NYSE:MTDMettler-Toledo International Stock Price, Forecast & News

$748.31

+25.31 (+3.50 %)

(As of 05/22/2020 04:00 PM ET)

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Today's Range

$721.61

Now: $748.31▼

$749.46

50-Day Range

$630.58

MA: $704.51▼

$740.99

52-Week Range

$579.40

Now: $748.31▼

$873.51

Volume163,655 shs

Average Volume149,341 shs

Market Capitalization$17.89 billion

P/E Ratio33.81

Dividend YieldN/A

Beta1.05

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. manufactures and supplies precision instruments and services worldwide. The company operates in five segments: U.S. Operations, Swiss Operations, Western European Operations, Chinese Operations, and Other. It offers weighing instruments for laboratory, industrial, packaging, logistics, and food retailing applications; various related analytical instruments and provides automated chemistry solutions used in drug and chemical compound discovery and development; metal detection and other end-of-line product inspection systems used in production and packaging for food processing and packaging, pharmaceutical, packaged consumer goods, and other industries; and solutions that are used in various process analytics applications. Its laboratory instruments include laboratory balances, liquid pipetting solutions, automated laboratory reactors, titrators, pH meters and sensors, physical value analyzers, thermal analysis systems, and other analytical instruments; and LabX, a PC-based laboratory embedded software platform. The company's industrial instruments comprise industrial weighing instruments and related terminals, automatic dimensional measurement and data capture solutions, vehicle scale systems, industrial software, and product inspection systems. Its retail weighing solutions consist of networked scales and software, and stand-alone scales for handling fresh goods, such as meats, vegetables, fruits, and cheeses. The company serves the life science industry, and independent research organizations; food and beverage producers; food retailers; chemical, specialty chemical, and cosmetics companies; food retailers; transportation and logistics, metals, and electronics industries; and the academic community. The company markets its products through its direct sales force and indirect distribution channels. Mettler-Toledo International Inc. was incorporated in 1991 and is headquartered in Columbus, Ohio.

Beat the Market (BTM) Rank^™

1.9 Analyst's Opinion

Consensus Rating
Mettler-Toledo International has received a consensus rating of Hold. The company's average rating score is 1.78, and is based on no buy ratings, 7 hold ratings, and 2 sell ratings.
Price Target Upside/Downside
According to analysts' consensus price target of $708.56, Mettler-Toledo International has a potential downside of 5.3% from its current price of $748.31.
Amount of Analyst Coverage
Mettler-Toledo International has been the subject of 8 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

2.2 Community Rank

Outperform Votes
Mettler-Toledo International has received 339 “outperform” votes. (Add your “outperform” vote.)
Underperform Votes
Mettler-Toledo International has received 448 “underperform” votes. (Add your “underperform” vote.)
Community Sentiment
Mettler-Toledo International has received 56.93% “underperform” votes from our community.

MarketBeat's community ratings are surveys of what our community members think about Mettler-Toledo International and other stocks. Vote “Outperform” if you believe MTD will outperform the S&P 500 over the long term. Vote “Underperform” if you believe MTD will underperform the S&P 500 over the long term. You may vote once every thirty days.

0.0 Dividend Strength

Dividend Yield
Mettler-Toledo International does not currently pay a dividend.
Dividend Growth
Mettler-Toledo International does not have a long track record of dividend growth.

1.0 Company Ownership

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling
In the past three months, Mettler-Toledo International insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $9,151,843.00 in company stock.
Percentage Held by Insiders
Only 3.20% of the stock of Mettler-Toledo International is held by insiders.
Percentage Held by Institutions
97.03% of the stock of Mettler-Toledo International is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

1.3 Earnings and Valuation

Earnings Growth
Earnings for Mettler-Toledo International are expected to grow by 15.89% in the coming year, from $21.02 to $24.36 per share.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market
The P/E ratio of Mettler-Toledo International is 33.81, which means that it is trading at a more expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 13.49.
Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector
The P/E ratio of Mettler-Toledo International is 33.81, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Computer and Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 39.93.
Price to Earnings Growth Ratio
Mettler-Toledo International has a PEG Ratio of 5.87. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.
Price to Book Value per Share Ratio
Mettler-Toledo International has a P/B Ratio of 58.37. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Overall Beat the Market Rank^™

1.27 out of 5 stars

Industry, Sector and Symbol

Stock Exchange NYSE

Industry Analytical instruments

Sub-IndustryLife Sciences Tools & Services

SectorComputer and Technology

Current SymbolNYSE:MTD

Previous Symbol

CUSIP59268810

CIK1037646

Webwww.mt.com

Phone614-438-4511

Debt

Debt-to-Equity Ratio4.94

Current Ratio1.77

Quick Ratio1.34

Price-To-Earnings

Trailing P/E Ratio33.81

Forward P/E Ratio35.60

P/E Growth5.87

Sales & Book Value

Annual Sales$3.01 billion

Price / Sales5.95

Cash Flow$26.99 per share

Price / Cash Flow27.73

Book Value$12.82 per share

Price / Book58.37

Profitability

EPS (Most Recent Fiscal Year)$22.77

Net Income$561.11 million

Net Margins18.38%

Return on Equity134.62%

Return on Assets20.49%

Miscellaneous

Employees16,200

Outstanding Shares23,910,000

Market Cap$17.89 billion

Next Earnings Date8/6/2020 (Estimated)

OptionableOptionable

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Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) Frequently Asked Questions

How has Mettler-Toledo International's stock been impacted by COVID-19 (Coronavirus)?

Mettler-Toledo International's stock was trading at $658.65 on March 11th, 2020 when Coronavirus (COVID-19) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Since then, MTD shares have increased by 13.6% and is now trading at $748.31. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

Do Wall Street analysts recommend investors buy shares of Mettler-Toledo International?

9 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for Mettler-Toledo International in the last year. There are currently 2 sell ratings and 7 hold ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Hold." View analyst ratings for Mettler-Toledo International.

When is Mettler-Toledo International's next earnings date?

Mettler-Toledo International is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, August 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for Mettler-Toledo International.

How were Mettler-Toledo International's earnings last quarter?

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) issued its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May, 7th. The medical instruments supplier reported $4.00 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $3.89 by $0.11. The medical instruments supplier earned $649.20 million during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $651.78 million. Mettler-Toledo International had a net margin of 18.38% and a return on equity of 134.62%. The business's revenue was down 4.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the firm earned $4.10 earnings per share. View Mettler-Toledo International's earnings history.

What guidance has Mettler-Toledo International issued on next quarter's earnings?

Mettler-Toledo International issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, May, 7th. The company provided EPS guidance of $4.05-4.45 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.83.

What price target have analysts set for MTD?

9 brokers have issued 1 year target prices for Mettler-Toledo International's stock. Their forecasts range from $586.00 to $770.00. On average, they anticipate Mettler-Toledo International's share price to reach $708.56 in the next year. This suggests that the stock has a possible downside of 5.3%. View analysts' price targets for Mettler-Toledo International.

Has Mettler-Toledo International been receiving favorable news coverage?

Headlines about MTD stock have trended extremely negative recently, according to InfoTrie. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news 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. Mettler-Toledo International earned a news impact score of -4.5 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned press coverage about the medical instruments supplier a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely likely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View the latest news aboutMettler-Toledo International.

Are investors shorting Mettler-Toledo International?

Mettler-Toledo International saw a decrease in short interest in May. As of May 15th, there was short interest totaling 710,100 shares, a decrease of 13.0% from the April 30th total of 816,200 shares. Based on an average daily volume of 200,500 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 3.5 days. Approximately 3.0% of the company's stock are short sold. View Mettler-Toledo International's Current Options Chain.

Who are some of Mettler-Toledo International's key competitors?

Some companies that are related to Mettler-Toledo International include Thermo Fisher Scientific (TMO), Illumina (ILMN), Agilent Technologies (A), Bio-Rad Laboratories (BIO), Waters (WAT), PerkinElmer (PKI), BIO-TECHNE (TECH), Charles River Laboratories Intl. (CRL), Bruker (BRKR), Luminex (LMNX), Pacific Biosciences of California (PACB), Fluidigm (FLDM), Harvard Bioscience (HBIO), aTyr Pharma (LIFE) and BG Medicine (BGMD). View all competitors.

What other stocks do shareholders of Mettler-Toledo International own?

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other Mettler-Toledo International investors own include Intuitive Surgical (ISRG), NVIDIA (NVDA), Home Depot (HD), Adobe (ADBE), Alibaba Group (BABA), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM), Lam Research (LRCX), Lockheed Martin (LMT), Mastercard (MA) and Booking (BKNG).

Who are Mettler-Toledo International's key executives?

Mettler-Toledo International's management team includes the following people:

Mr. Olivier A. Filliol, Pres, CEO & Director (Age 52)
Mr. Shawn P. Vadala, Chief Financial Officer (Age 50)
Mr. Marc de La Guéronnière, Head of European & North American Market Organizations (Age 55)
Mr. Simon Kirk, Head of Product Inspection (Age 59)
Mr. Peter Aggersbjerg, Head of Laboratory (Age 51)

What is Mettler-Toledo International's stock symbol?

Mettler-Toledo International trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "MTD."

Who are Mettler-Toledo International's major shareholders?

Mettler-Toledo International's stock is owned by many different retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.50%), WCM Investment Management LLC (5.22%), State Street Corp (4.37%), Fiera Capital Corp (3.08%), Baillie Gifford & Co. (2.44%) and Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.35%). Company insiders that own Mettler-Toledo International stock include Christian Magloth, Gerry Keller, Hans Ulrich Maerki, La Guerroniere Marc De, Michael A Kelly, Michael Heidingsfelder, Oliver A Filliol, Robert F Spoerry, Shawn Vadala, Simon Kirk, Thomas P Salice, Wah-Hui Chu and William P Donnelly. View institutional ownership trends for Mettler-Toledo International.

Which major investors are selling Mettler-Toledo International stock?

MTD stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Baillie Gifford & Co., Janus Henderson Group PLC, Acadian Asset Management LLC, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Wellington Management Group LLP, APG Asset Management N.V., Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. Company insiders that have sold Mettler-Toledo International company stock in the last year include Christian Magloth, Gerry Keller, La Guerroniere Marc De, Michael Heidingsfelder, Oliver A Filliol, Robert F Spoerry, Shawn Vadala, and Simon Kirk. View insider buying and selling activity for Mettler-Toledo International.

Which major investors are buying Mettler-Toledo International stock?

MTD stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., FDx Advisors Inc., Ardevora Asset Management LLP, WCM Investment Management LLC, Alliancebernstein L.P., BlackRock Inc., Impax Asset Management Group plc, and Echo Street Capital Management LLC. View insider buying and selling activity for Mettler-Toledo International.

How do I buy shares of Mettler-Toledo International?

Shares of MTD 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.

What is Mettler-Toledo International's stock price today?

One share of MTD stock can currently be purchased for approximately $748.31.

How big of a company is Mettler-Toledo International?

Mettler-Toledo International has a market capitalization of $17.89 billion and generates $3.01 billion in revenue each year. The medical instruments supplier earns $561.11 million in net income (profit) each year or $22.77 on an earnings per share basis. Mettler-Toledo International employs 16,200 workers across the globe.

What is Mettler-Toledo International's official website?

The official website for Mettler-Toledo International is www.mt.com.

How can I contact Mettler-Toledo International?

Mettler-Toledo International's mailing address is 1900 POLARIS PARKWAY, COLUMBUS OH, 43240. The medical instruments supplier can be reached via phone at 614-438-4511 or via email at [email protected]

This page was last updated on 5/25/2020 by MarketBeat.com Staff