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 Monday, February 10th. Shareholders of record on Monday, March 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.30 per share on Monday, March 30th. This represents a $1.20 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 2.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, March 13th. View MTS Systems' Dividend History.

MTS Systems Co. (NASDAQ:MTSC) posted its quarterly earnings data on Monday, February, 3rd. The scientific and technical instruments company reported $0.37 earnings per share for the quarter, missing the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.46 by $0.09. The scientific and technical instruments company had revenue of $205.80 million for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $225.84 million. MTS Systems had a net margin of 4.23% and a return on equity of 8.79%. The business's revenue was up 1.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.59 EPS. View MTS Systems' Earnings History.

MTS Systems is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Monday, May 4th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for MTS Systems.

MTS Systems issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Monday, February, 3rd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $2.20-2.55 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $2.37. The company issued revenue guidance of $955-995 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $977.04 million.

2 brokers have issued 1 year price targets for MTS Systems' shares. Their forecasts range from $50.00 to $57.00. On average, they expect MTS Systems' share price to reach $53.50 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 17.0% 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.

Headlines about MTSC stock have been trending somewhat negative on Saturday, according to InfoTrie. InfoTrie scores the sentiment of news 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 five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. MTS Systems earned a coverage optimism score of -1.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the scientific and technical instruments company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent news coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term. View News Stories for MTS Systems.

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MTS Systems' stock is owned by many different of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Ariel Investments LLC (7.52%), Barrow Hanley Mewhinney & Strauss LLC (4.00%), State Street Corp (2.86%), Tributary Capital Management LLC (2.18%), Bank of New York Mellon Corp (1.52%) and New South Capital Management Inc. (1.36%). Company insiders that own MTS Systems stock include Chun Hung Yu, David Hore, Jeffrey A Graves, Michael V Schrock and Steven B Harrison. View Institutional Ownership Trends for MTS Systems.

MTSC stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Bowen Hanes & Co. Inc., Ariel Investments LLC, Walthausen & Co. LLC, Bank of America Corp DE, SG Americas Securities LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp and Tributary Capital Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for MTS Systems.

MTSC stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Penn Capital Management Co. Inc., Roubaix Capital LLC, First Trust Advisors LP, Bank of Montreal Can, State Street Corp, Confluence Investment Management LLC, Great West Life Assurance Co. Can and Dean Capital Management. 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 Steven B Harrison. 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 $45.71.

MTS Systems has a market capitalization of $876.99 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]