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Tina Banerjee

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<li>With multiple mutations, Omicron may require modifications in the existing vaccines. With fast mover advantage and superior efficacy, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/moderna-inc" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:28744:1" rel="noopener">Moderna Inc (MRNA US)</a> seems to be a clear winner of the situation.</li>
<li>Moderna’s current expectation to deliver 2–3 billion doses in 2022 is likely to be revised upwards with the fast spread of Omicron vaccine and full approval of booster doses.</li>
<li>Moderna shares have reasonable valuation compared to its peers. Higher visibility into 2022 and beyond will lead to re-rating opportunity.</li>
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With multiple mutations, Omicron may require modifications in the existing vaccines. With fast mover advantage and superior efficacy, Moderna Inc (MRNA US) seems to be a clear winner of the situation.
Moderna’s current expectation to deliver 2–3 billion doses in 2022 is likely to be revised upwards with the fast spread of Omicron vaccine and full approval of booster doses.
Moderna shares have reasonable valuation compared to its peers. Higher visibility into 2022 and beyond will lead to re-rating opportunity.


Moderna (MRNA US): To Cash in on Omicron Fear

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<li>New Covid cases across the world is surging. New Covid-19 variant found in South Africa and Botswana is adding to fears.</li>
<li>This will bring the focus back to molecular diagnostic companies due to increasing demand for Covid testing.</li>
<li>We have listed few global diagnostic companies, which should benefit from this backdrop.</li>
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New Covid cases across the world is surging. New Covid-19 variant found in South Africa and Botswana is adding to fears.
This will bring the focus back to molecular diagnostic companies due to increasing demand for Covid testing.
We have listed few global diagnostic companies, which should benefit from this backdrop.


New Covid Variant Raises Fear: Stocks to Own to Buck the Trend

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<ul><li>Thermo Fisher Scientific delivered an excellent result surpassing Wall Street expectations in terms of both, revenues as well as earnings.</li><li>The world's largest maker of scientific instruments benefitted heavily from the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases resulting from the spread of the Delta variant.</li><li>Thermo Fisher generated $2.05 billion in the form of Covid-19 response revenue in the third quarter, which includes sales related to vaccines and therapies as well as diagnostic testing.</li></ul>

Thermo Fisher Scientific delivered an excellent result surpassing Wall Street expectations in terms of both, revenues as well as earnings.The world's largest maker of scientific instruments benefitted heavily from the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases resulting from the spread of the Delta variant.Thermo Fisher generated $2.05 billion in the form of Covid-19 response revenue in the third quarter, which includes sales related to vaccines and therapies as well as diagnostic testing.

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<ul><li>Thermo Fisher reached the target price from our last report as the company had a solid quarter with revenues shooting up 34% and an organic growth of 28% as compared to the prior year's quarterly results.</li><li>However, Thermo Fisher witnessed a visible slowdown in its Covid-19 related revenues which fell to 9 billion from the 9 billion generated in the last quarter.</li><li>The management raised the revenue guidance for the year indicating an expected growth of 11% but it cut down the expected Covid-19 revenues to $4.9 billion for the year.</li></ul>

Thermo Fisher reached the target price from our last report as the company had a solid quarter with revenues shooting up 34% and an organic growth of 28% as compared to the prior year's quarterly results.However, Thermo Fisher witnessed a visible slowdown in its Covid-19 related revenues which fell to 9 billion from the 9 billion generated in the last quarter.The management raised the revenue guidance for the year indicating an expected growth of 11% but it cut down the expected Covid-19 revenues to $4.9 billion for the year.

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Thermo Fisher Scientific, Inc. manufactures scientific instruments, consumables, and chemicals.  The Company offers analytical instruments, laboratory equipment, software, services, consumables, reagents, chemicals, and supplies to pharmaceutical and biotech companies, hospitals and clinical diagnostic labs, universities, research institutions, and government agencies.

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