Agilent Technologies (A) Competitors

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

Do insiders and institutionals believe in A or MTD?

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

Does the media favor A or MTD?

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 23 more articles in the media than Mettler-Toledo International. MarketBeat recorded 44 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 21 mentions for Mettler-Toledo International. Mettler-Toledo International's average media sentiment score of 1.43 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.96 indicating that Mettler-Toledo International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agilent Technologies	28 Very Positive mention(s)	4 Positive mention(s)	6 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mettler-Toledo International	18 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has more volatility & risk, A or MTD?

Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.11, suggesting that its stock price is 11% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.15, suggesting that its stock price is 15% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Is A or MTD more profitable?

Mettler-Toledo International has a net margin of 22.29% compared to Agilent Technologies' net margin of 19.27%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.56% beat Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilent Technologies	19.27%	25.56%	13.47%
Mettler-Toledo International	22.29%	-591.54%	26.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community believe in A or MTD?

Agilent Technologies received 494 more outperform votes than Mettler-Toledo International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.08% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 56.55% of users gave Mettler-Toledo International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Agilent Technologies	Outperform Votes 865 71.08%	Underperform Votes 352 28.92%
Mettler-Toledo International	Outperform Votes 371 56.55%	Underperform Votes 285 43.45%

Do analysts rate A or MTD?

Agilent Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $146.15, suggesting a potential upside of 21.44%. Mettler-Toledo International has a consensus target price of $1,380.50, suggesting a potential upside of 15.43%. Given Agilent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, research analysts clearly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than Mettler-Toledo International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agilent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Mettler-Toledo International	1 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	2 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.11

Which has better valuation & earnings, A or MTD?

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
Agilent Technologies	$6.51B	5.27	$1.29B	$4.35	27.67
Mettler-Toledo International	$3.87B	6.44	$863.14M	$40.53	29.51

Summary

Agilent Technologies and Mettler-Toledo International tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.