Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. manufactures and supplies precision instruments and services in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through five segments: U.S. Operations, Swiss Operations, Western European Operations, Chinese Operations, and Other. The company's laboratory instruments include laboratory balances, liquid pipetting solutions, automated laboratory reactors, real-time analytics, titrators, pH meters, process analytics sensors and analyzer technologies, physical value analyzers, density and refractometry, thermal analysis systems, and other analytical instruments; and LabX, a laboratory software platform to manage and analyze data generated from its instruments. Its industrial instruments comprise industrial weighing instruments and related terminals, automatic dimensional measurement and data capture solutions, vehicle scale systems, industrial software, metal detection equipment, x-ray systems, check weighing equipment, camera-based imaging equipment, track-and-trace solutions, and product inspection systems. The company's retail weighing solutions consist of weighing and software solutions, AI-driven image recognition solution, and automated packaging and labelling solutions for the meat backroom. It serves the life science industry, independent research organizations, and testing labs; food and beverage manufacturers; food retailers; chemical, specialty chemical, and cosmetics companies; food retailers; transportation and logistics, metals, and electronics industries; and the academic community through its direct sales force and indirect distribution channels. Mettler-Toledo International Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is based in Columbus, Ohio.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $1,293.31 to $1,317.95
• 50-Day Range: $1,160.67 to $1,297.98
• 52-Week Range: $1,133.46 to $1,546.93
• Volume: 91,463 shs
• Average Volume: 94,447 shs
• Market Capitalization: $27.34 billion
• P/E Ratio: 34.94
• Dividend Yield: N/A
• Price Target: $1,351.25
• Consensus Rating: Hold

Mettler-Toledo International Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

Mettler-Toledo International scored higher than 83% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 166th out of 665 stocks in the computer and technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 2.1 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Hold

Consensus Rating

Mettler-Toledo International has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 2.11, and is based on 2 buy ratings, 6 hold ratings, and 1 sell rating.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

Mettler-Toledo International has been the subject of 6 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 1.9 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 4.33%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for Mettler-Toledo International are expected to grow by 4.33% in the coming year, from $40.42 to $42.17 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of Mettler-Toledo International is 34.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 111.80.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of Mettler-Toledo International is 34.94, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 236.90.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

Mettler-Toledo International has a PEG Ratio of 3.83. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.57% of the float of Mettler-Toledo International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mettler-Toledo International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mettler-Toledo International has recently increased by 5.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 0.0 / 5
• Dividend Strength: N/A

Dividend Yield

Mettler-Toledo International does not currently pay a dividend.

Dividend Growth

Mettler-Toledo International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

Sustainability and ESG

• Score: 3.3 / 5
• Environmental Score: -1.48

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.57% of the float of Mettler-Toledo International has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

Mettler-Toledo International has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.5, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in Mettler-Toledo International has recently increased by 5.69%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

News and Social Media

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• News Sentiment: 1.45

News Sentiment

Mettler-Toledo International has a news sentiment score of 1.45. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Computer and Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 11 news articles for Mettler-Toledo International this week, compared to 8 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

3 people have searched for MTD on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 200% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

Only 2 people have added Mettler-Toledo International to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is a decrease of 0% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, Mettler-Toledo International insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $275,266.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

Only 1.94% of the stock of Mettler-Toledo International is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

95.07% of the stock of Mettler-Toledo International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

MTD Stock Analysis - Frequently Asked Questions

How have MTD shares performed this year?

Mettler-Toledo International's stock was trading at $1,223.68 on January 1st, 2025. Since then, MTD stock has increased by 5.9% and is now trading at $1,295.77.
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How were Mettler-Toledo International's earnings last quarter?

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) posted its earnings results on Thursday, November, 7th. The medical instruments supplier reported $10.21 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $10.00 by $0.21. The medical instruments supplier had revenue of $954.54 million for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $941.93 million. Mettler-Toledo International had a net margin of 21.15% and a negative trailing twelve-month return on equity of 531.78%.
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Does Mettler-Toledo International have any subsidiaries?

Mettler-Toledo International subsidiaries include PendoTECH, Henry Troemner, Instant BioScan, Anachem Ltd, Mettler-Toledo Rainin, Testut-Lutrana Group, Bohdan Automation, and more.

Who are Mettler-Toledo International's major shareholders?

Mettler-Toledo International's top institutional shareholders include Nordea Investment Management AB (0.50%), Seilern Investment Management Ltd (0.35%), Canoe Financial LP (0.26%) and Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.18%). Insiders that own company stock include Robert F Spoerry, Shawn Vadala, Wah-Hui Chu, Christian Magloth, Roland D Diggelmann, Ann Ping Richard Wong, Thomas P Salice, Elisha W Finney, Olivier A Filliol, Gerry Keller, Peter Aggersbjerg and La Guerroniere Marc De.
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How do I buy shares of Mettler-Toledo International?

Shares of MTD stock can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Charles Schwab, E*TRADE, Fidelity, and Vanguard Brokerage Services.

What other stocks do shareholders of Mettler-Toledo International own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some other companies that Mettler-Toledo International investors own include NVIDIA (NVDA), Meta Platforms (META), Invesco QQQ (QQQ), Broadcom (AVGO), Arista Networks (ANET), Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) and Adobe (ADBE).

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 11/07/2024
• Today: 1/20/2025
• Next Earnings (Confirmed): 2/06/2025
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2025

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Computer and Technology
• Industry: Analytical instruments
• Sub-Industry: Life Sciences Tools & Services
• Current Symbol: NYSE:MTD
• CUSIP: 59268810
• CIK: 1037646
• Web: www.mt.com
• Phone: (614) 438-4511
• Fax: 614-438-4900
• Employees: 17,300
• Year Founded: 1946

Price Target and Rating

• Average Stock Price Target: $1,351.25
• High Stock Price Target: $1,450.00
• Low Stock Price Target: $1,250.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +4.3%
• Consensus Rating: Hold
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.11
• Research Coverage: 9 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year): $37.09
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 34.94
• Forward P/E Ratio: 32.06
• P/E Growth: 3.83
• Net Income: $788.78 million
• Net Margins: 21.15%
• Pretax Margin: 25.39%
• Return on Equity: -531.78%
• Return on Assets: 24.79%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: N/A
• Current Ratio: 1.01
• Quick Ratio: 0.69

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $3.79 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.22
• Cash Flow: $47.66 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 27.19
• Book Value: ($6.98) per share
• Price / Book: -185.64

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 21,100,000
• Free Float: 20,694,000
• Market Cap: $27.34 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 1.12