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. Shareholders 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 annualized dividend and a yield of 2.30%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, December 13th. View MTS Systems' Dividend History.

MTS Systems Co. (NASDAQ:MTSC) issued its quarterly earnings data 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 return on equity of 9.78% and a net margin of 4.83%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 13.2% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.61 earnings per share. 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 issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Monday, November, 25th. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.20-2.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $2.84. The company issued revenue guidance of $955-995 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $948.29 million.

2 brokers have issued 12 month target prices for MTS Systems' stock. Their forecasts range from $57.00 to $60.00. On average, they expect MTS Systems' stock price to reach $58.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 12.2% 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.

Media stories about MTSC stock have been trending very negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies positive and negative press coverage by reviewing 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 nearest to five being the most favorable. MTS Systems earned a media sentiment score of -3.7 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media headlines about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 2.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is very unlikely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term. 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), Badger Meter (BMI), OSI Systems (OSIS), 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), Illumina (ILMN), RealReal (REAL), Virgin Galactic (SPCE), SVMK (SVMK), Tilray (TLRY), Virtu Financial (VIRT), Bristol-Myers Squibb (BMY), Chewy (CHWY) and Altria Group (MO).

MTS Systems' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Tributary Capital Management LLC (2.18%), First National Bank of Omaha (0.36%), Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co. (0.31%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.20%), Roubaix Capital LLC (0.19%) and Nisa Investment Advisors LLC (0.08%). 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 Tributary Capital Management LLC, Louisiana State Employees Retirement System and State of Alaska Department of Revenue. View Insider Buying and Selling for MTS Systems.

MTSC stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Roubaix Capital LLC, Dalton Greiner Hartman Maher & Co., First National Bank of Omaha, Nisa Investment Advisors LLC and New York State Teachers 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 $52.14.

MTS Systems has a market capitalization of $999.00 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]