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Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) Competitors

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$1,246.18 -0.70 (-0.06%)
(As of 11:23 AM ET)

MTD vs. A, ILMN, WAT, TECH, CRL, BIO, BRKR, PACB, HBIO, and TMO

Should you be buying Mettler-Toledo International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mettler-Toledo International include Agilent Technologies (A), Illumina (ILMN), Waters (WAT), Bio-Techne (TECH), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Bruker (BRKR), Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB), Harvard Bioscience (HBIO), and Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO). These companies are all part of the "life sciences tools & services" industry.

Mettler-Toledo International vs.

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 institutional ownership, analyst recommendations, profitability, earnings, media sentiment, valuation, risk, community ranking and dividends.

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 17 more articles in the media than Mettler-Toledo International. MarketBeat recorded 28 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 11 mentions for Mettler-Toledo International. Mettler-Toledo International's average media sentiment score of 1.40 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.65 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
8 Very Positive mention(s)
1 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)
6 Neutral mention(s)
3 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

95.1% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by institutional investors. Comparatively, 87.4% of Agilent Technologies shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by insiders. Comparatively, 0.3% of Agilent Technologies 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.

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 International21.15% -531.78% 24.79%
Agilent Technologies 19.80%25.43%13.79%

Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.13, indicating that its stock price is 13% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.07, indicating that its stock price is 7% more volatile than the S&P 500.

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.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mettler-Toledo International$3.76B6.99$788.78M$37.0933.60
Agilent Technologies$6.51B6.04$1.29B$4.4230.97

Agilent Technologies received 493 more outperform votes than Mettler-Toledo International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.06% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 56.68% of users gave Mettler-Toledo International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Mettler-Toledo InternationalOutperform Votes
369
56.68%
Underperform Votes
282
43.32%
Agilent TechnologiesOutperform Votes
862
71.06%
Underperform Votes
351
28.94%

Mettler-Toledo International currently has a consensus target price of $1,351.25, suggesting a potential upside of 8.43%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus target price of $143.62, suggesting a potential upside of 4.92%. Given Mettler-Toledo International's higher possible upside, equities research analysts plainly 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)
7 Hold rating(s)
1 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.00
Agilent Technologies
1 Sell rating(s)
6 Hold rating(s)
7 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.43

Summary

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

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MTD vs. The Competition

MetricMettler-Toledo InternationalAnalytical instruments IndustryComputer SectorNYSE Exchange
Market Cap$26.30B$5.38B$24.75B$19.69B
Dividend YieldN/A0.42%2.69%3.51%
P/E Ratio33.6025.68271.6443.84
Price / Sales6.994.462,930.9917.78
Price / Cash28.5244.4433.8121.73
Price / Book-178.542.317.915.46
Net Income$788.78M$2.05M$659.60M$987.88M
7 Day Performance-1.92%-0.61%0.59%-2.17%
1 Month Performance6.10%3.74%11.28%0.81%
1 Year Performance5.16%-23.41%28.08%16.55%

Mettler-Toledo International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTD
Mettler-Toledo International
4.1379 of 5 stars
$1,246.18
-0.1%
$1,351.25
+8.4%
+4.6%$26.30B$3.76B33.6017,300Positive News
A
Agilent Technologies
4.7561 of 5 stars
$137.79
-0.9%
$143.62
+4.2%
-0.2%$39.59B$6.51B31.4518,100Short Interest ↓
Analyst Revision
ILMN
Illumina
4.4343 of 5 stars
$143.58
-0.2%
$165.95
+15.6%
+12.6%$22.77B$4.39B-14.449,300Short Interest ↑
WAT
Waters
3.8243 of 5 stars
$376.00
-0.6%
$375.85
0.0%
+16.7%$22.33B$2.91B36.097,900
TECH
Bio-Techne
4.3175 of 5 stars
$76.51
+1.1%
$82.00
+7.2%
-0.9%$12.16B$1.17B81.073,100Short Interest ↑
Positive News
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
4.6361 of 5 stars
$191.71
+0.7%
$214.00
+11.6%
-17.9%$9.80B$4.06B23.8421,800Positive News
BIO
Bio-Rad Laboratories
4.4475 of 5 stars
$339.83
+1.1%
$394.20
+16.0%
+10.2%$9.51B$2.58B-12.308,030Short Interest ↓
Positive News
BRKR
Bruker
4.9938 of 5 stars
$57.66
-0.1%
$74.70
+29.6%
-21.2%$8.74B$2.96B27.759,707Short Interest ↑
PACB
Pacific Biosciences of California
1.5354 of 5 stars
$2.05
+4.6%
$2.95
+44.1%
-79.1%$561.41M$200.52M-1.46730Gap Up
HBIO
Harvard Bioscience
1.126 of 5 stars
$2.12
-1.9%
N/A-55.7%$92.47M$97.73M-6.55490
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
4.8618 of 5 stars
$533.05
+1.2%
$652.30
+22.4%
+2.1%$203.89B$42.86B33.03122,000Analyst Revision
Positive News

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This page (NYSE:MTD) was last updated on 12/18/2024 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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