MTS Systems Corp. Company Profile (NASDAQ:MTSC)

About MTS Systems Corp.

MTS Systems Corporation (MTS) is a global supplier of test systems and position sensors. The Company's operations are organized and managed in two business segments: the Test segment and the Sensors. Testing segment's testing hardware, software and services solutions help customers improve their design, development, and manufacturing processes and are used for determining the mechanical behavior of materials, products, and structures. Test also sells a range of accessories and spare parts, as well as services, including installation, calibration, maintenance, training and consulting. MTS' sensors segment provides controls for a range of industrial and vehicular applications. The segment's customer industries include manufacturers of plastic injection molding machines, steel mills, fluid power, oil and gas, medical, wood product processing equipment, mobile equipment, and energy.

Industry, Sector and Symbol:

Sector: Computer and Technology
Industry: Scientific & Technical Instruments
Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments
Exchange: NASDAQ
Symbol: MTSC
CUSIP: 55377710

Key Metrics:

Previous Close: $45.13
50 Day Moving Average: $47.94
200 Day Moving Average: $49.67
52-Week Range: $41.68 - $68.28
Trailing P/E Ratio: 21.92
Foreward P/E Ratio: 15.72
P/E Growth: 1.89
Market Cap: $752.50M
Outstanding Shares: 16,674,000
Beta: 1.61

Profitability:

Net Margins: 5.37%
Return on Equity: 12.45%
Return on Assets: 6.95%

Debt:

Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.04%
Current Ratio: 2.59%
Quick Ratio: 2.12%

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Consensus Ratings for MTS Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:MTSC) (?)

Ratings Breakdown:	1 Hold Rating, 3 Buy Ratings
Consensus Rating:	Buy (Score: 2.75)
Consensus Price Target:	$61.00 (35.17% upside)

Analysts' Ratings History for MTS Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:MTSC)

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Date	Firm	Action	Rating	Price Target
8/17/2016	Wells Fargo & Co.	Initiated Coverage	Market Perform
7/20/2016	JPMorgan Chase & Co.	Reiterated Rating	Buy	$54.00
6/17/2016	Stephens	Upgrade	Equal Weight -> Overweight
5/11/2016	Wunderlich	Lower Price Target	Buy	$80.00 -> $68.00
10/22/2014	Needham & Company LLC	Downgrade	Buy -> Hold

(Data available from 9/29/2014 forward)

Earnings History for MTS Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:MTSC)

Date	Quarter	Consensus Estimate	Actual EPS	Revenue Estimate	Actual Revenue	Release Link	Conference Call
11/30/2016
8/8/2016	Q316	$0.74	$0.78	$146.77 million	$157.70 million	View	N/A
5/10/2016	Q2	$0.70	$0.27	$144.00 million	$137.00 million	View	N/A
2/9/2016	Q116	$0.30	$0.78	$1.06 billion	$141.00 million	View	N/A
12/2/2015	Q415	$0.65	$0.61	$144.44 million	$143.50 million	View	N/A
8/3/2015	Q315	$0.71	$0.72	$141.59 million	$133.90 million	View	N/A
5/4/2015	Q215	$0.76	$0.77	$148.10 million	$144.00 million	View	N/A
2/2/2015	Q115	$0.74	$0.90		$142.60 million	View	N/A
11/10/2014	Q414	$0.72	$0.71	$142.70 million	$143.10 million	View	N/A
8/4/2014	Q314	$0.94	$0.99	$148.63 million	$145.50 million	View	N/A
5/5/2014	Q214	$0.74	$0.53	$138.50 million	$137.34 million	View	N/A
1/31/2014	Q114	$0.72	$0.78	$142.67 million	$138.40 million	View	N/A
11/14/2013	Q413	$1.11	$1.24	$147.60 million	$154.80 million	View	N/A
8/5/2013	Q3 2013	$0.84	$0.72	$138.00 million	$135.10 million	View	N/A
5/6/2013	Q2 2013	$0.86	$0.69	$135.00 million	$136.90 million	View	N/A
1/31/2013	Q1 2013	$0.78	$0.87	$135.45 million	$142.70 million	View	N/A
11/15/2012	Q412	$1.02	$0.94	$146.44 million	$137.84 million	View	N/A
8/2/2012		$0.93	$1.07			View	N/A
5/3/2012		$0.90	$0.69			View	N/A
2/2/2012		$0.80	$0.98			View	N/A
11/17/2011		$0.67	$0.94			View	N/A
8/4/2011		$0.69	$0.69			View	N/A
5/5/2011		$0.62	$0.75			View	N/A
2/3/2011		$0.46	$0.73			View	N/A

(Data available from 1/1/2011 forward)

Earnings Estimates for MTS Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:MTSC)

Current Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.43 EPS
Next Year EPS Consensus Estimate: $2.87 EPS

Current Dividend Information for MTS Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:MTSC)

Annual Dividend:	$1.20
Dividend Yield:	2.66%
Payout Ratio:	58.54% (Based on Trailing 12 Months of Earnings) 49.38% (Based on Current Year Consensus EPS Estimate) 41.81% (Based on Next Year Consensus EPS Estimate)

Dividend History for MTS Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:MTSC)

Announced	Period	Amount	Yield	Ex-Dividend Date	Record Date	Payable Date
7/28/2016	quarterly	$0.30	2.53%	9/15/2016	9/19/2016	10/3/2016
5/24/2016	quarterly	$0.30	2.5%	6/16/2016	6/20/2016	7/5/2016
2/8/2016	quarterly	$0.30	2.24%	3/17/2016	3/21/2016	4/4/2016
11/17/2015	quarterly	$0.30	1.87%	12/10/2015	12/14/2015	12/28/2015
7/21/2015	quarterly	$0.30	1.88%	9/10/2015	9/14/2015	9/28/2015
6/2/2015	quarterly	$0.30	1.71%	6/11/2015	6/15/2015	6/29/2015
2/9/2015	quarterly	$0.30	1.68%	3/12/2015	3/16/2015	3/30/2015
11/18/2014	quarterly	$0.30	1.82%	12/11/2014	12/15/2014	12/29/2014
7/22/2014	quarterly	$0.30	1.81%	9/11/2014	9/15/2014	9/29/2014
5/20/2014	quarterly	$0.30	1.8%	6/12/2014	6/16/2014	6/30/2014
2/11/2014	quarterly	$0.30	1.67%	3/13/2014	3/17/2014	3/31/2014
11/19/2013	quarterly	$0.30	1.87%	12/12/2013	12/16/2013	1/2/2014
8/1/2013	quarterly	$0.30	1.89%	9/12/2013	9/16/2013	10/1/2013
5/21/2013	quarterly	$0.30	2.02%	6/6/2013	6/10/2013	7/1/2013
2/5/2013	quarterly	$0.30	2.15%	3/7/2013	3/11/2013	4/1/2013

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Insider Trading History for MTS Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:MTSC)

Insider Ownership Percentage: 1.50%
Institutional Ownership Percentage: 96.99%

Transaction Date	Insider Name	Title	Buy/Sell	Number of Shares	Average Share Price	Total Transaction
8/19/2016	William E. Bachrach	SVP	Sell	491	$49.32	$24,216.12
5/12/2016	Chun Hung Yu	Director	Buy	2,000	$47.44	$94,880.00
4/8/2016	Chun Hung Yu	Director	Buy	2,000	$52.00	$104,000.00
4/8/2016	Jeffrey A Graves	CEO	Buy	322	$51.83	$16,689.26
12/15/2015	Chun Hung Yu	Director	Buy	1,000	$61.05	$61,050.00
8/25/2015	David D Johnson	Director	Buy	5,000	$60.33	$301,650.00
8/13/2014	Susan E Knight	CFO	Sell	22,803	$68.13	$1,553,568.39
2/21/2014	Chun Hung Yu	Director	Buy	1,000	$72.78	$72,780.00
2/6/2014	Steven Mahon	SVP	Sell	5,600	$71.47	$400,232.00
2/4/2014	David Johnson	Director	Buy	5,000	$70.41	$352,050.00
9/10/2013	Arthur R Baker III	SVP	Sell	3,368	$59.99	$202,046.32
8/7/2013	Brendan Hegarty	Director	Sell	2,086	$61.86	$129,039.96
6/7/2013	Jean Lou Chameau	Director	Sell	3,000	$59.70	$179,100.00
5/24/2013	Jean Lou Chameau	Director	Sell	5,000	$58.40	$292,000.00
5/10/2013	Jean Lou Chameau	Director	Sell	5,000	$55.57	$277,850.00
2/13/2013	Brendan C Hegarty	Director	Sell	1,991	$55.17	$109,843.47

(Data available from 1/1/2013 forward)

Latest Headlines for MTS Systems Corp. (NASDAQ:MTSC)

Date	Headline
	MTS Systems Corp. – Value Analysis (NASDAQ:MTSC) : September 14, 2016 (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.capitalcube.com - September 14 at 6:23 PM
	MTS Systems Corp. breached its 50 day moving average in a Bearish Manner : MTSC-US : September 13, 2016 (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.capitalcube.com - September 13 at 11:08 AM
	ETF’s with exposure to MTS Systems Corp. : September 2, 2016 (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.capitalcube.com - September 2 at 11:06 AM
	MTS Rolling Road System Model Brings Inspiration To Future Engineers At Minnesota State Truthful. South Carolina SC (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.southcarolinasc.com - August 25 at 6:16 PM
	MTS Rolling Road System Model Brings Inspiration To Future Engineers At Minnesota State Fair (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - August 25 at 6:16 PM
	MTS SYSTEMS CORP Financials (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - August 17 at 6:32 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to MTS Systems Corp. : August 16, 2016 (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.capitalcube.com - August 16 at 6:27 PM
	MTS Systems Corp. :MTSC-US: Earnings Analysis: Q3, 2016 By the Numbers : August 12, 2016 (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.capitalcube.com - August 12 at 6:24 PM
	MTS Systems to Present at InvestMNt 2016 Conference (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - August 11 at 6:44 PM
	Edited Transcript of MTSC earnings conference call or presentation 9-Aug-16 2:00pm GMT (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - August 10 at 9:24 AM
	MTS Reports Fiscal 2016 3rd Quarter Monetary Outcomes. South Carolina SC (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.southcarolinasc.com - August 9 at 9:30 AM
	MTS Systems : posts 3Q profit (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.4-traders.com - August 9 at 9:30 AM
	EARNINGS SUMMARY: Details of MTS Systems Corp. Q3 Earnings Report (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.rttnews.com - August 9 at 9:30 AM
	MTS posts 3Q profit (NASDAQ:MTSC) sg.finance.yahoo.com - August 8 at 6:33 PM
	Q3 2016 MTS Systems Corp Earnings Release - After Market Close (NASDAQ:MTSC) biz.yahoo.com - August 8 at 10:59 AM
	MTS SYSTEMS CORP Files SEC form 8-K/A, Financial Statements and Exhibits (NASDAQ:MTSC) biz.yahoo.com - August 5 at 6:30 PM
	MTS honored by Wichita State for support of National Institute for aviation research (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.financial-news.co.uk - August 4 at 6:39 PM
	MTS Systems Honored By Wichita State College For Support Of National Institute For Aviation Analysis (NIAR). South Carolina SC (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.southcarolinasc.com - August 4 at 9:30 AM
	MTS Systems Honored By Wichita State University For Support Of National Institute For Aviation Research (NIAR) (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - August 3 at 6:41 PM
	3 August, 2016 MTS Systems Honored by Wichita State University for Support of National Institute for Aviation Research (NIAR) (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.publicnow.com - August 3 at 6:41 PM
	BRIEF-MTS Systems Corp says entered into an amendment to credit agreement (NASDAQ:MTSC) feeds.reuters.com - August 1 at 11:26 AM
	Magnetostrictive Position Sensor offers field serviceability. (NASDAQ:MTSC) news.thomasnet.com - August 1 at 11:00 AM
	28 July, 2016 MTS Announces Declaration of Quarterly Cash Dividend (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.publicnow.com - July 28 at 4:28 PM
	27 July, 2016 MTS Systems to Present at J.P. Morgan Auto Conference (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.publicnow.com - July 27 at 4:28 PM
	MTS Systems to Present at J.P. Morgan Auto Conference (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - July 27 at 4:05 PM
	MTS Announces 3rd Quarter 2016 Earnings Release Date & Conference Call. South Carolina SC (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.southcarolinasc.com - July 25 at 6:26 PM
	25 July, 2016 MTS Announces Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Release and Conference Call (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.publicnow.com - July 25 at 4:38 PM
	MTS Announces Third Quarter 2016 Earnings Release Date and Conference Call (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - July 25 at 4:05 PM
	MTS Systems : Flat-Trac® Rolling Road System Chosen By Leading Chinese Research Institute For State-Of-The-Art Wind Tunnel Facility (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.4-traders.com - July 19 at 6:27 PM
	MTS Flat-Trac® Rolling Road System Chosen By Leading Chinese Research Institute For State-Of-The-Art Wind Tunnel Facility (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - July 19 at 4:05 PM
	MTS Systems : And University of Minnesota Deliver Driver Assistance Technology For 'Bus on Shoulder' Transportation (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.4-traders.com - July 14 at 6:35 PM
	13 July, 2016 MTS and University of Minnesota Deliver Driver Assistance Technology for 'Bus on Shoulder' Transportation (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.publicnow.com - July 13 at 4:48 PM
	MTS And University of Minnesota Deliver Driver Assistance Technology For 'Bus on Shoulder' Transportation (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - July 13 at 4:05 PM
	BRIEF-MTS Systems entered into credit agreement - SEC filing (NASDAQ:MTSC) feeds.reuters.com - July 7 at 2:52 PM
	MTS SYSTEMS CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Termination of a Material Definitive (NASDAQ:MTSC) biz.yahoo.com - July 7 at 2:19 PM
	MTS Systems (MTSC) Completes $580M PCB Group Acquisition (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.streetinsider.com - July 5 at 6:05 PM
	5 July, 2016 MTS Completes Acquisition of Sensor Producer PCB Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.publicnow.com - July 5 at 4:31 PM
	MTS Completes Acquisition Of Sensor Producer PCB Group, Inc. (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - July 5 at 4:05 PM
	Coverage initiated on MTS Systems by JP Morgan (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - June 23 at 7:01 AM
	BRIEF-MTS Systems Corp says sells 150,000 additional 8.75% equity units (NASDAQ:MTSC) feeds.reuters.com - June 17 at 4:39 PM
	17 June, 2016 MTS Sells 150,000 Additional 8.75% Tangible Equity Units Pursuant to Underwriters' Over-allotment Option (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.publicnow.com - June 17 at 4:39 PM
	MTS Sells 150,000 Additional 8.75% Tangible Equity Units Pursuant To Underwriters' Over-Allotment Option (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - June 17 at 4:05 PM
	MTS SYSTEMS CORP Files SEC form 8-K, Entry into a Material Definitive Agreement, Creation of a Direct Financial Oblig (NASDAQ:MTSC) biz.yahoo.com - June 15 at 4:16 PM
	MTS Sells 247,500 Additional Shares Of Common Stock Pursuant To Underwriters' Over-Allotment Option (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - June 14 at 5:42 PM
	MTS Adds NEC and CEC Approvals to Hazardous Area and Safety Area Sensor Offering (NASDAQ:MTSC) news.thomasnet.com - June 13 at 5:55 PM
	MTS Announces Proposed Public Providing Of Frequent Stock & Tangible Equity Units. South Carolina SC (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.southcarolinasc.com - June 9 at 9:12 AM
	7 June, 2016 MTS Announces Proposed Public Offering of Common Stock and Tangible Equity Units (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.publicnow.com - June 7 at 11:58 PM
	4:29 pm MTS Systems commences underwritten public offerings of common stock and common units (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - June 7 at 4:29 PM
	MTS Announces Proposed Public Offering Of Common Stock And Tangible Equity Units (NASDAQ:MTSC) finance.yahoo.com - June 7 at 4:27 PM
	ETF’s with exposure to MTS Systems Corp. : May 3, 2016 (NASDAQ:MTSC) www.capitalcube.com - May 3 at 2:21 PM