Stance Capital LLC Buys Shares of 1,713 Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. $MTD

Stance Capital LLC purchased a new position in shares of Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (NYSE:MTD) in the 2nd quarter, according to the company in its most recent 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The institutional investor purchased 1,713 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock, valued at approximately $2,012,000.

Several other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently modified their holdings of the business. WPG Advisers LLC purchased a new position in Mettler-Toledo International in the 1st quarter worth about $41,000. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its position in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 94.4% during the 2nd 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 last quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Mettler-Toledo International by 50.0% during the 2nd quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. now owns 36 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 12 shares during the last quarter. State of Wyoming acquired a new stake in Mettler-Toledo International during the second quarter worth about $58,000. Finally, Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 477.8% in the second quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 52 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mettler-Toledo International

In other news, insider Gerry Keller sold 236 shares of Mettler-Toledo International stock in a transaction on Friday, November 21st. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,418.58, for a total value of $334,784.88. Following the completion of the sale, the insider owned 159 shares in the company, valued at $225,554.22. The trade was a 59.75% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, CFO Shawn Vadala sold 1,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,511.00, for a total value of $1,511,000.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 5,288 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,990,168. The trade was a 15.90% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. Insiders have sold a total of 19,565 shares of company stock valued at $28,683,737 over the last ninety days. Insiders own 1.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts recently issued reports on MTD shares. Morgan Stanley began coverage on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a report on Tuesday, December 2nd. They set an “equal weight” rating and a $1,550.00 price target for the company. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a report on Monday, December 8th. The Goldman Sachs Group assumed coverage on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $1,475.00 price objective for the company. Evercore ISI increased their price objective on shares of 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. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus raised their price target on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,450.00 to $1,600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Five analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and eight have given a Hold rating to the stock. According to MarketBeat, Mettler-Toledo International currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $1,424.17.

Mettler-Toledo International Stock Performance

Mettler-Toledo International stock opened at $1,394.97 on Friday. The stock has a fifty day moving average of $1,402.13 and a 200-day moving average of $1,292.98. Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. has a 52 week low of $946.69 and a 52 week high of $1,525.17. The stock has a market capitalization of $28.50 billion, a P/E ratio of 34.79, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.50 and a beta of 1.40.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) last announced its quarterly 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 for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $997.36 million. During the same period last year, the firm posted $10.21 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 7.9% on a year-over-year basis. 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, research analysts forecast that Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. will post 42.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Mettler-Toledo International Profile

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.