Sava Infond d.o.o. Raises Holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $TMO

Key Points

• Sava Infond d.o.o. increased its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 48.3%, owning 4,390 shares valued at approximately $1.78 million as of its latest SEC filing.
• Numerous institutional investors have also boosted their stakes in Thermo Fisher Scientific, with hedge funds currently holding 89.23% of the company's stock.
• Thermo Fisher Scientific announced a quarterly dividend of $0.43 per share, with an ex-dividend date set for September 15th, representing a 0.3% yield.

Sava Infond d.o.o. lifted its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO - Free Report) by 48.3% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). The fund owned 4,390 shares of the medical research company's stock after buying an additional 1,430 shares during the period. Sava Infond d.o.o.'s holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific were worth $1,780,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently modified their holdings of the company. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 137.5% in the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 57 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $28,000 after buying an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Anderson Financial Strategies LLC purchased a new position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in the 1st quarter worth $30,000. Keystone Global Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in the 1st quarter worth $31,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 406.7% in the 2nd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 76 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 61 shares during the last quarter. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 140.6% in the 2nd quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 77 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $31,000 after buying an additional 45 shares during the last quarter. 89.23% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

Analyst Ratings Changes

A number of equities analysts recently commented on TMO shares. 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 report on Thursday, July 24th. Evercore ISI decreased their target price on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $500.00 to $480.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, July 8th. HSBC reaffirmed a "hold" rating and issued a $510.00 target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Hsbc Global Res cut Thermo Fisher Scientific from a "strong-buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Barclays raised their target price on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $550.00 to $585.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a report on Thursday. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock has a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $585.37.

Insider Transactions at Thermo Fisher Scientific

In other news, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 400 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock in a transaction dated Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $500.50, for a total value of $200,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer directly owned 113,762 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $56,937,881. The trade was a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed 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 completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer directly owned 2,319 shares in the company, 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 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 Price Performance

NYSE:TMO opened at $543.88 on Friday. The company has a quick ratio of 1.50, a current ratio of 1.93 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The business's 50-day simple moving average is $482.58 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $447.76. The stock has a market cap of $205.37 billion, a PE ratio of 31.46, a P/E/G ratio of 2.85 and a beta of 0.77. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 52 week low of $385.46 and a 52 week high of $610.97.

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

Thermo Fisher Scientific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a $0.43 dividend. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. Thermo Fisher Scientific's payout ratio is 9.95%.

About Thermo Fisher Scientific

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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