NASDAQ:MTSC - MTS Systems Stock Price, Forecast & News

MTS Systems trades on the NASDAQ under the ticker symbol "MTSC."

MTS Systems announced a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 16th will be given a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, December 30th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 2.53%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 13th. View MTS Systems' Dividend History.

MTS Systems Co. (NASDAQ:MTSC) issued its earnings results on Monday, November, 25th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.37 EPS for the quarter, missing analysts' consensus estimates of $0.39 by $0.02. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $224.08 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $218.07 million. MTS Systems had a net margin of 4.83% and a return on equity of 9.78%. MTS Systems's revenue for the quarter was up 13.2% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company earned $0.61 EPS. View MTS Systems' Earnings History.

MTS Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 3rd 2020. View Earnings Estimates for MTS Systems.

MTS Systems updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $2.20-2.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.84. The company issued revenue guidance of $955-995 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $948.29 million.

2 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for MTS Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $57.00 to $60.00. On average, they anticipate MTS Systems' stock price to reach $58.50 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 23.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for MTS Systems.

2 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MTS Systems in the last year. There are currently 2 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View Analyst Ratings for MTS Systems.

News headlines about MTSC stock have trended somewhat negative this week, according to InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis. The research firm identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. MTS Systems earned a media sentiment score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news headlines about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for MTS Systems.

Some companies that are related to MTS Systems include Cognex (CGNX), FLIR Systems (FLIR), National Instruments (NATI), Coherent (COHR), Itron (ITRI), OSI Systems (OSIS), Badger Meter (BMI), Mesa Laboratories (MLAB), FARO Technologies (FARO), Vishay Precision Group (VPG) and Daktronics (DAKT).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other MTS Systems investors own include Westport Fuel Systems (WPRT), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Illumina (ILMN), NVIDIA (NVDA), WD-40 (WDFC), ProShares Ultra VIX Short-Term Futures ETF (UVXY), Workspace Group (WKP), AlarmCom (ALRM), American Superconductor (AMSC) and Bank of SC (BKSC).

MTS Systems' stock is owned by a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include State Street Corp (2.92%), Tributary Capital Management LLC (2.41%), Confluence Investment Management LLC (0.57%), BRYN MAWR TRUST Co (0.53%), First National Bank of Omaha (0.38%) and Rhumbline Advisers (0.35%). Company insiders that own MTS Systems stock include Chun Hung Yu, David Hore, Jeffrey A Graves and Michael V Schrock. View Institutional Ownership Trends for MTS Systems.

MTSC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Millennium Management LLC, Tributary Capital Management LLC, Virginia Retirement Systems ET AL, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, Comerica Bank, Alpha Windward LLC and BRYN MAWR TRUST Co. View Insider Buying and Selling for MTS Systems.

MTSC stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including SG Americas Securities LLC, BBVA USA Bancshares Inc., Voloridge Investment Management LLC, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, State Street Corp, Meeder Asset Management Inc., Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. and California Public Employees Retirement System. Company insiders that have bought MTS Systems stock in the last two years include Chun Hung Yu, David Hore, Jeffrey A Graves and Michael V Schrock. View Insider Buying and Selling for MTS Systems.

Shares of MTSC can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MTSC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $47.52.

MTS Systems has a market capitalization of $909.53 million and generates $892.52 million in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $43.07 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.44 on an earnings per share basis. MTS Systems employs 3,500 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About MTS Systems.

The official website for MTS Systems is http://www.mts.com/.

MTS Systems' mailing address is 14000 TECHNOLOGY DRIVE, EDEN PRAIRIE MN, 55344. The scientific and technical instruments company can be reached via phone at 952-937-4000 or via email at [email protected]