National Pension Service Cuts Stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $TMO

Key Points

• National Pension Service trimmed its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 0.6% in the fourth quarter, though it still held 812,432 shares worth about $470.8 million at quarter-end.
• Thermo Fisher reported better-than-expected quarterly results, with EPS of $5.44 on revenue of $11.01 billion, both ahead of analyst estimates. Revenue rose 6.2% year over year, and the company reiterated FY 2026 EPS guidance of $24.64 to $25.12.
• The company also announced a quarterly dividend of $0.47 per share, payable July 15, implying an annualized dividend of $1.88 and a yield of 0.4%.

National Pension Service lessened its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO - Free Report) by 0.6% in the fourth quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 812,432 shares of the medical research company's stock after selling 4,909 shares during the quarter. National Pension Service owned 0.22% of Thermo Fisher Scientific worth $470,764,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other large investors have also made changes to their positions in TMO. High Note Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 170.6% in the 4th quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 46 shares of the medical research company's stock valued at $27,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares in the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in the 3rd quarter valued at about $28,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP purchased a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Olistico Wealth LLC purchased a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 4th quarter valued at about $29,000. Finally, Cloud Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 3rd quarter valued at about $31,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 89.23% of the company's stock.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Price Performance

Thermo Fisher Scientific stock opened at $486.76 on Friday. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 12-month low of $385.46 and a 12-month high of $643.99. The stock has a market capitalization of $180.89 billion, a P/E ratio of 26.76, a P/E/G ratio of 2.02 and a beta of 0.88. The firm's 50-day moving average is $479.39 and its two-hundred day moving average is $534.93. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a current ratio of 1.53 and a quick ratio of 1.15.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The medical research company reported $5.44 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $5.25 by $0.19. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a net margin of 15.15% and a return on equity of 16.86%. The company had revenue of $11.01 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.86 billion. During the same period last year, the company earned $5.15 EPS. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 6.2% compared to the same quarter last year. Thermo Fisher Scientific has set its FY 2026 guidance at 24.640-25.120 EPS. Equities analysts predict that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 24.86 earnings per share for the current year.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Dividend

The business also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.4%. Thermo Fisher Scientific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.34%.

Insider Activity at Thermo Fisher Scientific

In related news, COO Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 27th. The shares were sold at an average price of $462.66, for a total value of $185,064.00. Following the sale, the chief operating officer directly owned 25,051 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $11,590,095.66. This trade represents a 1.57% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 5,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $512.40, for a total transaction of $2,562,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 123,925 shares in the company, valued at $63,499,170. This represents a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several research firms have weighed in on TMO. UBS Group restated a "neutral" rating and set a $615.00 target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a report on Friday, January 30th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $490.00 target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific and gave the company a "sector perform" rating in a report on Thursday, May 14th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Saturday, May 9th. Stifel Nicolaus dropped their target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $700.00 to $600.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a report on Friday, April 24th. Finally, Jefferies Financial Group raised shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific to a "strong-buy" rating in a research note on Friday, April 24th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and three have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus target price of $616.10.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Profile

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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