,780,012,800
Dividend Rate 0.32
Dividend Yield 0.45
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,778,072,400
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,778,072,400
Earnings Growth 1.286
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.26
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,070,600
Earnings Timestamp End 1,785,933,000
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,785,933,000
Ebitda 366,044,992
Ebitda Margins 0.30231002
Enterprise To Ebitda 30.731
Enterprise To Revenue 9.29
Enterprise Value 11,248,954,368
Eps Current Year 1.91914
Eps Forward 2.04528
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 0.7
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,779,062,400
Exchange NMS
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fax 612 656 4400
Fifty Day Average 55.5798
Fifty Day Average Change 15.780201
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.28391972
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 35.49981
Fifty Two Week High 72.16
Fifty Two Week High Change -0.80000305
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.011086516
Fifty Two Week Low 43.2
Fifty Two Week Low Change 28.16
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.65185183
Fifty Two Week Range 43.2 - 72.16
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 603,037,800,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 0.44
Float Shares 155,961,264
Forward Eps 2.04528
Forward P E 34.89009
Free Cashflow 299,849,376
Full Exchange Name NasdaqGS
Full Time Employees 3,100
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,782,864,000
Gross Margins 0.66399
Gross Profits 803,971,968
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.00306
Held Percent Institutions 1.18258
Implied Shares Outstanding 155,810,652
Industry Biotechnology
Industry Disp Biotechnology
Industry Key biotechnology
Ir Website http://www.techne-corp.com/
Is Earnings Date Estimate 1
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,779,062,400
Last Dividend Value 0.08
Last Fiscal Year End 1,751,241,600
Last Split Date 1,669,766,400
Last Split Factor 4:1
Long Business Summary Bio-Techne Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, develops, manufactures, and sells life science reagents, instruments, and services for the research, diagnostics, and bioprocessing markets worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Protein Sciences, and Diagnostics and Spatial Biology. The Protein Sciences segment develops and manufactures biological reagents used in various aspects of life science research, diagnostics, and cell and gene therapy, such as cytokines and growth factors, antibodies, small molecules, tissue culture sera, and cell selection technologies. This segment also offers proteomic analytical tools for automated western blot and multiplexed ELISA workflow consists of manual and automated protein analysis instruments and immunoassays for use in quantifying proteins in various biological fluids. The Diagnostics and Genomics segment develops and manufactures diagnostic products, including controls, calibrators, and diagnostic assays for regulated diagnostics market, exosome-based molecular diagnostic assays, advanced tissue-based in-situ hybridization assays for spatial genomic and tissue biopsy analysis, and genetic and oncology kits for research and clinical applications; and sells products for genetic carrier screening, oncology diagnostics, molecular controls, and research, as well as instruments and process control products for hematology, blood chemistry and gases, and coagulation controls and reagents used in various diagnostic applications. The company was formerly known as Techne Corporation and changed its name to Bio-Techne Corporation in November 2014. Bio-Techne Corporation was incorporated in 1976 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Long Name Bio-Techne Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 11,118,648,320
Market State PRE
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_189488
Most Recent Quarter 1,774,915,200
Net Income To Common 109,499,000
Next Fiscal Year End 1,782,777,600
Non Diluted Market Cap 11,109,299,487
Number Of Analyst Opinions 12
Open 71.1
Operating Cashflow 294,857,984
Operating Margins 0.25191
Overall Risk 8
Payout Ratio 0.4571
Peg Ratio 0.96
Phone 612 379 8854
Previous Close 71.3
Price Eps Current Year 37.183323
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 5.356151
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 9.182811
Profit Margins 0.09049
Quick Ratio 2.797
Quote Source Name Nasdaq Real Time Price
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key hold
Recommendation Mean 2.73333
Region US
Regular Market Change 0.0599976
Regular Market Change Percent 0.084148
Regular Market Day High 71.49
Regular Market Day Low 71.1
Regular Market Day Range 71.1 - 71.49
Regular Market Open 71.1
Regular Market Previous Close 71.3
Regular Market Price 71.36
Regular Market Time 1,783,972,800
Regular Market Volume 2,176,582
Return On Assets 0.07452
Return On Equity 0.053400002
Revenue Growth -0.015
Revenue Per Share 7.769
Sand P52 Week Change 0.20847368
Sector Healthcare
Sector Disp Healthcare
Sector Key healthcare
Share Holder Rights Risk 1
Shares Outstanding 155,810,652
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.1021
Shares Short 15,915,631
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,780,012,800
Shares Short Prior Month 13,846,089
Short Name Bio-Techne Corp
Short Percent Of Float 0.1166
Short Ratio 2.32
Source Interval 15
State MN
Symbol TECH
Target High Price 73.0
Target Low Price 50.0
Target Mean Price 70.0
Target Median Price 73.0
Total Cash 214,114,000
Total Cash Per Share 1.368
Total Debt 290,321,984
Total Revenue 1,210,811,008
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 0.32
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.0044880784
Trailing Eps 0.7
Trailing P E 101.94286
Trailing Peg Ratio 0.9559
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 58.54635
Two Hundred Day Average Change 12.813652
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.21886338
Type Disp Equity
Volume 2,176,582
Website https://www.bio-techne.com
Zip 55,413