Fisher Asset Management LLC boosted its holdings in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO – Free Report) by 2.6% during the 4th quarter, HoldingsChannel.com reports. The institutional investor owned 2,792,421 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 71,320 shares during the period. Fisher Asset Management LLC’s holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific were worth $1,618,069,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of TMO. Wellington Management Group LLP raised its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 88.9% during the third quarter. Wellington Management Group LLP now owns 2,699,460 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $1,309,292,000 after buying an additional 1,270,191 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp raised its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 54.7% during the third quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 3,571,857 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $1,732,422,000 after buying an additional 1,262,967 shares during the last quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. raised its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 21.0% during the third quarter. Franklin Resources Inc. now owns 5,925,671 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $2,874,069,000 after buying an additional 1,028,125 shares during the last quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 89.1% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 1,752,607 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $720,576,000 after buying 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 third 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 last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.23% of the company’s stock.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Price Performance
TMO opened at $448.55 on Monday. The firm has a market cap of $166.69 billion, a P/E ratio of 24.66, a PEG ratio of 1.98 and a beta of 0.88. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $480.25 and a 200 day moving average of $537.98. 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 fifty-two week low of $385.46 and a fifty-two week high of $643.99.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Dividend
The business also recently declared 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 is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s dividend payout ratio is presently 10.34%.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
TMO has been the topic of several research reports. Morgan Stanley restated an “overweight” rating and set a $620.00 price objective on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a report on Monday, April 27th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a report on Wednesday, April 8th. Barclays lowered their target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $650.00 to $625.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lowered their target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $653.00 to $639.00 and set an “outperform” rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Two equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have issued a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Thermo Fisher Scientific presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $616.10.
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Insider Activity
In related news, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 5,000 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $512.40, for a total transaction of $2,562,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 123,925 shares in the company, valued at approximately $63,499,170. This represents a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Also, COO Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.66, for a total transaction of $185,064.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 25,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,590,095.66. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 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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