Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Competitors

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TMO vs. A, MTD, ILMN, WAT, TECH, CRL, BRKR, BIO, PACB, and HBIO

Should you be buying Thermo Fisher Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Thermo Fisher Scientific include Agilent Technologies (A), Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), Illumina (ILMN), Waters (WAT), Bio-Techne (TECH), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Bruker (BRKR), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB), and Harvard Bioscience (HBIO). These companies are all part of the "life sciences tools & services" industry.

Thermo Fisher Scientific vs.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their risk, earnings, community ranking, media sentiment, profitability, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations and institutional ownership.

: Thermo Fisher Scientific pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Agilent Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Thermo Fisher Scientific pays out 10.0% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Agilent Technologies pays out 22.2% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years.
: 89.2% of Thermo Fisher Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Thermo Fisher Scientific shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
: Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 18.84% compared to Thermo Fisher Scientific's net margin of 14.69%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 26.25% beat Thermo Fisher Scientific's return on equity.
Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Thermo Fisher Scientific 14.69% 18.22% 8.61%
Agilent Technologies 18.84% 26.25% 14.45%
: In the previous week, Thermo Fisher Scientific had 22 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 42 mentions for Thermo Fisher Scientific and 20 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Thermo Fisher Scientific's average media sentiment score of 0.82 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.56 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
16 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
12 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Agilent Technologies
10 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
: Thermo Fisher Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than Agilent Technologies. Agilent Technologies 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.
Company Gross Revenue Price/Sales Ratio Net Income Earnings Per Share Price/Earnings Ratio
Thermo Fisher Scientific $42.86B 5.41 $6.00B $15.59 38.94
Agilent Technologies $6.83B 5.86 $1.24B $4.23 32.46
: Thermo Fisher Scientific received 205 more outperform votes than Agilent Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.16% of users gave Thermo Fisher Scientific an outperform vote while only 71.49% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote.
Company Underperform Outperform
Thermo Fisher Scientific Outperform Votes
1060
81.16%
Underperform Votes
246
18.84%
Agilent Technologies Outperform Votes
855
71.49%
Underperform Votes
341
28.51%
: Thermo Fisher Scientific currently has a consensus target price of $618.94, indicating a potential upside of 1.94%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus target price of $138.06, indicating a potential upside of 0.55%. Given Thermo Fisher Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts plainly believe Thermo Fisher Scientific is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.
Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Thermo Fisher Scientific
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)

13 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.72
Agilent Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)

6 Hold rating(s)

9 Buy rating(s)

0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.50
: Thermo Fisher Scientific has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.05, indicating that its stock price is 5% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Thermo Fisher Scientific	14.69%	18.22%	8.61%
Agilent Technologies	18.84%	26.25%	14.45%

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Thermo Fisher Scientific	16 Very Positive mention(s)	5 Positive mention(s)	12 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agilent Technologies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	7 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Thermo Fisher Scientific	$42.86B	5.41	$6.00B	$15.59	38.94
Agilent Technologies	$6.83B	5.86	$1.24B	$4.23	32.46

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Thermo Fisher Scientific	Outperform Votes 1060 81.16%	Underperform Votes 246 18.84%
Agilent Technologies	Outperform Votes 855 71.49%	Underperform Votes 341 28.51%

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Thermo Fisher Scientific	0 Sell rating(s)	5 Hold rating(s)	13 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.72
Agilent Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	9 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50

Summary

Thermo Fisher Scientific beats Agilent Technologies on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks.

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New MarketBeat Followers Over Time

This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding TMO and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.

Media Sentiment Over Time

This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE 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.

TMO vs. The Competition

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Metric	Thermo Fisher Scientific	Measuring & controlling devices Industry	Medical Sector	NYSE Exchange
Market Cap	$231.76B	$20.69B	$5.29B	$18.51B
Dividend Yield	0.27%	3.27%	2.71%	3.51%
P/E Ratio	38.94	22.72	169.33	25.32
Price / Sales	5.41	13.07	2,085.71	15.33
Price / Cash	18.87	14.35	35.64	19.61
Price / Book	4.89	3.30	4.94	5.08
Net Income	$6.00B	$536.75M	$111.66M	$977.27M
7 Day Performance	13.62%	0.68%	2.74%	1.51%
1 Month Performance	8.83%	4.73%	11.41%	6.13%
1 Year Performance	5.55%	16.73%	9.98%	7.84%

Thermo Fisher Scientific Competitors List

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Company	MarketRank	Share Price	Analysts' Price Target	1Y Price Performance	Market Cap	Revenue	P/E Ratio	Employee Count	Indicator(s)
A Agilent Technologies	4.6028 of 5 stars 4.60 / 5 stars	$130.61 -2.1%	$138.06 +5.7%	+6.9%	$38.11B	$6.83B	30.88	18,100	Short Interest ↓ News Coverage
MTD Mettler-Toledo International	4.3329 of 5 stars 4.33 / 5 stars	$1,359.50 -1.0%	$1,301.25 -4.3%	+8.6%	$29.04B	$3.79B	38.12	17,300	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↓ Analyst Revision News Coverage
ILMN Illumina	4.8679 of 5 stars 4.87 / 5 stars	$115.60 -1.7%	$158.57 +37.2%	-37.0%	$18.42B	$4.50B	-14.18	9,300	Positive News
WAT Waters	4.3907 of 5 stars 4.39 / 5 stars	$300.83 -2.1%	$301.20 +0.1%	+9.7%	$17.85B	$2.96B	29.52	7,900	Upcoming Earnings News Coverage
TECH Bio-Techne	4.5892 of 5 stars 4.59 / 5 stars	$76.51 -1.6%	$81.00 +5.9%	-5.2%	$12.06B	$1.15B	60.72	3,050	Short Interest ↓
CRL Charles River Laboratories International	4.5188 of 5 stars 4.52 / 5 stars	$220.28 -3.2%	$252.29 +14.5%	+9.6%	$11.35B	$4.13B	25.92	21,800	News Coverage Positive News
BRKR Bruker	4.9747 of 5 stars 4.97 / 5 stars	$62.13 -1.5%	$81.78 +31.6%	-5.6%	$9.03B	$3.00B	22.59	9,707	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↓
BIO Bio-Rad Laboratories	4.3557 of 5 stars 4.36 / 5 stars	$305.22 +1.1%	$436.67 +43.1%	-24.4%	$8.70B	$2.67B	-29.46	8,030	Upcoming Earnings Short Interest ↑
PACB Pacific Biosciences of California	1.305 of 5 stars 1.31 / 5 stars	$1.85 +2.8%	$6.38 +244.6%	-83.8%	$503.87M	$200.52M	-1.62	796	Gap Up
HBIO Harvard Bioscience	2.2219 of 5 stars 2.22 / 5 stars	$3.30 +5.4%	N/A	-31.5%	$143.32M	$112.25M	-16.50	490	Short Interest ↓