Solstein Capital LLC Makes New $985,000 Investment in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $TMO

Solstein Capital LLC purchased a new stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The firm purchased 1,964 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $985,000.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently modified their holdings of TMO. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID raised its holdings in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 78.6% during the first quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 50 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $25,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the last quarter. Kilter Group LLC purchased a new stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific in the second quarter worth approximately $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific in the 2nd quarter worth approximately $26,000. High Note Wealth LLC raised its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 170.6% during the 4th quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 46 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. 89.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Stock Performance

NYSE:TMO opened at $629.02 on Monday. The stock has a 50-day simple moving average of $542.53 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $509.19. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a current ratio of 1.55. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 52-week low of $435.27 and a 52-week high of $643.99. The firm has a market capitalization of $232.58 billion, a PE ratio of 33.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.84.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The medical research company reported $6.03 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.71 by $0.32. The firm had revenue of $11.99 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $11.71 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a return on equity of 17.09% and a net margin of 15.04%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $4.28 EPS. Thermo Fisher Scientific has set its FY 2026 guidance at 24.930-25.330 EPS. Analysts forecast that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 25.12 EPS for the current year.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a $0.47 dividend. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s dividend payout ratio is presently 10.11%.

Insider Transactions at Thermo Fisher Scientific

In other Thermo Fisher Scientific news, CAO Joseph R. Holmes sold 420 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $584.81, for a total value of $245,620.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 2,966 shares in the company, valued at approximately $1,734,546.46. This represents a 12.40% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 4,608 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $586.12, for a total value of $2,700,840.96. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Over the last quarter, insiders sold 63,493 shares of company stock valued at $37,657,681. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

TMO has been the subject of several research analyst reports. Wall Street Zen raised Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, August 1st. Weiss Ratings raised Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a research report on Tuesday, July 14th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research report on Friday, June 26th. They set a “market perform” rating and a $520.00 price target for the company. Royal Bank Of Canada raised their price objective on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $490.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Finally, Piper Sandler boosted their target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $510.00 to $600.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, July 27th. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have issued a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Thermo Fisher Scientific presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $619.41.

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.