Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO) stock poised to deliver a potential return of 18.5%

At the time of writing, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc [TMO] stock is trading at $539.55, up 0.75%. Until recently, the best way to gauge how the stock has performed was to look at its short-term value. The TMO shares have gain 3.15% over the last week, with a monthly amount drifted -6.14%, and not seem to be holding up well over a long-time horizon.

From an analyst’s perspective:

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc [NYSE: TMO] stock has seen the most recent analyst activity on January 10, 2025, when Bernstein upgraded its rating to a Outperform but kept the price target unchanged to $630 for it. On October 14, 2024, Redburn Atlantic initiated with a Buy rating. Stephens started tracking the stock assigning a Overweight rating and suggested a price target of $680 on October 01, 2024. Wells Fargo initiated its recommendation with a Overweight and recommended $670 as its price target on August 28, 2024.

For the past year, the stock price of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc fluctuated between $493.30 and $627.88. Currently, Wall Street analysts expect the stock to reach $639.38 within the next 12 months. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc [NYSE: TMO] shares were valued at $539.55 at the most recent close of the market. An investor can expect a potential return of 18.5% based on the average TMO price forecast.

Analyzing the TMO fundamentals

According to Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc [NYSE:TMO], the company’s sales were 42.88B for trailing twelve months, which represents an 4.68% jump. Gross Profit Margin for this corporation currently stands at 0.41% with Operating Profit Margin at 0.17%, Pretax Profit Margin comes in at 0.16%, and Net Profit Margin reading is 0.15%. To continue investigating profitability, this company’s Return on Assets is posted at 0.07, Equity is 0.13 and Total Capital is 0.09. Upon thorough examination of the company’s fundamental financial framework, it becomes apparent that the debt-to-equity ratio stands at 0.63.

Before buying any particular stock, readers tend to pay close attention to the indicators that support and create resistance. The company’s stock is currently sitting at 534.16 points at the first support level, and at 528.76 for the second support level. However, for the 1st resistance point, the stock is sitting at 543.10, and for the 2nd resistance point, it is at 546.64.

Ratios To Look Out For

It is important to note that Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc [NYSE:TMO] has a current ratio of 1.66. As well, the Quick Ratio is 1.29, while the Cash Ratio is 0.3. Considering the valuation of this stock, the price to sales ratio is 4.75, the price to book ratio is 4.14 and price to earnings (TTM) ratio is 32.65.

Transactions by insiders

Recent insider trading involved Lowery Frederick M., Officer, that happened on Feb 24 ’25 when 18300.0 shares were purchased. Director, Chai Nelson completed a deal on Nov 07 ’24 to buy 16.0 shares. Meanwhile, Director Chai Nelson bought 4.0 shares on Dec 09 ’24.

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