Agilent Technologies (A) Competitors

Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) and Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) are both large-cap medical companies, but which is the superior stock? We will compare the two companies based on the strength of their earnings, risk, community ranking, profitability, media sentiment, valuation, analyst recommendations, dividends and institutional ownership.

Do analysts recommend A or MTD?

Agilent Technologies presently has a consensus price target of $140.15, suggesting a potential upside of 16.99%. Mettler-Toledo International has a consensus price target of $1,302.11, suggesting a potential upside of 9.24%. Given Agilent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher probable upside, equities analysts clearly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than Mettler-Toledo International.

Company	Sell Ratings	Hold Ratings	Buy Ratings	Strong Buy Ratings	Rating Score
Agilent Technologies	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.50
Mettler-Toledo International	0 Sell rating(s)	6 Hold rating(s)	4 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.40

Is A or MTD more profitable?

Mettler-Toledo International has a net margin of 22.29% compared to Agilent Technologies' net margin of 17.59%. Agilent Technologies' return on equity of 25.92% beat Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity.

Company	Net Margins	Return on Equity	Return on Assets
Agilent Technologies	17.59%	25.92%	13.24%
Mettler-Toledo International	22.29%	-591.54%	26.78%

Does the MarketBeat Community favor A or MTD?

Agilent Technologies received 498 more outperform votes than Mettler-Toledo International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 71.04% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 56.26% of users gave Mettler-Toledo International an outperform vote.

Company	Underperform	Outperform
Agilent Technologies	Outperform Votes 871 71.04%	Underperform Votes 355 28.96%
Mettler-Toledo International	Outperform Votes 373 56.26%	Underperform Votes 290 43.74%

Which has more risk and volatility, A or MTD?

Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.23, suggesting that its stock price is 23% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.38, suggesting that its stock price is 38% more volatile than the S&P 500.

Do insiders & institutionals believe in A or MTD?

95.1% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by institutional investors. 1.9% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, large money managers and endowments believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has better earnings & valuation, A or MTD?

Agilent Technologies has higher revenue and earnings than Mettler-Toledo International. Agilent Technologies is trading at a lower price-to-earnings ratio than Mettler-Toledo International, indicating that it is currently the more affordable of the two stocks.

Company	Gross Revenue	Price/Sales Ratio	Net Income	Earnings Per Share	Price/Earnings Ratio
Agilent Technologies	$6.51B	5.23	$1.29B	$4.05	29.58
Mettler-Toledo International	$3.83B	6.47	$863.14M	$40.10	29.73

Does the media prefer A or MTD?

In the previous week, Agilent Technologies and Agilent Technologies both had 11 articles in the media. Mettler-Toledo International's average media sentiment score of 1.34 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 1.23 indicating that Mettler-Toledo International is being referred to more favorably in the news media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agilent Technologies	9 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	2 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mettler-Toledo International	10 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	1 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Summary

Agilent Technologies beats Mettler-Toledo International on 9 of the 17 factors compared between the two stocks.