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

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

MTS Systems declared a quarterly dividend on Tuesday, November 13th. Stockholders of record on Monday, December 17th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, December 31st. This represents a $1.20 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 2.59%. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 14th. View MTS Systems' Dividend History.

MTS Systems Co. (NASDAQ:MTSC) announced its quarterly earnings data on Monday, November, 26th. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.61 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, missing the consensus estimate of $0.69 by $0.08. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $198 million for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $202.72 million. MTS Systems had a return on equity of 8.06% and a net margin of 7.88%. The company's quarterly revenue was down 1.7% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the firm earned $0.44 EPS. View MTS Systems' Earnings History.

MTS Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, February 4th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for MTS Systems.

MTS Systems updated its FY19 earnings guidance on Monday, November, 26th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.30-2.60 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.81. The company issued revenue guidance of $830-870 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $834.97 million.MTS Systems also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $2.30-2.60 EPS.

1 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for MTS Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $70.00. On average, they anticipate MTS Systems' stock price to reach $70.00 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 50.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for MTS Systems.

1 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for MTS Systems in the last year. There are currently 1 buy rating for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for MTS Systems.

News coverage about MTSC stock has been trending very positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand news and blog sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. MTS Systems earned a daily sentiment score of 3.6 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news articles 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 near term.

Some companies that are related to MTS Systems include Cubic (CUB), FARO Technologies (FARO), Oxford Instruments (OXINF), Nanometrics (NANO), Geospace Technologies (GEOS), Know Labs (KNWN), Image Sensing Systems (ISNS), Midwest Energy Emissions (MEEC), Sierra Monitor (SRMC), Mikros Systems (MKRS), Cemtrex (CETX), Mechanical Technology (MKTY), Abaxis (ABAX) and Visualant (VSUL).

MTS Systems' stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (14.12%), Vanguard Group Inc. (10.14%), Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc. (7.69%), Dimensional Fund Advisors LP (4.89%), Clearbridge Investments LLC (3.70%) and Confluence Investment Management LLC (2.38%). Company insiders that own MTS Systems stock include Chun Hung Yu, David Hore, Jeffrey A Graves, Michael V Schrock and William C Becker. View Institutional Ownership Trends for MTS Systems.

MTSC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Tributary Capital Management LLC, New South Capital Management Inc., Fuller & Thaler Asset Management Inc., Elk Creek Partners LLC, Credit Suisse AG, Rice Hall James & Associates LLC, Citadel Advisors LLC and United Services Automobile Association. View Insider Buying and Selling for MTS Systems.

MTSC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Select Equity Group L.P., Eagle Boston Investment Management Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Aristotle Capital Boston LLC, Dimensional Fund Advisors LP, Vanguard Group Inc. and Morgan Stanley. Company insiders that have bought MTS Systems stock in the last two years include Chun Hung Yu, David Hore, Jeffrey A Graves, Michael V Schrock and William C Becker. 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of MTSC stock can currently be purchased for approximately $46.40.

MTS Systems has a market capitalization of $850.43 million and generates $778.03 million in revenue each year. The scientific and technical instruments company earns $61.32 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.28 on an earnings per share basis. MTS Systems employs 3,400 workers across the globe.

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]