Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $TMO Shares Sold by TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.

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TD Waterhouse Canada Inc. decreased its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMOFree Report) by 5.2% in the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel reports. The firm owned 32,215 shares of the medical research company’s stock after selling 1,765 shares during the period. TD Waterhouse Canada Inc.’s holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific were worth $18,667,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Several other hedge funds have also made changes to their positions in the business. Assetmark Inc. raised its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 22.9% during the fourth quarter. Assetmark Inc. now owns 37,654 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $21,819,000 after purchasing an additional 7,023 shares in the last quarter. Cornerstone Investment Partners LLC purchased a new position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 3rd quarter worth approximately $41,393,000. Weaver Capital Management LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in the 3rd quarter valued at approximately $506,000. Mackenzie Financial Corp grew its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 29.4% during the third quarter. Mackenzie Financial Corp now owns 276,545 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $134,130,000 after acquiring an additional 62,790 shares during the period. Finally, VELA Investment Management LLC raised its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 65.5% in the third quarter. VELA Investment Management LLC now owns 9,305 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $4,513,000 after acquiring an additional 3,683 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.23% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Thermo Fisher Scientific

In other news, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 5,000 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock in a transaction on Wednesday, March 4th. The stock was sold at an average price of $512.40, for a total value of $2,562,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 123,925 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $63,499,170. The trade was a 3.88% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at the SEC website. Also, EVP Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 9th. The stock was sold at an average price of $541.20, for a total value of $216,480.00. Following the transaction, the executive vice president owned 20,752 shares in the company, valued at $11,230,982.40. This trade represents a 1.89% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. 0.33% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of equities analysts have recently weighed in on TMO shares. Evercore reaffirmed an “outperform” rating and set a $650.00 price target on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Monday, January 5th. TD Cowen lowered their target price on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $696.00 to $683.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, January 30th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research report on Wednesday, April 8th. Barclays dropped their price objective on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $650.00 to $625.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, DZ Bank assumed coverage on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a report on Friday, March 27th. They issued a “buy” rating and a $610.00 target price on the stock. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nineteen have assigned a Buy rating and two have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $631.25.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific Price Performance

TMO stock opened at $526.96 on Tuesday. The firm has a market cap of $195.83 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.70, a PEG ratio of 2.82 and a beta of 0.97. The stock’s 50 day moving average price is $501.20 and its 200 day moving average price is $550.94. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 1 year low of $385.46 and a 1 year high of $643.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.67, a quick ratio of 1.53 and a current ratio of 1.89.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMOGet Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, January 29th. The medical research company reported $6.57 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $6.45 by $0.12. The company had revenue of $12.22 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.95 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a net margin of 15.05% and a return on equity of 16.92%. The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $6.10 EPS. On average, sell-side analysts expect that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 24.64 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Increases Dividend

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Wednesday, April 15th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th were paid a dividend of $0.47 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 13th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.4%. This is a boost from Thermo Fisher Scientific’s previous quarterly dividend of $0.43. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s dividend payout ratio is currently 10.60%.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Company Profile

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Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE: TMO) is a global provider of scientific instrumentation, reagents and consumables, software, and services that support research, clinical, and industrial laboratories. The company supplies analytical instruments and laboratory equipment, life sciences reagents and kits, specialty diagnostics, and a broad range of consumables used by researchers, clinicians, and manufacturers. Its offerings also include laboratory information management and data-analysis software, as well as service solutions such as instrument maintenance, validation, and logistics that help customers run complex workflows efficiently.

Thermo Fisher operates through multiple business areas that broadly cover life sciences solutions, analytical instruments, specialty diagnostics, and laboratory products and biopharma services, including contract development and manufacturing for pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

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