Integrity Alliance LLC. lowered its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO – Free Report) by 41.9% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 2,122 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 1,528 shares during the quarter. Integrity Alliance LLC.’s holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific were worth $1,230,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Several other large investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TMO. High Note Wealth LLC lifted its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 170.6% during the fourth quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 46 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the third quarter worth $28,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the fourth quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC bought a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the third quarter worth $31,000. 89.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
Several brokerages recently issued reports on TMO. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Barclays reduced their price objective on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $650.00 to $625.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Morgan Stanley reiterated an “overweight” rating and issued a $620.00 target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Monday, April 27th. DZ Bank initiated coverage on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Friday, March 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $610.00 target price on the stock. Finally, Robert W. Baird cut their target price on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $653.00 to $639.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research note 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 company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $616.10.
Insiders Place Their Bets
In other news, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 5,000 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $512.40, for a total transaction of $2,562,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 123,925 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $63,499,170. This trade represents a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, COO Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.66, for a total value of $185,064.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer directly owned 25,051 shares in the company, valued at approximately $11,590,095.66. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Price Performance
Shares of TMO opened at $486.76 on Friday. The firm has a market capitalization of $180.89 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 26.76, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.88. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.53. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a one year low of $385.46 and a one year high of $643.99. The stock’s fifty day moving average is $479.39 and its 200-day moving average is $534.93.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO – Get Free Report) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The medical research company reported $5.44 EPS 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 analyst estimates of $10.86 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 15.15%.The company’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.15 earnings per share. Thermo Fisher Scientific has set its FY 2026 guidance at 24.640-25.120 EPS. Equities analysts anticipate that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 24.86 EPS for the current year.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 10.34%.
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
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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