Impact Partnership Wealth LLC acquired a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO – Free Report) during the 4th quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The fund acquired 1,041 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $603,000.
Several other hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in TMO. Norges Bank acquired a new position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in the 4th quarter worth approximately $3,072,744,000. Wellington Management Group LLP grew its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 88.9% in the 3rd quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,699,460 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $1,309,292,000 after purchasing an additional 1,270,191 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. grew its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 21.0% in the 3rd quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,925,671 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $2,874,069,000 after purchasing an additional 1,028,125 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 89.1% in the 2nd quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,752,607 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $720,576,000 after purchasing an additional 825,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Capital World Investors raised its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 7.4% during the 3rd quarter. Capital World Investors now owns 10,285,145 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $4,988,132,000 after buying an additional 706,572 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.23% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Ratings Changes
TMO has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $653.00 to $639.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. KeyCorp restated an “overweight” rating on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a report on Tuesday. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Thermo Fisher Scientific to a “strong-buy” rating in a report on Friday, April 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $616.10.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In related news, COO Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock in a transaction on Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.66, for a total transaction of $185,064.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief operating officer owned 25,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $11,590,095.66. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 5,000 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $512.40, for a total value of $2,562,000.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 123,925 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,499,170. The trade was a 3.88% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Price Performance
Shares of TMO opened at $492.34 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $182.96 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.07, a P/E/G ratio of 2.18 and a beta of 0.88. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $385.46 and a fifty-two week high of $643.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.15. The business’s 50-day moving average is $479.94 and its 200-day moving average is $534.64.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO – Get Free Report) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The medical research company reported $5.44 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.25 by $0.19. The company had revenue of $11.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.86 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 15.15%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $5.15 EPS. Thermo Fisher Scientific has set its FY 2026 guidance at 24.640-25.120 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 24.86 EPS for the current fiscal year.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Dividend Announcement
The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 10.34%.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Company Profile
Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) is a global provider of scientific instrumentation, reagents and consumables, software, and services that support research, clinical, and industrial laboratories. The company supplies analytical instruments and laboratory equipment, life sciences reagents and kits, specialty diagnostics, and a broad range of consumables used by researchers, clinicians, and manufacturers. Its offerings also include laboratory information management and data-analysis software, as well as service solutions such as instrument maintenance, validation, and logistics that help customers run complex workflows efficiently.
Thermo Fisher operates through multiple business areas that broadly cover life sciences solutions, analytical instruments, specialty diagnostics, and laboratory products and biopharma services, including contract development and manufacturing for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.
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