Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Competitors $512.86 +3.74 (+0.73%) (As of 11/20/2024 ET) Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends TMO vs. A, MTD, ILMN, WAT, TECH, CRL, BIO, BRKR, PACB, and HBIOShould you be buying Thermo Fisher Scientific stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Thermo Fisher Scientific include Agilent Technologies (A), Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), Illumina (ILMN), Waters (WAT), Bio-Techne (TECH), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Bruker (BRKR), Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB), and Harvard Bioscience (HBIO). These companies are all part of the "life sciences tools & services" industry. Thermo Fisher Scientific vs. Agilent Technologies Mettler-Toledo International Illumina Waters Bio-Techne Charles River Laboratories International Bio-Rad Laboratories Bruker Pacific Biosciences of California Harvard Bioscience Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and Thermo Fisher Scientific (NYSE:TMO) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the superior business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, dividends, community ranking, valuation, earnings and profitability. Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of A or TMO? 89.2% of Thermo Fisher Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Thermo Fisher Scientific shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Which has better valuation and earnings, A or TMO? Thermo Fisher Scientific has higher revenue and earnings than Agilent Technologies. Agilent Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Thermo Fisher Scientific, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks. CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings RatioAgilent Technologies$6.83B5.41$1.24B$4.8226.67Thermo Fisher Scientific$42.37B4.63$6.00B$15.9532.15 Which has more risk and volatility, A or TMO? Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.07, meaning that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thermo Fisher Scientific has a beta of 0.79, meaning that its stock price is 21% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is A or TMO more profitable? Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 21.75% compared to Thermo Fisher Scientific's net margin of 14.48%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.26% beat Thermo Fisher Scientific's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agilent Technologies21.75% 25.26% 14.00% Thermo Fisher Scientific 14.48%17.49%8.36% Do analysts rate A or TMO? Agilent Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $144.36, indicating a potential upside of 12.28%. Thermo Fisher Scientific has a consensus target price of $649.33, indicating a potential upside of 26.61%. Given Thermo Fisher Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts plainly believe Thermo Fisher Scientific is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agilent Technologies 1 Sell rating(s) 5 Hold rating(s) 8 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Thermo Fisher Scientific 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 1 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.86 Does the MarketBeat Community prefer A or TMO? Thermo Fisher Scientific received 215 more outperform votes than Agilent Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 81.07% of users gave Thermo Fisher Scientific an outperform vote while only 71.25% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAgilent TechnologiesOutperform Votes86071.25% Underperform Votes34728.75% Thermo Fisher ScientificOutperform Votes107581.07% Underperform Votes25118.93% Does the media favor A or TMO? In the previous week, Thermo Fisher Scientific had 31 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 51 mentions for Thermo Fisher Scientific and 20 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Agilent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.17 beat Thermo Fisher Scientific's score of 1.10 indicating that Agilent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agilent Technologies 12 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 7 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Thermo Fisher Scientific 33 Very Positive mention(s) 5 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 1 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Is A or TMO a better dividend stock? Agilent Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.94 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.7%. Thermo Fisher Scientific pays an annual dividend of $1.56 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.3%. Agilent Technologies pays out 19.5% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Thermo Fisher Scientific pays out 9.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Both companies have healthy payout ratios and should be able to cover their dividend payments with earnings for the next several years. SummaryThermo Fisher Scientific beats Agilent Technologies on 14 of the 21 factors compared between the two stocks. Ad Brownstone ResearchBill Gates’s Next Big AI Bet: StargateIn February 2016… when almost nobody was talking about artificial intelligence…. I picked Nvidia as one of my favorite stocks. Shares have jumped by more than 20,000% since then.I believe we are about to do it again with this new AI project called Stargate Get Thermo Fisher Scientific News Delivered to You Automatically Sign up to receive the latest news and ratings for TMO and its competitors with MarketBeat's FREE daily newsletter. Email Address New MarketBeat Followers Over TimeWhat are MarkeBeat Followers?This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding {thisCompany.Symbol} and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period. 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The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.Skip Chart TMO vs. The Competition Export to ExcelMetricThermo Fisher ScientificMeasuring & controlling devices IndustryMedical SectorNYSE ExchangeMarket Cap$194.74B$18.30B$5.06B$19.87BDividend Yield0.31%2.86%5.18%3.53%P/E Ratio32.1518.22126.3242.94Price / Sales4.6310.201,179.2518.99Price / Cash16.8415.3733.8617.86Price / Book4.242.994.685.52Net Income$6.00B$505.59M$119.54M$986.45M7 Day Performance-3.78%4.72%-1.83%0.45%1 Month Performance-13.86%5.31%-3.60%1.05%1 Year Performance6.28%9.23%31.91%24.67% Thermo Fisher Scientific Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9906 of 5 stars$512.86+0.7%$649.33+26.6%+9.3%$194.74B$42.86B32.15122,000Buyback AnnouncementPositive NewsAAgilent Technologies4.3995 of 5 stars$128.57+2.3%$144.36+12.3%+12.8%$36.94B$6.83B26.6718,100Upcoming EarningsNews CoveragePositive NewsMTDMettler-Toledo International4.1104 of 5 stars$1,166.90+0.5%$1,338.75+14.7%+11.1%$24.49B$3.79B31.4617,300Positive NewsILMNIllumina4.418 of 5 stars$131.68-2.5%$164.00+24.5%+34.9%$21.41B$4.50B0.009,300Positive NewsWATWaters4.1245 of 5 stars$357.69+3.8%$365.85+2.3%+37.0%$20.47B$2.96B34.137,900TECHBio-Techne4.8558 of 5 stars$68.72+3.5%$81.78+19.0%+8.1%$10.55B$1.16B73.113,100CRLCharles River Laboratories International4.8024 of 5 stars$187.90+1.0%$214.38+14.1%-1.4%$9.61B$4.13B23.5221,800Analyst DowngradeBIOBio-Rad Laboratories4.7149 of 5 stars$323.69+0.9%$391.80+21.0%+6.3%$9.06B$2.58B-11.848,030Positive NewsBRKRBruker4.9986 of 5 stars$53.37+10.6%$79.36+48.7%-12.9%$8.09B$2.96B25.669,707Dividend AnnouncementInsider TradeGap UpHigh Trading VolumePACBPacific Biosciences of California1.846 of 5 stars$1.72flat$3.63+110.8%-80.0%$471.05M$200.52M0.00730Analyst RevisionHBIOHarvard Bioscience1.566 of 5 stars$2.16+5.4%N/A-48.8%$89.41M$112.25M0.00490Positive News Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agilent Technologies Alternatives Mettler-Toledo International Alternatives Illumina Alternatives Waters Alternatives Bio-Techne Alternatives Charles River Laboratories International Alternatives Bio-Rad Laboratories Alternatives Bruker Alternatives Pacific Biosciences of California Alternatives Harvard Bioscience Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Bank Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Toy Stocks Growth Stocks Airline Stocks Chinese Stocks EV Charging Stocks Defense Stocks Lithium Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks This page (NYSE:TMO) was last updated on 11/21/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersThe Crypto That’s Making Wall Street SweatThe Crypto Wall Street Is Desperate to Hide It's happening now, right under everyone's radar. 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