Norden Group LLC lessened its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO - Free Report) by 12.7% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 5,541 shares of the medical research company's stock after selling 805 shares during the period. Norden Group LLC's holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific were worth $2,247,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.
Several other hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 0.7% in the first quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 33,479,957 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $16,659,627,000 after purchasing an additional 230,382 shares in the last quarter. Amundi raised its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 5.9% in the first quarter. Amundi now owns 3,029,044 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $1,426,316,000 after purchasing an additional 168,197 shares in the last quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. raised its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 4.1% in the first quarter. Charles Schwab Investment Management Inc. now owns 2,925,591 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $1,455,774,000 after purchasing an additional 115,463 shares in the last quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA raised its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 7.2% in the first quarter. Pictet Asset Management Holding SA now owns 2,879,274 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $1,432,816,000 after purchasing an additional 193,378 shares in the last quarter. Finally, UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC increased its holdings in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 13.6% during the first quarter. UBS AM A Distinct Business Unit of UBS Asset Management Americas LLC now owns 2,750,923 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $1,368,859,000 after buying an additional 329,974 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.23% of the company's stock.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Price Performance
TMO opened at $469.41 on Wednesday. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a one year low of $385.46 and a one year high of $623.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a current ratio of 1.93 and a quick ratio of 1.50. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $474.01 and its 200-day simple moving average is $448.70. The stock has a market capitalization of $177.25 billion, a P/E ratio of 27.15, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.54 and a beta of 0.75.
Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The medical research company reported $5.36 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $5.22 by $0.14. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a net margin of 15.24% and a return on equity of 16.82%. The business had revenue of $10.86 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $10.68 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $5.37 earnings per share. Thermo Fisher Scientific's revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Thermo Fisher Scientific has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 5.460-5.510 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 22.220-22.840 EPS. Sell-side analysts anticipate that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 23.28 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be paid a $0.43 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Thermo Fisher Scientific's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 9.95%.
Analyst Ratings Changes
Several analysts have recently weighed in on TMO shares. Wells Fargo & Company dropped their price objective on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $570.00 to $565.00 and set an "overweight" rating for the company in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Hsbc Global Res lowered shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Raymond James Financial reaffirmed an "outperform" rating and set a $535.00 price objective (up previously from $525.00) on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $561.00 price objective on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Tuesday, September 2nd. Finally, Robert W. Baird raised their price objective on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $553.00 to $567.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Sixteen analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to MarketBeat.com, Thermo Fisher Scientific has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $588.35.
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Insider Buying and Selling at Thermo Fisher Scientific
In other Thermo Fisher Scientific news, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 10,000 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.96, for a total value of $5,009,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 115,174 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $57,697,567.04. This trade represents a 7.99% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, EVP Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of the firm's stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.98, for a total transaction of $191,992.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 22,367 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,735,712.66. The trade was a 1.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last ninety days, insiders have sold 30,066 shares of company stock valued at $14,182,963. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.
Thermo Fisher Scientific 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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