932 Shares in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $TMO Bought by Financial Security Advisor Inc.

Key Points

• Financial Security Advisor Inc. has acquired 932 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (TMO), valued at around $378,000, marking a new investment in the medical research company during the second quarter.
• Multiple institutional investors have adjusted their stakes in Thermo Fisher Scientific, with notable increases from firms such as Revolve Wealth Partners and Root Financial Partners, reflecting strong institutional interest.
• Analyst ratings for TMO have varied, with several firms updating their price targets, and the consensus rating currently stands at "Moderate Buy" with a target price of approximately $593.43.

Financial Security Advisor Inc. acquired a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO - Free Report) during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm acquired 932 shares of the medical research company's stock, valued at approximately $378,000.

A number of other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the business. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC boosted its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 4.2% in the 4th quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 491 shares of the medical research company's stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC increased its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 5.0% during the first quarter. Root Financial Partners LLC now owns 506 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $252,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Rossmore Private Capital increased its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 0.5% during the first quarter. Rossmore Private Capital now owns 4,652 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $2,315,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. FARMERS & MERCHANTS TRUST Co OF LONG BEACH increased its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 3.1% during the second quarter. FARMERS & MERCHANTS TRUST Co OF LONG BEACH now owns 803 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $326,000 after acquiring an additional 24 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Somerville Kurt F increased its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 1.6% during the second quarter. Somerville Kurt F now owns 1,605 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $651,000 after acquiring an additional 25 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.23% of the company's stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

TMO has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. Wells Fargo & Company cut their target price on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $570.00 to $565.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Robert W. Baird raised their target price on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $553.00 to $567.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their target price on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday. Hsbc Global Res cut Thermo Fisher Scientific from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Scotiabank upgraded Thermo Fisher Scientific from a "sector perform" rating to a "sector outperform" rating and set a $590.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Sixteen research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $593.43.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Trading Down 0.2%

TMO opened at $534.92 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $201.99 billion, a P/E ratio of 30.94, a P/E/G ratio of 2.91 and a beta of 0.77. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $487.44 and a 200-day simple moving average of $448.31. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 52 week low of $385.46 and a 52 week high of $610.97. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The medical research company reported $5.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $5.22 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $10.86 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $10.68 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a return on equity of 16.82% and a net margin of 15.24%.Thermo Fisher Scientific's revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period last year, the business posted $5.37 earnings per share. Thermo Fisher Scientific has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 5.460-5.510 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 22.220-22.840 EPS. On average, equities analysts expect that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 23.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Insider Activity at Thermo Fisher Scientific

In related news, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 10,000 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The stock was sold at an average price of $500.96, for a total value of $5,009,600.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 115,174 shares in the company, valued at approximately $57,697,567.04. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CAO Joseph R. Holmes sold 385 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 29th. The stock was sold at an average price of $492.63, for a total value of $189,662.55. Following the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 2,319 shares of the company's stock, valued at $1,142,408.97. This trade represents a 14.24% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 30,066 shares of company stock worth $14,182,963. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Profile

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc provides life sciences solutions, analytical instruments, specialty diagnostics, and laboratory products and biopharma services in the North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and internationally. The company's Life Sciences Solutions segment offers reagents, instruments, and consumables for biological and medical research, discovery, and production of drugs and vaccines, as well as diagnosis of infections and diseases; and solutions include biosciences, genetic sciences, and bio production to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, agricultural, clinical, healthcare, academic, and government markets.

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