SOA Wealth Advisors LLC. decreased its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO – Free Report) by 23.7% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 785 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 244 shares during the quarter. SOA Wealth Advisors LLC.’s holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific were worth $318,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other institutional investors also recently modified their holdings of TMO. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD increased its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 146.1% during the first quarter. Mondrian Investment Partners LTD now owns 214,506 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $106,738,000 after acquiring an additional 127,357 shares during the period. Caledonia Investments PLC boosted its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 11.5% in the 2nd quarter. Caledonia Investments PLC now owns 111,767 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $45,299,000 after purchasing an additional 11,500 shares in the last quarter. Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership boosted its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 3,242.7% in the 1st quarter. Foresight Group Ltd Liability Partnership now owns 58,497 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $29,113,000 after purchasing an additional 56,747 shares in the last quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC boosted its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 6.7% in the 1st quarter. Advisors Capital Management LLC now owns 127,011 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $63,201,000 after purchasing an additional 7,967 shares in the last quarter. Finally, New England Research & Management Inc. boosted its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 28.6% in the 2nd quarter. New England Research & Management Inc. now owns 2,548 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $1,033,000 after purchasing an additional 567 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.23% of the company’s stock.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Trading Down 1.1%
Shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock opened at $525.07 on Friday. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 1 year low of $385.46 and a 1 year high of $611.49. 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 has a market capitalization of $198.27 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 30.37, a P/E/G ratio of 2.88 and a beta of 0.77. The business has a fifty day simple moving average of $481.27 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $447.60.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Dividend Announcement
The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, October 15th. Stockholders of record on Monday, September 15th will be issued a dividend of $0.43 per share. This represents a $1.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.3%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, September 15th. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s payout ratio is 9.95%.
Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth
TMO has been the topic of several research reports. Robert W. Baird upped their price target on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $553.00 to $567.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Wall Street Zen downgraded shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, September 7th. Royal Bank Of Canada set a $561.00 price target on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, September 2nd. HSBC reiterated a “hold” rating and set a $510.00 price target on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research report on Thursday, July 24th. Finally, Barclays upped their target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $550.00 to $585.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Thursday. Fifteen investment analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $585.37.
View Our Latest Stock Analysis on Thermo Fisher Scientific
Insider Activity at Thermo Fisher Scientific
In other Thermo Fisher Scientific news, EVP Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, July 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $479.98, for a total value of $191,992.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president directly owned 22,367 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $10,735,712.66. The trade was a 1.76% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Also, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 400 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, September 5th. The shares were sold at an average price of $500.50, for a total value of $200,200.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 113,762 shares in the company, valued at approximately $56,937,881. This trade represents a 0.35% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold 30,066 shares of company stock worth $14,182,963 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Company Profile
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.
Featured Articles
- Five stocks we like better than Thermo Fisher Scientific
- Value Investing: Is it a Good Strategy in 2022? (Hint: Always)
- General Dynamics Hits New Highs: Why It Might Keep Climbing
- How to Profit From Growth Investing
- Nike’s Turnaround: If the Shoe Fits, Buy It!
- Conference Calls and Individual Investors
- NVIDIA Breaks Out to New Highs: What Comes Next?
Want to see what other hedge funds are holding TMO? Visit HoldingsChannel.com to get the latest 13F filings and insider trades for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO – Free Report).
Receive News & Ratings for Thermo Fisher Scientific Daily - Enter your email address below to receive a concise daily summary of the latest news and analysts' ratings for Thermo Fisher Scientific and related companies with MarketBeat.com's FREE daily email newsletter.