Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) Competitors

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

Is MTD or A 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
Mettler-Toledo International	22.29%	-591.54%	26.78%
Agilent Technologies	19.27%	25.56%	13.47%

Which has more risk & volatility, MTD or A?

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

Which has preferable 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	$3.87B	6.44	$863.14M	$40.53	29.51
Agilent Technologies	$6.51B	5.21	$1.29B	$4.35	27.37

Does the MarketBeat Community prefer MTD or A?

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

Do analysts prefer MTD or A?

Mettler-Toledo International presently has a consensus price target of $1,380.50, indicating a potential upside of 15.42%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus price target of $150.83, indicating a potential upside of 26.71%. Given Agilent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than Mettler-Toledo International.

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	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	6 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.46

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

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

Does the media prefer MTD or A?

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 15 more articles in the media than Mettler-Toledo International. MarketBeat recorded 39 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 24 mentions for Mettler-Toledo International. Mettler-Toledo International's average media sentiment score of 1.49 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	21 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	3 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Agilent Technologies	27 Very Positive mention(s)	1 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	1 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

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