Investors can speculate about the future of a stock by watching how its insiders buy and sell stocks. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc shares valued at $164,444 were sold by Pettiti Gianluca on May 12 ’25. At $411.11 per share, Pettiti Gianluca sold 400 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 22,767 shares worth approximately $9.35 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Pettiti Gianluca purchased 400 shares, netting a total of over 164,444 in proceeds.
Before that, Pettiti Gianluca had sold 300 shares from its account. In a trade valued at $128,979, the Executive Vice President traded Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc shares for $429.93 each. Upon closing the transaction, the insider’s holdings decreased to 300 shares, worth approximately $9.51 million.
As published in a research note from Bernstein on January 10, 2025, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc [TMO] has been rated up from a Mkt perform to an Outperform and the price target has been revised to $630. Analysts at Scotiabank started covering the stock with ‘”a Sector perform”‘ outlook in a report released in late December. As of October 14, 2024, Redburn Atlantic has initiated its “Buy” rating for TMO. Earlier on October 01, 2024, Stephens initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “an Overweight” for TMO stock.
Analyzing TMO Stock Performance
On last trading session,, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc [NYSE: TMO] rose 1.55% to $410.65. The stock’s lowest price that day was $398.08, but it reached a high of $414.9 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 5.22%. Over the course of the year, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc shares have dropped approximately -27.27%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $610.97 on 01/30/25 and a 52-week low of $385.46 on 06/18/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc (TMO)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 400.82, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 390.99. In the upper region, resistance lies at 417.74. The next price resistance is at 424.83. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 52.42 on the 14-day chart, showing neutral technical sentiment.
Is Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc subject to short interest?
Stocks of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-05-30 jumping by 0.2 million shares to 4.74 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-04-30 was 4.54 million shares. A jump of 4.25% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 1.71 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 1.71.
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In terms of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 607.5 in the next 12 months, up nearly 50.23% from the previous closing price of $404.37. Analysts anticipate Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc stock to reach 693 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 585. In spite of this, 13 analysts ranked Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc stock as Buy at the end of 2025. On August 28, 2024, Wells Fargo assigned a price target of “an Overweight” to the stock and initiated coverage with a $670.