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BRKR vs. MTD, WAT, ILMN, TECH, BIO, CRL, PACB, HBIO, TMO, and A

Should you be buying Bruker stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Bruker include Mettler-Toledo International (MTD), Waters (WAT), Illumina (ILMN), Bio-Techne (TECH), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Charles River Laboratories International (CRL), Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB), Harvard Bioscience (HBIO), Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), and Agilent Technologies (A). These companies are all part of the "life sciences tools & services" industry.

Bruker vs.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) and Bruker (NASDAQ:BRKR) are both medical companies, but which is the superior investment? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their community ranking, analyst recommendations, dividends, media sentiment, profitability, valuation, earnings, institutional ownership and risk.

Bruker received 310 more outperform votes than Mettler-Toledo International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 64.83% of users gave Bruker an outperform vote while only 56.45% of users gave Mettler-Toledo International an outperform vote.

CompanyUnderperformOutperform
Mettler-Toledo InternationalOutperform Votes
372
56.45%
Underperform Votes
287
43.55%
BrukerOutperform Votes
682
64.83%
Underperform Votes
370
35.17%

Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.28, suggesting that its stock price is 28% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Bruker has a beta of 1.18, suggesting that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Mettler-Toledo International has a net margin of 22.29% compared to Bruker's net margin of 3.36%. Bruker's return on equity of 21.01% beat Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity.

Company Net Margins Return on Equity Return on Assets
Mettler-Toledo International22.29% -591.54% 26.78%
Bruker 3.36%21.01%6.46%

Mettler-Toledo International has higher revenue and earnings than Bruker. Mettler-Toledo International is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Bruker, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

CompanyGross RevenuePrice/Sales RatioNet IncomeEarnings Per SharePrice/Earnings Ratio
Mettler-Toledo International$3.87B5.78$863.14M$40.5326.48
Bruker$3.37B1.80$113.10M$0.7652.69

Mettler-Toledo International currently has a consensus target price of $1,304.25, suggesting a potential upside of 21.54%. Bruker has a consensus target price of $65.00, suggesting a potential upside of 62.33%. Given Bruker's stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Bruker is more favorable than Mettler-Toledo International.

Company Sell Ratings Hold Ratings Buy Ratings Strong Buy Ratings Rating Score
Mettler-Toledo International
1 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
3 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.22
Bruker
0 Sell rating(s)
5 Hold rating(s)
6 Buy rating(s)
0 Strong Buy rating(s)
2.55

95.1% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are owned by institutional investors. Comparatively, 79.5% of Bruker shares are owned by institutional investors. 1.9% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are owned by insiders. Comparatively, 27.3% of Bruker shares are owned by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a company will outperform the market over the long term.

In the previous week, Mettler-Toledo International had 17 more articles in the media than Bruker. MarketBeat recorded 30 mentions for Mettler-Toledo International and 13 mentions for Bruker. Bruker's average media sentiment score of 1.22 beat Mettler-Toledo International's score of 1.11 indicating that Bruker is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company Very Positive Positive Neutral Negative Very Negative Overall Sentiment
Mettler-Toledo International
14 Very Positive mention(s)
5 Positive mention(s)
7 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive
Bruker
9 Very Positive mention(s)
0 Positive mention(s)
2 Neutral mention(s)
0 Negative mention(s)
0 Very Negative mention(s)
Positive

Summary

Mettler-Toledo International and Bruker tied by winning 9 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.

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BRKR vs. The Competition

MetricBrukerAnalytical instruments IndustryComputer SectorNASDAQ Exchange
Market Cap$6.07B$4.19B$23.67B$7.99B
Dividend Yield0.51%0.57%2.97%4.22%
P/E Ratio52.6927.5142.7718.71
Price / Sales1.804.282,084.29105.45
Price / Cash14.7436.1534.7534.62
Price / Book3.381.616.274.31
Net Income$113.10M-$83.57M$737.97M$248.10M
7 Day Performance2.49%-2.30%1.98%2.02%
1 Month Performance-2.70%-5.01%2.30%3.60%
1 Year Performance-42.87%-34.20%52,745.55%5.11%

Bruker Competitors List

CompanyMarketRankShare PriceAnalysts' Price Target1Y Price PerformanceMarket CapRevenueP/E RatioEmployee CountIndicator(s)
BRKR
Bruker
4.9858 of 5 stars
$40.44
+2.8%
$65.00
+60.8%
-50.2%$6.12B$3.37B53.158,520Upcoming Earnings
Short Interest ↓
Positive News
MTD
Mettler-Toledo International
3.7335 of 5 stars
$1,061.95
+0.0%
$1,304.25
+22.8%
-15.7%$22.13B$3.87B26.2018,000Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
Positive News
WAT
Waters
4.013 of 5 stars
$340.10
+0.7%
$392.13
+15.3%
+8.1%$20.23B$2.96B31.768,200Upcoming Earnings
ILMN
Illumina
4.7102 of 5 stars
$77.22
-0.2%
$138.70
+79.6%
-38.6%$12.22B$4.37B-10.0511,500Upcoming Earnings
Analyst Forecast
Positive News
TECH
Bio-Techne
4.8869 of 5 stars
$50.25
+0.0%
$81.14
+61.5%
-32.4%$7.94B$1.20B50.763,000Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Gap Up
BIO
Bio-Rad Laboratories
4.4157 of 5 stars
$240.50
-0.9%
$380.20
+58.1%
-12.2%$6.74B$2.57B-3.708,200Earnings Report
Short Interest ↑
News Coverage
Positive News
Gap Up
CRL
Charles River Laboratories International
4.8349 of 5 stars
$115.16
+0.4%
$182.00
+58.0%
-49.8%$5.66B$4.05B767.7321,400Upcoming Earnings
Positive News
Gap Up
PACB
Pacific Biosciences of California
3.1801 of 5 stars
$1.13
+3.7%
$2.45
+116.8%
-34.3%$336.57M$154.01M-0.69730Upcoming Earnings
News Coverage
HBIO
Harvard Bioscience
3.9609 of 5 stars
$0.38
+1.5%
$4.50
+1,076.5%
-91.1%$16.91M$94.14M-1.16490Upcoming Earnings
Gap Up
TMO
Thermo Fisher Scientific
4.874 of 5 stars
$421.55
-0.6%
$616.95
+46.4%
-27.0%$159.13B$42.90B25.50130,000Analyst Forecast
Insider Trade
Short Interest ↑
Gap Up
A
Agilent Technologies
4.7479 of 5 stars
$106.99
+0.7%
$143.00
+33.7%
-23.2%$30.50B$6.51B24.6017,900Positive News
Gap Up

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This page (NASDAQ:BRKR) was last updated on 5/2/2025 by MarketBeat.com Staff
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