EP Wealth Advisors LLC Takes Position in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. $TMO

EP Wealth Advisors LLC acquired a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) in the second quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor acquired 15,882 shares of the medical research company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,963,000.

Other institutional investors also recently added to or reduced their stakes in the company. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID grew its stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific by 78.6% in the first quarter. Legacy Wealth Managment LLC ID now owns 50 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $25,000 after purchasing an additional 22 shares in the last quarter. Kilter Group LLC acquired a new stake in Thermo Fisher Scientific in the second quarter worth about $25,000. Allied Private Wealth LLC bought a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific in the 2nd quarter valued at about $26,000. High Note Wealth LLC increased its stake 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 valued at $27,000 after buying an additional 29 shares during the period. Finally, Swiss RE Ltd. bought a new stake in shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 4th quarter worth about $28,000. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 89.23% of the company’s stock.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Trading Up 0.2%

Shares of TMO opened at $629.02 on Friday. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $542.53 and its 200 day moving average price is $509.70. The company has a current ratio of 1.55, a quick ratio of 1.18 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.74. The stock has a market capitalization of $232.58 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.84, a P/E/G ratio of 2.56 and a beta of 0.85. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 1-year low of $435.27 and a 1-year high of $643.99.

Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 23rd. The medical research company reported $6.03 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $5.71 by $0.32. The company had revenue of $11.99 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $11.71 billion. Thermo Fisher Scientific had a net margin of 15.04% and a return on equity of 17.09%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 10.5% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $4.28 earnings per share. Thermo Fisher Scientific has set its FY 2026 guidance at 24.930-25.330 EPS. Analysts expect that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. will post 25.12 earnings per share for the current year.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Announces Dividend

The company also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Thursday, October 15th. Investors 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.3%. Thermo Fisher Scientific’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 10.11%.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research analysts recently commented on TMO shares. Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Saturday, August 1st. Wolfe Research initiated coverage on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Tuesday, June 2nd. They set an “outperform” rating and a $535.00 price target for the company. Robert W. Baird lowered their price target on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $653.00 to $639.00 and set an “outperform” rating on the stock in a research report on Friday, April 24th. Weiss Ratings upgraded Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “hold (c-)” rating to a “hold (c)” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 14th. Finally, Evercore set a $570.00 target price on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Monday, July 6th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, sixteen have given a Buy rating and six have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock currently has an average rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average price target of $619.41.

Insider Activity

In other news, COO Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of Thermo Fisher Scientific stock in a transaction on Monday, July 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $565.00, for a total transaction of $226,000.00. Following the transaction, the chief operating officer owned 24,651 shares in the company, valued at approximately $13,927,815. The trade was a 1.60% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. Also, EVP Michael D. Shafer sold 25,500 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $600.00, for a total value of $15,300,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president directly owned 20,994 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $12,596,400. This represents a 54.85% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. The transaction was executed under a pre-arranged Rule 10b5-1 trading plan. In the last 90 days, insiders sold 63,493 shares of company stock worth $37,657,681. 0.33% of the stock is owned by corporate insiders.

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.