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$1,295.77 -1.75 (-0.13%)
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MTD vs. A, WAT, ILMN, TECH, BIO, CRL, 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), Waters (WAT), Illumina (ILMN), Bio-Techne (TECH), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), 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.

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) 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 earnings, institutional ownership, community ranking, dividends, valuation, analyst recommendations, profitability, media sentiment and risk.

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

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

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
Agilent Technologies$6.51B6.47$1.29B$4.4233.39
Mettler-Toledo International$3.79B7.22$788.78M$37.0934.94

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 7 more articles in the media than Mettler-Toledo International. MarketBeat recorded 13 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 6 mentions for Mettler-Toledo International. Agilent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 0.99 beat Mettler-Toledo International's score of 0.91 indicating that Agilent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

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

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.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Agilent TechnologiesOutperform Votes
864
71.11%
Underperform Votes
351
28.89%
Mettler-Toledo InternationalOutperform Votes
370
56.75%
Underperform Votes
282
43.25%

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

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

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
Agilent Technologies19.80% 25.43% 13.79%
Mettler-Toledo International 21.15%-531.78%24.79%

Summary

Agilent Technologies and Mettler-Toledo International tied by winning 9 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$27.34B$5.90B$26.76B$19.88B
Dividend YieldN/A0.43%2.77%3.70%
P/E Ratio34.9429.94235.8441.44
Price / Sales7.224.123,181.1417.20
Price / Cash27.1944.7534.2419.84
Price / Book-185.642.398.365.73
Net Income$788.78M$2.94M$669.74M$993.95M
7 Day Performance6.80%-0.18%2.06%3.14%
1 Month Performance4.03%-3.78%4.13%1.89%
1 Year Performance11.42%-21.49%27.10%19.67%

Mettler-Toledo International Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
MTD
Mettler-Toledo International
4.0135 of 5 stars
$1,295.77
-0.1%
$1,351.25
+4.3%
+9.6%$27.34B$3.79B34.9417,300
A
Agilent Technologies
4.6906 of 5 stars
$142.19
+3.4%
$143.62
+1.0%
+10.9%$40.61B$6.51B32.1718,100Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
WAT
Waters
4.4017 of 5 stars
$400.42
+5.3%
$384.71
-3.9%
+31.7%$23.78B$2.91B38.217,900
ILMN
Illumina
4.6432 of 5 stars
$144.25
+5.5%
$165.63
+14.8%
+1.7%$22.88B$4.39B-14.489,300Short Interest ↓
News Coverage
TECH
Bio-Techne
4.0646 of 5 stars
$75.89
+3.5%
$82.00
+8.1%
+6.5%$12.06B$1.17B80.733,100
BIO
Bio-Rad Laboratories
3.9785 of 5 stars
$350.73
+2.6%
$394.20
+12.4%
+9.3%$9.82B$2.58B-12.838,030Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
Analyst Revision
News Coverage
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
4.8374 of 5 stars
$190.54
+2.4%
$214.00
+12.3%
-19.8%$9.74B$4.06B23.8521,800Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
BRKR
Bruker
4.9807 of 5 stars
$63.08
+3.8%
$74.45
+18.0%
-16.8%$9.56B$3.24B30.338,520Analyst Forecast
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
PACB
Pacific Biosciences of California
1.9232 of 5 stars
$2.00
-4.8%
$2.95
+47.7%
-75.1%$547.73M$173.15M-1.37730
HBIO
Harvard Bioscience
1.1466 of 5 stars
$1.82
-4.2%
N/A-58.1%$79.38M$97.73M-5.51490Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
High Trading Volume
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
4.9814 of 5 stars
$558.47
+3.0%
$650.52
+16.5%
+3.6%$213.61B$42.37B35.01122,000Analyst Upgrade
News Coverage
Positive News

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