Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Competitors $532.55 -5.28 (-0.98%) Closing price 02/21/2025 03:59 PM EasternExtended Trading$532.68 +0.13 (+0.02%) As of 02/21/2025 07:59 PM Eastern Extended trading is trading that happens on electronic markets outside of regular trading hours. This is a fair market value extended hours price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrends TMO vs. A, MTD, WAT, ILMN, 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), Waters (WAT), Illumina (ILMN), 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 Waters Illumina 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 medical companies, but which is the better investment? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their dividends, media sentiment, risk, institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, community ranking, earnings, valuation and profitability. Does the MarketBeat Community prefer A or TMO? Thermo Fisher Scientific received 219 more outperform votes than Agilent Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.94% of users gave Thermo Fisher Scientific an outperform vote while only 71.05% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAgilent TechnologiesOutperform Votes86471.05% Underperform Votes35228.95% Thermo Fisher ScientificOutperform Votes108380.94% Underperform Votes25519.06% Do insiders & institutionals believe in A or TMO? 87.4% of Agilent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 89.2% of Thermo Fisher Scientific shares are held by institutional investors. 0.3% of Agilent Technologies shares are held by company insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Thermo Fisher Scientific shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, hedge funds and large money managers believe a company will outperform the market over the long term. Is A or TMO more profitable? Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 19.80% compared to Thermo Fisher Scientific's net margin of 14.78%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.43% beat Thermo Fisher Scientific's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agilent Technologies19.80% 25.43% 13.79% Thermo Fisher Scientific 14.78%17.51%8.52% Do analysts rate A or TMO? Agilent Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $144.38, suggesting a potential upside of 6.69%. Thermo Fisher Scientific has a consensus price target of $658.00, suggesting a potential upside of 23.56%. Given Thermo Fisher Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, analysts clearly believe Thermo Fisher Scientific is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score Agilent Technologies 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 7 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.50Thermo Fisher Scientific 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 18 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.82 Which has more volatility & risk, A or TMO? Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thermo Fisher Scientific has a beta of 0.77, indicating that its stock price is 23% less volatile than the S&P 500. Is A or TMO a better dividend stock? Agilent Technologies pays an annual dividend of $0.99 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 22.4% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Thermo Fisher Scientific pays out 9.4% 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. Does the media refer more to A or TMO? In the previous week, Thermo Fisher Scientific had 55 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 76 mentions for Thermo Fisher Scientific and 21 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Thermo Fisher Scientific's average media sentiment score of 1.49 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 1.25 indicating that Thermo Fisher Scientific is being referred to more favorably in the news media. Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment Agilent Technologies 14 Very Positive mention(s) 1 Positive mention(s) 5 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Thermo Fisher Scientific 67 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 0 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Which has stronger earnings and valuation, 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$6.51B5.93$1.29B$4.4230.62Thermo Fisher Scientific$42.88B4.75$6.34B$16.5332.22 SummaryThermo Fisher Scientific beats Agilent Technologies on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. 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. Skip ChartMedia Sentiment Over TimeWhat is Media Sentiment?This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. 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$203.70B$20.59B$5.77B$20.07BDividend Yield0.29%3.22%4.78%3.65%P/E Ratio32.2221.4626.4634.90Price / Sales4.7524.13453.2515.64Price / Cash17.6717.5644.0420.85Price / Book4.112.887.634.92Net Income$6.34B$579.38M$3.18B$1.02B7 Day Performance-0.01%-6.45%-1.91%-1.05%1 Month Performance-7.34%-13.09%-0.19%-1.09%1 Year Performance-4.98%-8.32%16.70%13.70% Thermo Fisher Scientific Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.7358 of 5 stars$532.55-1.0%$658.00+23.6%-3.7%$203.70B$42.88B32.22122,000Dividend IncreaseAnalyst RevisionPositive NewsAAgilent Technologies4.3532 of 5 stars$134.57-1.4%$144.38+7.3%0.0%$38.39B$6.51B30.4517,900Upcoming EarningsDividend AnnouncementNews CoveragePositive NewsMTDMettler-Toledo International3.9224 of 5 stars$1,273.44-1.8%$1,368.00+7.4%+7.7%$26.60B$3.87B31.4217,300Positive NewsWATWaters3.9948 of 5 stars$369.71-2.5%$390.40+5.6%+13.6%$21.95B$2.96B35.287,900ILMNIllumina4.7685 of 5 stars$100.24-1.5%$159.45+59.1%-30.9%$15.90B$4.37B-13.059,300TECHBio-Techne4.9274 of 5 stars$65.94-1.2%$86.57+31.3%-9.5%$10.48B$1.16B66.613,100Analyst DowngradeInsider TradeCRLCharles River Laboratories International4.8258 of 5 stars$152.07-0.7%$200.79+32.0%-32.3%$7.78B$4.13B19.0321,800Earnings ReportAnalyst ForecastInsider TradeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageBIOBio-Rad Laboratories4.7626 of 5 stars$276.55-9.7%$395.20+42.9%-17.5%$7.76B$2.57B-10.128,030High Trading VolumeBRKRBruker4.8541 of 5 stars$50.04-2.2%$70.50+40.9%-38.0%$7.59B$2.96B24.069,707PACBPacific Biosciences of California2.3012 of 5 stars$1.85+25.0%$2.85+54.3%-69.7%$506.64M$200.52M-1.27730Analyst ForecastOptions VolumeAnalyst RevisionNews CoverageGap UpHigh Trading VolumeHBIOHarvard Bioscience2.2163 of 5 stars$1.35+1.5%N/A-77.7%$58.89M$112.25M-4.09490Gap Down Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agilent Technologies Alternatives Mettler-Toledo International Alternatives Waters Alternatives Illumina 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 2/22/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our Partners[RFK Jr CONFIRMED] Here’s why Dems are TERRIFIEDRobert F. 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