Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (NYSE:MTD) Given Consensus Recommendation of “Hold” by Brokerages

Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (NYSE:MTD) has been assigned a consensus recommendation of “Hold” from the thirteen analysts that are covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Eight investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and five have given a buy rating to the company. The average twelve-month target price among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $1,424.1667.

Several equities analysts have commented on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price objective on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,450.00 to $1,600.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a report on Tuesday. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $1,475.00 price target for the company. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,275.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Citigroup upped their price objective on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,600.00 to $1,700.00 and gave the company a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Finally, JPMorgan Chase & Co. raised their price objective on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,200.00 to $1,285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th.

Mettler-Toledo International Price Performance

NYSE MTD opened at $1,394.97 on Friday. Mettler-Toledo International has a 1-year low of $946.69 and a 1-year high of $1,525.17. The business has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,402.13 and a two-hundred day simple moving average of $1,292.07. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.50 billion, a PE ratio of 34.79, a P/E/G ratio of 4.59 and a beta of 1.40.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The medical instruments supplier reported $11.15 EPS for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $10.62 by $0.53. Mettler-Toledo International had a negative return on equity of 426.96% and a net margin of 21.20%.The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $997.36 million. During the same period in the prior year, the company earned $10.21 EPS. The company’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Mettler-Toledo International has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 12.680-12.880 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 42.050-42.250 EPS. On average, analysts anticipate that Mettler-Toledo International will post 42.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Mettler-Toledo International

In related news, CEO Patrick Kaltenbach sold 2,000 shares of Mettler-Toledo International stock in a transaction dated Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,462.50, for a total transaction of $2,925,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 3,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $5,367,375. The trade was a 35.27% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through the SEC website. Also, Director Elisha W. Finney sold 474 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,433.57, for a total transaction of $679,512.18. Following the transaction, the director owned 311 shares in the company, valued at $445,840.27. The trade was a 60.38% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold 19,565 shares of company stock valued at $28,683,737 over the last three months. Corporate insiders own 1.94% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently modified their holdings of MTD. Versant Capital Management Inc raised its holdings in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 42.1% in the third quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 27 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $33,000 after buying an additional 8 shares during the period. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew its position in Mettler-Toledo International by 2,700.0% in the 3rd quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 28 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $34,000 after acquiring an additional 27 shares during the last quarter. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new stake in Mettler-Toledo International in the first quarter worth $41,000. NewSquare Capital LLC increased its stake in Mettler-Toledo International by 94.4% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 35 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $41,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares during the period. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. lifted its position in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 50.0% during the second quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. now owns 36 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $42,000 after purchasing an additional 12 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.07% of the company’s stock.

About Mettler-Toledo International

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.