Lyell Wealth Management LP lifted its holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO – Free Report) by 4.3% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 32,114 shares of the medical research company’s stock after purchasing an additional 1,333 shares during the quarter. Lyell Wealth Management LP’s holdings in Thermo Fisher Scientific were worth $13,021,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.
Several other institutional investors and hedge funds have also modified their holdings of the business. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC boosted its position in Thermo Fisher Scientific by 137.5% during the 1st quarter. CBIZ Investment Advisory Services LLC now owns 57 shares of the medical research company’s stock worth $28,000 after acquiring an additional 33 shares during the last quarter. Anderson Financial Strategies LLC acquired a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 1st quarter worth approximately $30,000. Keystone Global Partners LLC acquired a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 1st quarter worth approximately $31,000. IMA Advisory Services Inc. acquired a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 1st quarter worth approximately $35,000. Finally, Smallwood Wealth Investment Management LLC acquired a new position in Thermo Fisher Scientific during the 1st quarter worth approximately $37,000. 89.23% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.
Thermo Fisher Scientific Stock Up 0.4%
TMO opened at $539.05 on Monday. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. has a 1-year low of $385.46 and a 1-year high of $610.97. The stock’s fifty day simple moving average is $495.74 and its 200 day simple moving average is $448.98. The company has a current ratio of 1.93, a quick ratio of 1.50 and a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.65. The stock has a market cap of $203.55 billion, a PE ratio of 31.18, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.93 and a beta of 0.77.
Insider Activity at Thermo Fisher Scientific
In related news, CEO Marc N. Casper sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, September 5th. The stock was sold at an average price of $500.50, for a total value of $200,200.00. Following the sale, the chief executive officer owned 113,762 shares in the company, valued at approximately $56,937,881. This represents a 0.35% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, EVP Gianluca Pettiti sold 400 shares of the stock in a transaction on Friday, July 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $479.98, for a total value of $191,992.00. Following the completion of the sale, the executive vice president owned 22,367 shares in the company, valued at approximately $10,735,712.66. This trade represents a 1.76% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last quarter, insiders have sold 30,066 shares of company stock worth $14,182,963. Company insiders own 0.33% of the company’s stock.
Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades
TMO has been the subject of a number of recent research reports. Scotiabank raised Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “sector perform” rating to a “sector outperform” rating and set a $590.00 price target for the company in a research report on Friday, July 11th. Evercore ISI upped their price target on Thermo Fisher Scientific from $525.00 to $590.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. William Blair started coverage on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Monday, August 18th. They set an “outperform” rating on the stock. Wall Street Zen cut Thermo Fisher Scientific from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, October 12th. Finally, Redburn Partners set a $580.00 price objective on Thermo Fisher Scientific in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Fifteen equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and six have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and a consensus target price of $589.10.
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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.
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