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Thermo Fisher Scientific TMO

US equityMarket cap rank #59Infectious DiseaseRobotics
$694.76 +$17.82 (+2.63%)
Market closed · Nov 6, 8:10 pm ET · Last extended-hours $694.76 0.00%
Open$669.20
Prev close$676.94
Day range$661.60 – $697.78
Volume2.09M
Market cap$257.42B
P/E (TTM)36.6
Dividend yield0.26%

Ownership & positioning

Who holds it, who is betting against it, and where the big money is moving

Institutional ownership92.0%-0.79 pts vs. prior quarter
Institutions holding3,234+97 vs. prior quarter
Insider trades (recent)22 buys / 28 sellsNet selling
Short interest1.32% of floatDays to cover 2.2 · as of 15 Oct 2026
Short-sale volume share13.4%5-day average of daily volume

Short-sale volume as % of daily volume

7%14%20%27%Sep '26Oct '26Nov '26

Large-order net flow, last 20 sessions

Net of large-order buying minus selling, in USD. Over this window: −$118.05M (8 inflow days, 12 outflow days).

Net flow by order size, last 20 sessions

−$96.0MSuper−$22.1MBig−$34.7MMid+$174.4MSmall

Super/Big orders approximate institutional-size trades; Mid/Small approximate retail-size trades. Net buy minus sell value in each bucket, summed over the window.

The five largest holders on file together own 27.0% of shares outstanding.

Largest holders

  • BlackRock8.35%
  • Vanguard Capital Management, LLC7.12%
  • State Street Global Advisors4.54%
  • Capital Research3.71%
  • FMR3.31%
  • Geode Capital Management, LLC2.28%
  • Morgan Stanley1.77%
  • Vanguard Portfolio Management, LLC1.68%

By investor type

  • Mutual Fund74.65%
  • Public Company5.60%
  • Hedge Fund3.92%
  • Government Pension Fund2.04%
  • Private Company1.97%
  • Sovereign Wealth Fund1.46%
  • VC/PE Fund1.00%
  • Family Office/Trust0.53%

Reported short interest has held roughly steady near 1.32% of float over the last 6 biweekly reports (31 Jul 2026 to 15 Oct 2026).

Recent institutional activity

HolderTypePeriodShare changeNew stake
FMR Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +3,236,781 3.3%
Dodge & Cox Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +3,029,037 0.8%
J.P. Morgan Asset Management, Inc. Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +1,235,830 1.0%
SG Americas Securities, LLC Private Company 2026/Q3 +803,535 0.3%
Brewin Dolphin Wealth Management Limited Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +637,943 0.2%
BlackRock Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +492,440 8.4%
Putnam LLC Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +458,159 1.2%
Glenview Capital Management, LLC Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +376,715 0.2%
Arrowstreet Capital, Limited Partnership Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +373,025 0.3%
D. E. Shaw & Co., L.P. Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +338,789 0.2%
Qube Research & Technologies Ltd Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +303,806 0.1%
JPMorgan Chase & Co. Public Company 2026/Q3 +299,775 1.3%
Blue Sparrow, Llc Mutual Fund 2026/Q3 +271,300 0.1%
Viking Global Investors LP Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +269,390 0.5%
EdgePoint Investment Group Inc. Hedge Fund 2026/Q3 +260,653 0.6%

Institutional buy/sell activity by reporting period, largest moves first.

Insider transactions

DateInsiderTitleTransactionSharesPriceHeld after
25 Sep 2026 Scott Sperling Lead Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +62 – 17,738
25 Sep 2026 Jennifer Johnson Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +46 – 769
25 Sep 2026 Karen Lynch Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +46 – 399
25 Sep 2026 Dion Weisler Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +55 – 2,847
25 Sep 2026 R. Keith Independent Director Other Derivative Acquisition +46 – 1,378
30 Aug 2026 Gianluca Pettiti President, COO & President of Products and Technologies Automatic Disposition -400 $614.38 23,216
30 Aug 2026 Gianluca Pettiti President, COO & President of Products and Technologies Derivative Exercise and Sale -3,733 $614.38 23,216
27 Aug 2026 Marc Casper Chairperson & CEO Sale to Issuer -1,256 $622.18 126,047
27 Aug 2026 Thomas Shropshire Senior VP and General Counsel Sale to Issuer -49 $622.18 6,009
27 Aug 2026 Lisa Britt Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP Sale to Issuer -393 $622.18 12,939
27 Aug 2026 Gianluca Pettiti President, COO & President of Products and Technologies Sale to Issuer -1,034 $622.18 23,216
27 Aug 2026 Michael Shafer Executive VP & President of Biopharma Services Sale to Issuer -790 $622.18 17,576
27 Aug 2026 Joseph Holmes Vice President Sale to Issuer -49 $622.18 2,470
27 Aug 2026 James Meyer Senior Vice President Sale to Issuer -270 $622.18 5,618
23 Aug 2026 Marc Casper Chairperson & CEO Derivative Exercise and Sale -275 $628.74 127,303
21 Aug 2026 James Meyer Senior Vice President Sale to Issuer -30 $629.27 5,888
20 Aug 2026 Marc Casper Chairperson & CEO Intent to Sell (Form 144) -10,000 $626.91 –
20 Aug 2026 Marc Casper Chairperson & CEO Derivative Exercise and Sale -20,000 $633.99 127,303
19 Aug 2026 Marc Casper Chairperson & CEO Intent to Sell (Form 144) -10,000 $629.27 –
18 Aug 2026 Lisa Britt Chief Human Resources Officer & Senior VP Derivative Exercise and Sale -11,440 $613.12 13,332

From Form 4/Form 144 filings. Negative share counts are disposals (sales, gifts, or shares withheld for taxes); positive are acquisitions.

Short interest, by report

Report dateShares short% of floatDays to cover
15 Oct 2026 4,887,534 1.3% 2.2
30 Sep 2026 5,408,135 1.5% 2.1
15 Sep 2026 5,019,933 1.4% 2.7
31 Aug 2026 5,690,588 1.5% 3.4
14 Aug 2026 4,744,180 1.3% 2.9
31 Jul 2026 4,985,877 1.3% 1.9

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