Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO) Competitors $440.47 -8.86 (-1.97%) As of 03:44 PM Eastern This is a fair market value price provided by Polygon.io. Learn more. Add Compare Share Share Competitors Stock AnalysisAnalyst ForecastsChartCompetitorsDividendEarningsFinancialsHeadlinesInsider TradesOptions ChainOwnershipSEC FilingsShort InterestSustainabilityTrendsBuy This Stock TMO vs. A, MTD, WAT, ILMN, TECH, BIO, BRKR, CRL, 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), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Bruker (BRKR), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), 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 Bio-Rad Laboratories Bruker Charles River Laboratories International 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 stock? We will contrast the two companies based on the strength of their media sentiment, dividends, community ranking, earnings, analyst recommendations, profitability, institutional ownership, valuation and risk. Which has more volatility & risk, A or TMO? Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.19, suggesting that its share price is 19% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Thermo Fisher Scientific has a beta of 0.86, suggesting that its share price is 14% less volatile than the S&P 500. Which has better 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$6.51B4.52$1.29B$4.3523.71Thermo Fisher Scientific$42.88B3.88$6.34B$16.5326.65 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 1.0%. Thermo Fisher Scientific pays an annual dividend of $1.72 per share and has a dividend yield of 0.4%. Agilent Technologies pays out 22.8% of its earnings in the form of a dividend. Thermo Fisher Scientific pays out 10.4% 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. Is A or TMO more profitable? Agilent Technologies has a net margin of 19.27% compared to Thermo Fisher Scientific's net margin of 14.78%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.56% beat Thermo Fisher Scientific's return on equity.Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets Agilent Technologies19.27% 25.56% 13.47% Thermo Fisher Scientific 14.78%17.51%8.52% Do insiders & institutionals hold more shares of A or TMO? 89.2% of Thermo Fisher Scientific shares are owned by institutional investors. 0.3% of Thermo Fisher Scientific shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock is poised for long-term growth. Does the MarketBeat Community favor A or TMO? Thermo Fisher Scientific received 217 more outperform votes than Agilent Technologies when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 80.76% of users gave Thermo Fisher Scientific an outperform vote while only 71.04% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote. CompanyUnderperformOutperformAgilent TechnologiesOutperform Votes86671.04% Underperform Votes35328.96% Thermo Fisher ScientificOutperform Votes108380.76% Underperform Votes25819.24% Do analysts recommend A or TMO? Agilent Technologies currently has a consensus target price of $146.25, indicating a potential upside of 41.79%. Thermo Fisher Scientific has a consensus target price of $647.43, indicating a potential upside of 46.99%. Given Thermo Fisher Scientific's stronger consensus rating and higher possible 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 0 Sell rating(s) 7 Hold rating(s) 6 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.46Thermo Fisher Scientific 0 Sell rating(s) 4 Hold rating(s) 17 Buy rating(s) 0 Strong Buy rating(s) 2.81 Does the media refer more to A or TMO? In the previous week, Thermo Fisher Scientific had 31 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 58 mentions for Thermo Fisher Scientific and 27 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Thermo Fisher Scientific's average media sentiment score of 1.33 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 1.24 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 19 Very Positive mention(s) 0 Positive mention(s) 3 Neutral mention(s) 3 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive Thermo Fisher Scientific 44 Very Positive mention(s) 3 Positive mention(s) 6 Neutral mention(s) 4 Negative mention(s) 0 Very Negative mention(s) Positive SummaryThermo Fisher Scientific beats Agilent Technologies on 14 of the 20 factors compared between the two stocks. Remove Ads 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$165.99B$15.49B$5.33B$18.54BDividend Yield0.41%3.41%5.11%4.24%P/E Ratio26.6214.7821.8031.15Price / Sales3.888.88377.9325.48Price / Cash17.9117.3838.1517.54Price / Book3.402.416.434.30Net Income$6.34B$538.63M$3.20B$1.02B7 Day Performance5.48%4.93%6.37%6.53%1 Month Performance-15.85%-15.03%-8.70%-6.93%1 Year Performance-21.04%-11.97%10.26%1.22% Thermo Fisher Scientific Competitors List Export to ExcelCompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)TMOThermo Fisher Scientific4.9326 of 5 stars$440.47-2.0%$647.43+47.0%-20.6%$165.99B$42.88B26.62130,000Positive NewsAAgilent Technologies4.5002 of 5 stars$105.84+3.0%$146.25+38.2%-25.3%$30.18B$6.53B24.3317,900Positive NewsMTDMettler-Toledo International4.0654 of 5 stars$1,081.31+3.8%$1,380.50+27.7%-14.1%$22.54B$3.87B26.6818,000News CoveragePositive NewsWATWaters4.1456 of 5 stars$331.84+2.0%$397.25+19.7%+3.5%$19.71B$2.96B30.988,200ILMNIllumina4.6601 of 5 stars$74.96+0.2%$138.70+85.0%-40.9%$11.87B$4.37B-9.7611,500News CoverageTECHBio-Techne4.901 of 5 stars$52.24+3.0%$81.25+55.5%-21.3%$8.26B$1.20B52.773,000Positive NewsBIOBio-Rad Laboratories4.6514 of 5 stars$248.27+1.0%$395.20+59.2%-16.7%$6.95B$2.57B-3.828,200Short Interest ↓News CoveragePositive NewsBRKRBruker4.6176 of 5 stars$39.93+3.0%$66.50+66.5%-54.4%$6.06B$3.37B52.548,520CRLCharles River Laboratories International4.7683 of 5 stars$106.33+6.6%$182.00+71.2%-55.9%$5.22B$4.05B708.8721,800Short Interest ↓Analyst RevisionNews CoverageHigh Trading VolumePACBPacific Biosciences of California2.6144 of 5 stars$1.31-4.0%$2.46+88.4%-58.4%$388.70M$154.01M-0.80730Positive NewsGap DownHBIOHarvard Bioscience3.6758 of 5 stars$0.40flat$4.50+1,025.0%-90.7%$17.63M$94.14M-1.21490Analyst ForecastGap Up Remove Ads Related Companies and Tools Related Companies Agilent Technologies Alternatives Mettler-Toledo International Alternatives Waters Alternatives Illumina Alternatives Bio-Techne Alternatives Bio-Rad Laboratories Alternatives Bruker Alternatives Charles River Laboratories International Alternatives Pacific Biosciences of California Alternatives Harvard Bioscience Alternatives Top 10 Stock Comparisons Semiconductor Stocks Artificial Intelligence Stocks Growth Stocks Magnificent Seven Stocks Pharmaceutical Stocks Ecommerce Stocks Bitcoin Stocks Meme Stocks Cryptocurrency Stocks Cybersecurity Stocks This page (NYSE:TMO) was last updated on 4/15/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff From Our PartnersElon Set to Shock the World by May 1st ?Tech legend Jeff Brown recently traveled to the industrial zone of South Memphis to investigate what he believ...Brownstone Research | Sponsored[Action Required] Claim Your FREE IRS Loophole GuideThis shouldn't surprise anyone who's been paying attention, but... 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