Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA Has $337,000 Position in Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. $MTD

Key Points

• Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA reduced its stake in Mettler-Toledo International by 49.9%, now holding only 282 shares valued at approximately $337,000 as of its latest SEC filing.
• Analysts have mixed views on Mettler-Toledo International, with average target prices ranging from $1,275 to $1,600, resulting in a "Moderate Buy" rating among five Buy and five Hold ratings.
• The company reported a profit of $10.09 per share for the last quarter, exceeding estimates, with revenues also surpassing projections, reflecting a 3.9% year-over-year growth.

Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA lessened its position in Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (NYSE:MTD - Free Report) by 49.9% in the 2nd quarter, according to its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The institutional investor owned 282 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock after selling 281 shares during the period. Union Bancaire Privee UBP SA's holdings in Mettler-Toledo International were worth $337,000 as of its most recent filing with the SEC.

Other large investors also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Greenleaf Trust lifted its stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 1.2% in the first 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 in the last quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group raised its holdings in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 12.8% in the first quarter. Brooklyn Investment Group now owns 88 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock valued at $104,000 after purchasing an additional 10 shares during the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC increased its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 1.8% during the first quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 627 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock worth $740,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Albion Financial Group UT increased its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 1.5% during the first 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 during the last quarter. Finally, TD Private Client Wealth LLC increased its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 5.4% during the first quarter. TD Private Client Wealth LLC now owns 214 shares of the medical instruments supplier's stock worth $253,000 after buying an additional 11 shares during the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.07% of the company's stock.

Analyst Ratings Changes

Several equities analysts have recently weighed in on MTD shares. Bank of America lifted their target price on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,260.00 to $1,390.00 and gave the stock a "neutral" rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. Evercore ISI cut their price objective on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,280.00 to $1,275.00 and set an "outperform" rating for the company in a research report on Monday, August 4th. Citigroup lifted their target price on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,400.00 to $1,600.00 and gave the company a "buy" rating in a research report on Thursday, August 21st. Barclays assumed coverage on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a research report on Tuesday, June 24th. They set an "overweight" rating and a $1,325.00 target price for the company. Finally, 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. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $1,325.56.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mettler-Toledo International

In other Mettler-Toledo International news, CFO Shawn Vadala sold 300 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Friday, August 8th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,254.09, for a total transaction of $376,227.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 5,095 shares in the company, valued at approximately $6,389,588.55. This represents a 5.56% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gerry Keller sold 165 shares of the company's stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,308.64, for a total transaction of $215,925.60. Following the transaction, the insider owned 94 shares in the company, valued at $123,012.16. This represents a 63.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,827 shares of company stock worth $2,371,208. Company insiders own 1.94% of the company's stock.

Mettler-Toledo International Trading Up 5.0%

Shares of Mettler-Toledo International stock opened at $1,288.39 on Thursday. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $1,270.44 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,185.39. The company has a market cap of $26.54 billion, a P/E ratio of 32.63, a PEG ratio of 3.68 and a beta of 1.37. Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. has a 12-month low of $946.69 and a 12-month high of $1,521.01.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The medical instruments supplier reported $10.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $9.58 by $0.51. The firm had revenue of $983.22 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate 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% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $9.65 EPS. Mettler-Toledo International has set its FY 2025 guidance at 42.100-42.600 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 10.550-10.750 EPS. Analysts predict that Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. will post 42.71 EPS for the current fiscal year.

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.

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