Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) Competitors

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

Do analysts prefer A or MTD?

Agilent Technologies presently has a consensus target price of $140.92, suggesting a potential upside of 19.37%. Mettler-Toledo International has a consensus target price of $1,300.36, suggesting a potential upside of 10.62%. Given Agilent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts plainly 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)	6 Hold rating(s)	7 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.54
Mettler-Toledo International	0 Sell rating(s)	7 Hold rating(s)	5 Buy rating(s)	0 Strong Buy rating(s)	2.42

Is A or MTD more profitable?

Mettler-Toledo International has a net margin of 22.17% 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	22.17%	-556.22%	26.27%

Does the media prefer A or MTD?

In the previous week, Mettler-Toledo International had 3 more articles in the media than Agilent Technologies. MarketBeat recorded 20 mentions for Mettler-Toledo International and 17 mentions for Agilent Technologies. Agilent Technologies' average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Mettler-Toledo International's score of 1.06 indicating that Agilent Technologies is being referred to more favorably in the media.

Company	Very Positive	Positive	Neutral	Negative	Very Negative	Overall Sentiment
Agilent Technologies	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	4 Neutral mention(s)	0 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive
Mettler-Toledo International	12 Very Positive mention(s)	0 Positive mention(s)	5 Neutral mention(s)	1 Negative mention(s)	0 Very Negative mention(s)	Positive

Which has stronger earnings and 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	5.15	$1.29B	$4.05	29.15
Mettler-Toledo International	$3.87B	6.31	$863.14M	$40.10	29.32

Do insiders and institutionals hold more shares of A or MTD?

95.1% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by institutional investors. 0.8% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are held by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that endowments, large money managers and hedge funds believe a stock will outperform the market over the long term.

Which has more risk & volatility, A or MTD?

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

Summary

Mettler-Toledo International beats Agilent Technologies on 9 of the 16 factors compared between the two stocks.