MTD vs. A, WAT, PKI, BRKR, ON, AME, ORAN, CRWD, CTSH, and VOD
Should you be buying Mettler-Toledo International stock or one of its competitors? The main competitors of Mettler-Toledo International include Agilent Technologies (A), Waters (WAT), PerkinElmer (PKI), Bruker (BRKR), onsemi (ON), AMETEK (AME), Orange (ORAN), CrowdStrike (CRWD), Cognizant Technology Solutions (CTSH), and Vodafone Group Public (VOD). These companies are all part of the "computer and technology" sector.
Mettler-Toledo International vs.
Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) and Agilent Technologies (NYSE:A) are both large-cap computer and technology companies, but which is the better business? We will compare the two businesses based on the strength of their analyst recommendations, dividends, valuation, risk, profitability, media sentiment, community ranking, institutional ownership and earnings.
Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.18, meaning that its stock price is 18% more volatile than the S&P 500. Comparatively, Agilent Technologies has a beta of 1.04, meaning that its stock price is 4% more volatile than the S&P 500.
Mettler-Toledo International has a net margin of 22.26% compared to Agilent Technologies' net margin of 19.09%. Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity of 10,609.85% beat Agilent Technologies' return on equity.
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.
Agilent Technologies received 483 more outperform votes than Mettler-Toledo International when rated by MarketBeat users. Likewise, 73.92% of users gave Agilent Technologies an outperform vote while only 58.74% of users gave Mettler-Toledo International an outperform vote.
Mettler-Toledo International presently has a consensus price target of $1,450.71, indicating a potential downside of 5.20%. Agilent Technologies has a consensus price target of $163.31, indicating a potential upside of 18.05%. Given Agilent Technologies' stronger consensus rating and higher possible upside, analysts clearly believe Agilent Technologies is more favorable than Mettler-Toledo International.
91.9% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are owned by institutional investors. 2.8% of Mettler-Toledo International shares are owned by company insiders. Strong institutional ownership is an indication that hedge funds, endowments and large money managers believe a company is poised for long-term growth.
In the previous week, Agilent Technologies had 17 more articles in the media than Mettler-Toledo International. MarketBeat recorded 26 mentions for Agilent Technologies and 9 mentions for Mettler-Toledo International. Mettler-Toledo International's average media sentiment score of 1.13 beat Agilent Technologies' score of 0.57 indicating that Mettler-Toledo International is being referred to more favorably in the media.
Summary
Mettler-Toledo International beats Agilent Technologies on 10 of the 18 factors compared between the two stocks.
New MarketBeat Followers Over Time
This chart shows the number of new MarketBeat users adding MTD and its top 5 competitors to their watchlist. Each company is represented with a line over a 90 day period.
Media Sentiment Over Time
This chart shows the average media sentiment of NYSE and its competitors over the past 90 days as caculated by MarketBeat. The averaged score is equivalent to the following: Very Negative Sentiment <= -1.5, Negative Sentiment > -1.5 and <= -0.5, Neutral Sentiment > -0.5 and < 0.5, Positive Sentiment >= 0.5 and < 1.5, and Very Positive Sentiment >= 1.5.
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