MidFirst Bank Buys New Position in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $TMO

MidFirst Bank purchased a new position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMOFree Report) during the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund purchased 2,990 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $1,733,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in TMO. High Note Wealth LLC raised its holdings 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 in the last quarter. Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 4th quarter valued at $28,000. JPL Wealth Management LLC acquired a new position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 3rd quarter valued at $28,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in the 4th quarter worth $29,000. Finally, Olistico Wealth LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in the fourth quarter valued at $29,000. 89.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.66, for a total value 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 $11,590,095.66. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a 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 owned by insiders.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

Several equities research analysts have commented on the stock. KeyCorp reiterated an “overweight” rating on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research report on Tuesday, May 26th. Barclays reduced their price objective on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $650.00 to $625.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 14th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $700.00 to $600.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, April 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $490.00 target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific and gave the stock a “sector perform” rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $653.00 to $639.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have given a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Thermo Fisher Scientific currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $608.95.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Price Performance

NYSE TMO opened at $465.98 on Friday. The company has a current ratio of 1.53, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 1 year low of $390.50 and a 1 year high of $643.99. The company has a market cap of $173.17 billion, a PE ratio of 25.62, a PEG ratio of 2.04 and a beta of 0.88. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $477.34 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $523.72.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMOGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The medical research company reported $5.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.25 by $0.19. The business had revenue of $11.01 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.86 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a net margin of 15.15% and a return on equity of 16.86%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the firm posted $5.15 earnings per share. Thermo Fisher Scientific has set its FY 2026 guidance at 24.640-25.120 EPS. On average, analysts predict that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 24.85 EPS for the current year.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.47 per share. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.4%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s payout ratio is 10.34%.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Profile

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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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