Top 11 CRISPR Stocks to Invest In

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1. Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO)

Number of Hedge Fund Holders: 98

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) provides a wide range of products and services in life sciences solutions, analytical instruments, specialty diagnostics, and laboratory products, serving diverse markets worldwide. The company provides a comprehensive range of genome editing solutions, including CRISPR proteins, mRNA, plasmids, and guide RNA (gRNA). To streamline and accelerate tool development, TMO has also integrated Gibson Assembly into its CRISPR workflows, making it easier to clone large DNA fragments efficiently.

On December 20, RBC Capital Markets revised its outlook on Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO), lowering the price target from $711 to $692 while maintaining an Outperform rating. RBC Capital emphasized the company’s strong management and its impressive track record of over 20 years of successful consolidations and share price growth, underscoring its potential for sustained expansion in the life sciences and diagnostics (LST&Dx) sector. While RBC flagged potential revenue challenges in 2025, they noted that buy-side expectations for organic growth are currently at 4%, slightly below the 4.7% street average, which has been trending downward.

Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) reported mixed results for Q3 on October 24. The company’s EPS of $5.28 slightly beat expectations, but revenue of $10.6 billion missed forecasts by $30 million. Despite this, Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. (NYSE:TMO) raised its full-year EPS guidance to a range of $21.35 to $22.07, up from the previous lower bound of $21.29. Revenue guidance remained steady, projected between $42.4 billion and $43.3 billion.

While we acknowledge the potential of TMO, our conviction lies in the belief that certain AI stocks hold greater promise for delivering higher returns, and doing so within a shorter timeframe. If you are looking for an AI stock that is more promising than TMO but that trades at less than 5 times its earnings, check out our report about the cheapest AI stock.

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