Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $TMO Shares Sold by Sentry Investment Management LLC

Sentry Investment Management LLC decreased its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO - Free Report) by 39.0% during the second quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The institutional investor owned 1,145 shares of the medical research company's stock after selling 731 shares during the quarter. Sentry Investment Management LLC's holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific were worth $488,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Other hedge funds have also bought and sold shares of the company. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 137.5% during the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 57 shares of the medical research company's stock valued at $28,000 after purchasing an additional 33 shares in the last quarter. Anderson Financial Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $30,000. Keystone Global Partners LLC acquired a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 1st quarter valued at approximately $31,000. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. increased its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 406.7% during the 2nd quarter. DiNuzzo Private Wealth Inc. now owns 76 shares of the medical research company's stock valued at $31,000 after purchasing an additional 61 shares in the last quarter. Finally, HighMark Wealth Management LLC increased its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 140.6% in the second quarter. HighMark Wealth Management LLC now owns 77 shares of the medical research company's stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 45 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.23% of the company's stock.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE TMO opened at $539.05 on Monday. The company's fifty day moving average price is $495.74 and its 200 day moving average price is $448.98. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 1 year low of $385.46 and a 1 year high of $610.97. The company has a market capitalization of $203.55 billion, a PE ratio of 31.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a current ratio of 1.93.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO - Get Free Report) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, July 23rd. The medical research company reported $5.36 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $5.22 by $0.14. The firm had revenue of $10.86 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.68 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a net margin of 15.24% and a return on equity of 16.82%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 2.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm 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, research analysts predict that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 23.28 earnings per share for the current year.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the stock. Wells Fargo & Company cut their price objective on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $570.00 to $565.00 and set an "overweight" rating on the stock in a research note on Thursday, July 24th. William Blair assumed coverage on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Monday, August 18th. They issued an "outperform" rating on the stock. 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 research note on Tuesday, September 2nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. increased their price objective on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $600.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an "overweight" rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Wall Street Zen lowered shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research note on Sunday, October 12th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average target price of $589.10.

Insider Buying and Selling at Thermo Fisher Scientific

In other Thermo Fisher Scientific news, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 10,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, August 22nd. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.96, for a total transaction of $5,009,600.00. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 115,174 shares of the company's stock, valued at $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, EVP Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction 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 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. Insiders have sold a total of 30,066 shares of company stock valued at $14,182,963 over the last ninety days. Corporate insiders own 0.33% of the company's stock.

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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