Compound Planning Inc. cut its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO – Free Report) by 52.9% in the 1st quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 5,214 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 5,851 shares during the period. Compound Planning Inc.’s holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific were worth $2,563,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
A number of other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in TMO. Brighton Jones LLC lifted its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 28.9% during the 4th quarter. Brighton Jones LLC now owns 4,409 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $2,293,000 after purchasing an additional 988 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC lifted its holdings in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 491 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $255,000 after buying an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in the second quarter valued at about $170,000. Raymond James Financial Inc. grew its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 7.4% in the second quarter. Raymond James Financial Inc. now owns 778,822 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $315,781,000 after acquiring an additional 53,542 shares in the last quarter. Finally, California State Teachers Retirement System increased its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 0.4% during the second quarter. California State Teachers Retirement System now owns 602,031 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $244,099,000 after acquiring an additional 2,262 shares during the period. Institutional investors own 89.23% of the company’s stock.
Analysts Set New Price Targets
A number of research analysts have issued reports on TMO shares. Royal Bank Of Canada increased their target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $490.00 to $580.00 and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a research report on Friday. Evercore set a $570.00 price target on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research report on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $535.00 price target on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Finally, Piper Sandler initiated coverage on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research report on Thursday, June 11th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $510.00 target price for the company. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $613.05.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Stock Performance
NYSE TMO opened at $567.34 on Friday. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $494.01 and its 200 day simple moving average is $513.46. The firm has a market capitalization of $210.83 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.52, a P/E/G ratio of 2.51 and a beta of 0.87. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 1 year low of $435.27 and a 1 year high of $643.99.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO – Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 23rd. The medical research company reported $6.03 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.71 by $0.32. The firm had revenue of $11.99 billion during 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 company’s quarterly revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $4.28 earnings per share. Thermo Fisher Scientific has set its FY 2026 guidance at 24.930-25.330 EPS. As a group, research analysts expect that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 25.08 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Tuesday, September 15th. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.34%.
More Thermo Fisher Scientific News
Here are the key news stories impacting Thermo Fisher Scientific this week:
- Positive Sentiment: Thermo Fisher beat Q2 expectations on both earnings and revenue, reporting $6.03 in adjusted EPS versus $5.71 expected and $11.99 billion in revenue versus $11.71 billion expected, with organic revenue up 5% year over year. Reuters article
- Positive Sentiment: The company raised its FY 2026 guidance, signaling management’s confidence that customer demand recovery should continue and that the stronger quarter was not a one-off. Business Wire article
- Positive Sentiment: Analysts pointed to broad-based improvement in life sciences and biopharma activity, plus price target upgrades, as additional support for the stock’s rally. Yahoo Finance article
- Neutral Sentiment: Thermo Fisher also launched InstaFlux for food microbiology labs, a product announcement that may help long-term workflow adoption but is not likely the main driver of the stock move today. Business Wire article
- Neutral Sentiment: One analyst note suggested the strong quarter may not materially change the second-half outlook, indicating some caution after the earnings beat. Yahoo Finance article
Insider Transactions at Thermo Fisher Scientific
In other Thermo Fisher Scientific news, 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 owned 25,051 shares in the company, valued at $11,590,095.66. The trade was a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by corporate insiders.
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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