Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. $MTD Stake Raised by Capital International Ltd. CA

Capital International Ltd. CA boosted its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (NYSE:MTD) by 30.2% during the 4th quarter, Holdings Channel.com reports. The fund owned 10,380 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock after purchasing an additional 2,410 shares during the quarter. Capital International Ltd. CA’s holdings in Mettler-Toledo International were worth $14,472,000 at the end of the most recent reporting period.

Several other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently bought and sold shares of MTD. Norges Bank acquired a new stake in Mettler-Toledo International during the 4th quarter worth about $520,989,000. M&T Bank Corp raised its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 2,813.6% during the 4th quarter. M&T Bank Corp now owns 124,205 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $173,165,000 after buying an additional 119,942 shares during the period. Capital International Investors raised its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 969,067 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $1,351,064,000 after buying an additional 109,508 shares during the period. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 10.7% during the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 793,927 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $974,633,000 after buying an additional 76,478 shares during the period. Finally, Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. raised its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 39,107.6% during the 4th quarter. Northwestern Mutual Wealth Management Co. now owns 61,556 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $85,821,000 after buying an additional 61,399 shares during the period. 95.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

MTD has been the topic of several recent analyst reports. Stifel Nicolaus cut their price objective on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,600.00 to $1,400.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Monday, May 18th. Citigroup cut their price objective on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,700.00 to $1,550.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a report on Friday, May 8th. Jefferies Financial Group upgraded Mettler-Toledo International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and boosted their price objective for the stock from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 in a report on Friday, March 20th. Barclays cut their price objective on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,550.00 to $1,500.00 and set an “overweight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, April 14th. Finally, Morgan Stanley cut their price objective on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,475.00 to $1,275.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a report on Tuesday, May 12th. Six analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, Mettler-Toledo International currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and a consensus target price of $1,408.55.

Mettler-Toledo International Price Performance

Shares of MTD opened at $1,153.99 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $23.32 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 27.06, a P/E/G ratio of 2.41 and a beta of 1.27. Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $1,023.05 and a fifty-two week high of $1,525.17. The business’s 50-day moving average is $1,215.48 and its 200-day moving average is $1,323.08.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, May 7th. The medical instruments supplier reported $8.91 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $8.70 by $0.21. The company had revenue of $947.13 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $943.14 million. Mettler-Toledo International had a negative return on equity of 622.80% and a net margin of 21.40%.The firm’s quarterly revenue was up 7.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the company earned $8.19 EPS. Mettler-Toledo International has set its FY 2026 guidance at 46.300-46.950 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 10.700-10.850 EPS. Equities research analysts expect that Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. will post 46.6 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Mettler-Toledo International Profile

Mettler-Toledo International Inc is a global manufacturer and distributor of precision instruments and services for laboratory, industrial and food retail applications. The company’s product portfolio includes laboratory balances and analytical instruments, industrial weighing systems, process analytics and sensors, metal detection and x-ray inspection equipment, checkweighers, and a range of automated inspection and data-management solutions. Mettler-Toledo also provides software, calibration and lifecycle services intended to support compliance, quality control and operational efficiency across customer facilities.

The company serves a broad set of end markets including pharmaceutical and biotech laboratories, chemical and food processors, logistics and manufacturing operations, and retail environments where accurate weighing and inspection are critical.