Cleveland Research said recent work continues to indicate demand trends over the past few months remain soft as European government, U.S. academic, and global pharma companies have incrementally slowed their growth in R&D spending. Consequently, the firm continues to expect 3Q16 organic growth of 3% for Thermo Fisher but believes the company needs to raise FY16 guidance by 7c-9c to reflect FEI accretion. Cleveland rates Thermo Fisher a Neutral.
Deutsche Bank raised the firm's price target on Thermo Fisher to $610 from $600 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares post the Q1 report. The analyst says a solid operational performance drove a strong start to 2024.
Barclays analyst Luke Sergott raised the firm's price target on Thermo Fisher to $615 from $590 and keeps an Equal Weight rating on the shares. The company reported a beat across the board, says the analyst, who sees the business stabilizing.
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