Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. $MTD Shares Bought by Focus Partners Wealth

Key Points

• Focus Partners Wealth increased its stake in Mettler-Toledo International by 85.6% during the first quarter, owning 3,195 shares valued at approximately $3.77 million.
• Several institutional investors, including Vanguard Group and Alliancebernstein, have also raised their holdings in Mettler-Toledo during the same period, with 95.07% of the stock now owned by institutional investors.
• Mettler-Toledo reported earnings of $10.09 per share for the last quarter, surpassing analyst expectations, and set FY 2025 earnings guidance at $42.100-42.600 per share.

Focus Partners Wealth grew its position in Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (NYSE:MTD - Free Report) by 85.6% in the first quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the SEC. The firm owned 3,195 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock after acquiring an additional 1,474 shares during the period. Focus Partners Wealth's holdings in Mettler-Toledo International were worth $3,774,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Several other large investors also recently bought and sold shares of the business. Greenleaf Trust grew its stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 1.2% in the 1st quarter. Greenleaf Trust now owns 872 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock valued at $1,030,000 after buying an additional 10 shares during the period. Brooklyn Investment Group lifted its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 12.8% during the 1st quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 88 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock worth $104,000 after buying an additional 10 shares in the last quarter. Albion Financial Group UT lifted its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 1.5% during the 1st quarter. Albion Financial Group UT now owns 754 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock worth $890,000 after buying an additional 11 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 1.8% in the 1st quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 627 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock valued at $740,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares in the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC raised its holdings in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 5.4% in the 1st quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 214 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock valued at $253,000 after purchasing an additional 11 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.07% of the company's stock.

Mettler-Toledo International Stock Down 1.7%

Shares of NYSE:MTD traded down $22.26 during trading on Friday, reaching $1,264.84. The stock had a trading volume of 231,443 shares, compared to its average volume of 115,898. The business has a fifty day moving average price of $1,264.75 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,186.30. The stock has a market cap of $26.06 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.03, a PEG ratio of 3.86 and a beta of 1.37. Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $946.69 and a fifty-two week high of $1,521.01.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD - Get Free Report) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The medical instruments supplier reported $10.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $9.58 by $0.51. The business had revenue of $983.22 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $957.41 million. Mettler-Toledo International had a net margin of 21.46% and a negative return on equity of 476.07%. The company's revenue was up 3.9% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business posted $9.65 earnings per share. Mettler-Toledo International has set its FY 2025 guidance at 42.100-42.600 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 10.550-10.750 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. will post 42.71 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity at Mettler-Toledo International

In related news, CFO Shawn Vadala sold 300 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,325.00, for a total value of $397,500.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief financial officer directly owned 5,095 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,750,875. The trade was a 5.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Thomas P. Salice sold 1,062 shares of the business's stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, August 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,300.90, for a total transaction of $1,381,555.80. Following the completion of the sale, the director owned 283 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $368,154.70. The trade was a 78.96% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last three months, insiders sold 1,827 shares of company stock worth $2,371,208. 1.94% of the stock is owned by company insiders.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several brokerages recently commented on MTD. Barclays began coverage on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a research note on Tuesday, June 24th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $1,325.00 price target on the stock. Bank of America lifted their price target on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,200.00 to $1,260.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Thursday, June 26th. Robert W. Baird lifted their price target on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,210.00 to $1,230.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup lifted their price target on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,400.00 to $1,600.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research note on Thursday, August 21st. Finally, Evercore ISI lowered their price objective on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,280.00 to $1,275.00 and set an "outperform" rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have given a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and a consensus price target of $1,311.11.

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.