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Mackenzie Financial Corp Has $470.26 Million Stock Holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO)

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Mackenzie Financial Corp cut its holdings in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO - Free Report) by 2.0% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The institutional investor owned 903,938 shares of the medical research company's stock after selling 18,118 shares during the period. Mackenzie Financial Corp owned about 0.24% of Thermo Fisher Scientific worth $470,256,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Several other institutional investors have also modified their holdings of the business. Norges Bank bought a new stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in the fourth quarter worth $3,149,754,000. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 86.9% in the 4th quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 3,083,900 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $1,604,338,000 after purchasing an additional 1,433,444 shares during the last quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 1,905.4% in the 4th quarter. Kovitz Investment Group Partners LLC now owns 903,232 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $469,889,000 after purchasing an additional 858,193 shares during the last quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC increased its position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 68,617.0% in the 4th quarter. Proficio Capital Partners LLC now owns 762,759 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $396,810,000 after purchasing an additional 761,649 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Raymond James Financial Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in the 4th quarter worth about $377,901,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.23% of the company's stock.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several equities research analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Argus dropped their target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $620.00 to $470.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, April 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group set a $610.00 price target on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific and gave the company a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, April 23rd. Barclays decreased their price target on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $620.00 to $475.00 and set an "equal weight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 10th. Wall Street Zen raised shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from a "hold" rating to a "buy" rating in a report on Wednesday, May 21st. Finally, Robert W. Baird decreased their price target on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $603.00 to $573.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, April 24th. Four analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and eighteen have assigned a buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat.com, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $607.43.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Price Performance

Shares of NYSE TMO traded up $9.59 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $403.25. The company's stock had a trading volume of 2,705,443 shares, compared to its average volume of 1,872,755. The company has a current ratio of 1.66, a quick ratio of 1.29 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.59. The company has a 50 day moving average price of $440.05 and a 200 day moving average price of $503.39. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a one year low of $390.50 and a one year high of $627.88. The company has a market cap of $152.22 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 24.40, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.99 and a beta of 0.82.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Wednesday, April 23rd. The medical research company reported $5.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.10 by $0.05. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a net margin of 14.78% and a return on equity of 17.51%. The business had revenue of $10.36 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.23 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $5.11 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up .2% on a year-over-year basis. On average, equities research analysts expect that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 23.28 EPS for the current year.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, July 15th. Stockholders of record on Friday, June 13th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, June 13th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.43%. Thermo Fisher Scientific's dividend payout ratio is currently 10.09%.

Insider Activity

In other news, SVP Michael A. Boxer sold 3,775 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, March 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $532.52, for a total transaction of $2,010,263.00. Following the sale, the senior vice president now owns 10,816 shares in the company, valued at $5,759,736.32. The trade was a 25.87% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 10,000 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, March 4th. The shares were sold at an average price of $516.67, for a total transaction of $5,166,700.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer now owns 115,174 shares in the company, valued at $59,506,950.58. This represents a 7.99% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 14,075 shares of company stock worth $7,305,942 over the last 90 days. 0.33% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Company Profile

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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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