NEOS Investment Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO – Free Report) by 11.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent filing with the SEC. The firm owned 61,295 shares of the medical research company’s stock after acquiring an additional 6,304 shares during the quarter. NEOS Investment Management LLC’s holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific were worth $30,731,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
A number of other hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of TMO. Tsfg LLC increased its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 20.4% in the 2nd quarter. Tsfg LLC now owns 112 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $56,000 after buying an additional 19 shares during the period. Elyxium Wealth LLC boosted its position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 1.9% during the 4th quarter. Elyxium Wealth LLC now owns 1,058 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $613,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Renasant Bank increased its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 1.0% in the second quarter. Renasant Bank now owns 1,934 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $970,000 after acquiring an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC raised its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 4.2% during the fourth quarter. Revolve Wealth Partners LLC now owns 491 shares of the medical research company’s stock valued at $255,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Holt Capital Advisors L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners L.P. lifted its stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 0.7% during the third quarter. Holt Capital Advisors L.L.C. dba Holt Capital Partners L.P. now owns 2,960 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $1,436,000 after purchasing an additional 20 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 89.23% of the company’s stock.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Stock Performance
Shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock opened at $612.75 on Friday. The stock has a market cap of $226.56 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 32.96, a P/E/G ratio of 2.59 and a beta of 0.85. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a twelve month low of $435.27 and a twelve month high of $647.00. The company’s fifty day moving average is $570.91 and its 200 day moving average is $515.10. The company has a quick ratio of 1.18, a current ratio of 1.55 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Dividend Announcement
The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Shareholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.47 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.88 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.3%. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s payout ratio is 10.11%.
Insider Activity at Thermo Fisher Scientific
In other news, CAO Joseph Holmes sold 420 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock in a transaction on Friday, August 7th. The shares were sold at an average price of $584.81, for a total value of $245,620.20. Following the completion of the sale, the chief accounting officer owned 2,966 shares in the company, valued at $1,734,546.46. The trade was a 12.40% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CEO Marc Casper sold 275 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 24th. The shares were sold at an average price of $627.05, for a total transaction of $172,438.75. Following the transaction, the chief executive officer owned 123,925 shares in the company, valued at $77,707,171.25. The trade was a 0.22% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last quarter, insiders sold 73,768 shares of company stock worth $44,122,820. Corporate insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
A number of equities analysts have recently commented on TMO shares. Barclays boosted their price target on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $625.00 to $650.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Sanford C. Bernstein began coverage on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research report on Friday, June 26th. They issued a “market perform” rating and a $520.00 target price on the stock. Evercore set a $570.00 target price on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Monday, July 6th. Jefferies Financial Group restated a “buy” rating and issued a $630.00 price target on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Thursday, July 23rd. Finally, Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from $490.00 to $580.00 and gave the company a “sector perform” rating in a report on Friday, July 24th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, seventeen have assigned a Buy rating and five have issued a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $619.41.
Read Our Latest Stock Report on TMO
About Thermo Fisher Scientific
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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