Deutsche Bank AG Has $722.94 Million Stock Position in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $TMO

Deutsche Bank AG boosted its position in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) by 3.5% in the 4th quarter, according to its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The fund owned 1,247,636 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 41,709 shares during the quarter. Deutsche Bank AG owned about 0.33% of Thermo Fisher Scientific worth $722,943,000 as of its most recent filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in TMO. High Note Wealth LLC raised its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 170.6% during the 4th quarter. High Note Wealth LLC now owns 46 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $27,000 after purchasing an additional 29 shares during the last quarter. JPL Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 3rd quarter worth about $28,000. Beacon Financial Strategies CORP bought a new stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Olistico Wealth LLC bought a new stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 4th quarter worth about $29,000. Finally, Core Wealth Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 4th quarter worth about $30,000. 89.23% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Thermo Fisher Scientific news, COO Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, April 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $462.66, for a total transaction of $185,064.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 25,051 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $11,590,095.66. This represents a 1.57% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. 0.33% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Price Performance

NYSE TMO opened at $493.91 on Wednesday. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 52-week low of $385.46 and a 52-week high of $643.99. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.77, a quick ratio of 1.15 and a current ratio of 1.53. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $479.96 and a 200 day simple moving average of $529.52. The stock has a market cap of $183.55 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.15, a PEG ratio of 2.08 and a beta of 0.88.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) last released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, April 23rd. The medical research company reported $5.44 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.25 by $0.19. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a return on equity of 16.86% and a net margin of 15.15%.The firm had revenue of $11.01 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $10.86 billion. During the same quarter in the prior year, the firm posted $5.15 EPS. The business’s revenue was up 6.2% on a year-over-year basis. Thermo Fisher Scientific has set its FY 2026 guidance at 24.640-25.120 EPS. Analysts anticipate that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 24.86 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, July 15th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.47 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.88 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.4%. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s dividend payout ratio is 10.34%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of analysts have recently commented on the company. HSBC cut Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating and lowered their price target for the company from $670.00 to $540.00 in a research note on Wednesday, June 3rd. Wolfe Research assumed coverage on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. They issued an “outperform” rating and a $535.00 price target for the company. KeyCorp reaffirmed an “overweight” rating on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Tuesday, May 26th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Wednesday, April 8th. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company lowered their price target on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $675.00 to $615.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Friday, May 8th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, eighteen have assigned a Buy rating and four have issued a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Thermo Fisher Scientific presently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $613.67.

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.