Agilent Technologies (A) Competitors

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better stock? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their media sentiment, analyst recommendations, profitability, community ranking, earnings, risk, institutional ownership, dividends and valuation.

Which has more volatility & risk, MTD or A?

Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.12, indicating that its share price is 12% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.06, indicating that its share price is 6% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in MTD or A?

Agilent Technologies received 494 more outperform votes than Mettler-Toledo International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.11% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 56.75% of users gave Mettler-Toledo International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Mettler-Toledo International	Outperform Votes 370 56.75%	Underperform Votes 282 43.25%
Agilent Technologies	Outperform Votes 864 71.11%	Underperform Votes 351 28.89%

Which has higher valuation and earnings, MTD or A?

Agilent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Mettler-Toledo International. Agilent Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mettler-Toledo International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Mettler-Toledo International	$3.79B	7.22	$788.78M	$37.09	34.94
Agilent Technologies	$6.51B	6.47	$1.29B	$4.42	33.39

Do analysts prefer MTD or A?

Mettler-Toledo International currently has a consensus price target of $1,351.25, indicating a potential upside of 4.28%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus price target of $143.62, indicating a potential downside of 2.68%. Given Mettler-Toledo International's higher possible upside, equities research analysts clearly believe Mettler-Toledo International is more favorable than Agilent Technologies.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Mettler-Toledo International	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11
Agilent Technologies	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.43

Does the media favor MTD or A?

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 2 more articles in the media than Mettler-Toledo International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 11 mentions for Mettler-Toledo International. Mettler-Toledo International's average media sentiment score of 1.45 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 1.13 indicating that Mettler-Toledo International is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Mettler-Toledo International	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agilent Technologies	10 Very Positive mention(s)	2 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Do institutionals & insiders have more ownership in MTD or A?

95.1% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that large money managers, hedge funds and endowments believe a company is poised for long-term growth.

Is MTD or A more profitable?

Mettler-Toledo International has a net margin of 21.15% compared to Agilent Technologies' net margin of 19.80%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.43% beat Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Mettler-Toledo International	21.15%	-531.78%	24.79%
Agilent Technologies	19.80%	25.43%	13.79%

Summary

Mettler-Toledo International beats Agilent Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.