Harvard Bioscience (HBIO) Competitors $0.49 +0.01 (+2.71%) Closing price 08/22/2025 04:00 PM EasternExtended Trading$0.50 +0.01 (+2.66%) As of 08/22/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock HBIO vs. TMO, A, MTD, WAT, ILMN, TECH, BIO, CRL, BRKR, and PACBShould you be buying Harvard Bioscience stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Harvard Bioscience include Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Agilent Technologies (A), Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), Waters (WAT), Illumina (ILMN), Bio-Techne (TECH), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Bruker (BRKR), and Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB). These companies are all part of the "life sciences tools & services" industry. Harvard Bioscience vs. Its Competitors Thermo Fisher Scientific Agilent Technologies Mettler-Toledo International Waters Illumina Bio-Techne Bio-Rad Laboratories Charles River Laboratories International Bruker Pacific Biosciences of California Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) and Harvard Bioscience (NASDAQ:HBIO) are both life sciences tools & services companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their valuation, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, dividends, risk, media sentiment and earnings. Do analysts rate TMO or HBIO? Thermo Fisher Scientific presently has a consensus target price of $593.00, suggesting a potential upside of 18.54%. Harvard Bioscience has a consensus target price of $3.00, suggesting a potential upside of 513.50%. Given Harvard Bioscience's higher possible upside, analysts plainly believe Harvard Bioscience is more favorable than Thermo Fisher Scientific.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Thermo Fisher Scientific 0 Sell rating(s) 6 Hold rating(s) 16 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.73Harvard Bioscience 0 Sell rating(s) 1 Hold rating(s) 1 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50 Which has more risk and volatility, TMO or HBIO? Thermo Fisher Scientific has a beta of 0.74, suggesting that its stock price is 26% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Harvard Bioscience has a beta of 1.54, suggesting that its stock price is 54% more volatile than the S&P 500. Does the media refer more to TMO or HBIO? In the previous week, Thermo Fisher Scientific had 78 more articles in the media than Harvard Bioscience. MarketBeat recorded 82 mentions for Thermo Fisher Scientific and 4 mentions for Harvard Bioscience. Thermo Fisher Scientific's average media sentiment score of 1.31 beat Harvard Bioscience's score of 0.06 indicating that Thermo Fisher Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Thermo Fisher Scientific 56 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 10 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Harvard Bioscience 0 Very Positive mention(s) 2 Positive mention(s) 1 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 1 Very Negative mention(s) Neutral Which has stronger earnings and valuation, TMO or HBIO? Thermo Fisher Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than Harvard Bioscience. Harvard Bioscience is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thermo Fisher Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioThermo Fisher Scientific$42.88B4.41$6.34B$17.2928.93Harvard Bioscience$94.14M0.23-$12.40M-$1.30-0.38 Do institutionals and insiders hold more shares of TMO or HBIO? 89.2% of Thermo Fisher Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 80.9% of Harvard Bioscience shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Thermo Fisher Scientific shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 9.5% of Harvard Bioscience shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is TMO or HBIO more profitable? Thermo Fisher Scientific has a net margin of 15.24% compared to Harvard Bioscience's net margin of -64.68%. Thermo Fisher Scientific's return on equity of 16.82% beat Harvard Bioscience's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Thermo Fisher Scientific15.24% 16.82% 8.38% Harvard Bioscience -64.68%-5.64%-2.15% SummaryThermo Fisher Scientific beats Harvard Bioscience on 13 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks. Get Harvard Bioscience News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for HBIO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding HBIO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NASDAQ and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart HBIO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricHarvard BioscienceINSTRU IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ ExchangeMarket Cap$21.78M$941.73M$29.83B$9.76BDividend YieldN/A0.56%3.08%4.04%P/E Ratio-0.3827.8054.3826.05Price / Sales0.231.321,265.71122.40Price / Cash4.845.8433.6428.78Price / Book0.343.077.296.07Net Income-$12.40M$17.67M$805.41M$265.39M7 Day Performance-3.11%-1.67%1.20%1.56%1 Month Performance-13.41%0.61%0.09%0.48%1 Year Performance-83.65%-28.77%24,347.58%18.88% Harvard Bioscience Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)HBIOHarvard Bioscience4.0445 of 5 stars$0.49+2.7%$3.00+513.5%-83.6%$21.78M$94.14M-0.38490Gap UpTMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.8547 of 5 stars$488.15-0.2%$593.00+21.5%-17.5%$184.66B$42.88B28.23125,000Trending NewsInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionAAgilent Technologies4.8821 of 5 stars$118.44-0.6%$139.77+18.0%-13.8%$33.86B$6.51B29.2417,900News CoveragePositive NewsUpcoming EarningsMTDMettler-Toledo International3.9799 of 5 stars$1,315.45+0.2%$1,288.89-2.0%-8.0%$27.03B$3.87B33.3117,300Positive NewsWATWaters4.8248 of 5 stars$289.15-0.8%$378.73+31.0%-11.8%$17.35B$2.96B26.077,600Trending NewsILMNIllumina4.6493 of 5 stars$100.53+0.4%$124.58+23.9%-22.5%$15.39B$4.37B12.739,030Positive NewsTECHBio-Techne4.8412 of 5 stars$53.29-0.6%$69.42+30.3%-21.0%$8.40B$1.22B115.853,100News CoveragePositive NewsDividend AnnouncementAnalyst UpgradeBIOBio-Rad Laboratories4.5513 of 5 stars$284.39-0.4%$333.50+17.3%-3.8%$7.73B$2.57B24.247,700Positive NewsAnalyst DowngradeCRLCharles River Laboratories International4.0042 of 5 stars$157.27+0.4%$175.69+11.7%-21.3%$7.71B$4.05B-118.2520,100Positive NewsBRKRBruker4.9662 of 5 stars$34.24+2.1%$51.30+49.8%-44.6%$5.09B$3.37B65.8511,396PACBPacific Biosciences of California2.617 of 5 stars$1.33+1.5%$1.90+42.9%-11.5%$393.49M$154.01M-0.58730 Related Companies and Tools Related Companies TMO Competitors A Competitors MTD Competitors WAT Competitors ILMN Competitors TECH Competitors BIO Competitors CRL Competitors BRKR Competitors PACB Competitors Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NASDAQ:HBIO) was last updated on 8/25/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersGENIUS Act: Cancel Your Money?A new law called the GENIUS Act could quietly trigger the most radical shift in American finance in decades. 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