Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) Issues FY 2025 Earnings Guidance

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) issued an update on its FY 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday morning. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 42.050-42.250 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 41.990. The company issued revenue guidance of $3.9 billion-$3.9 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $4.0 billion. Mettler-Toledo International also updated its Q4 2025 guidance to 12.680-12.880 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MTD has been the subject of several recent analyst reports. JPMorgan Chase & Co. upped their target price on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,200.00 to $1,285.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Evercore ISI increased their price target on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,275.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a report on Tuesday, October 7th. Weiss Ratings restated a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Barclays upped their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,325.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the stock an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Finally, Bank of America raised their target price on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,260.00 to $1,390.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, September 22nd. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have given a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mettler-Toledo International presently has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $1,336.50.

Mettler-Toledo International Stock Performance

Shares of MTD traded down $5.96 during trading hours on Friday, hitting $1,433.66. The company had a trading volume of 84,560 shares, compared to its average volume of 165,199. Mettler-Toledo International has a 52-week low of $946.69 and a 52-week high of $1,454.68. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.53 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 36.26, a P/E/G ratio of 4.19 and a beta of 1.41. The firm has a fifty day moving average price of $1,317.78 and a 200-day moving average price of $1,231.98.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The medical instruments supplier reported $11.15 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.62 by $0.53. Mettler-Toledo International had a negative return on equity of 476.07% and a net margin of 21.46%.The business had revenue of $1.03 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $997.36 million. During the same period last year, the business posted $10.21 EPS. The company’s revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. Mettler-Toledo International has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 12.680-12.880 EPS. FY 2025 guidance at 42.050-42.250 EPS. Research analysts anticipate that Mettler-Toledo International will post 42.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Buying and Selling at Mettler-Toledo International

In other news, CFO Shawn Vadala sold 300 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,325.00, for a total transaction of $397,500.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer owned 5,095 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $6,750,875. This trade represents a 5.56% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available through this link. Also, insider Gerry Keller sold 165 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Thursday, August 14th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,308.64, for a total transaction of $215,925.60. Following the transaction, the insider directly owned 94 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $123,012.16. The trade was a 63.71% decrease in their ownership of the stock. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 1,527 shares of company stock worth $1,994,981. Company insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Hedge Funds Weigh In On Mettler-Toledo International

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of MTD. State of Wyoming bought a new position in Mettler-Toledo International in the second quarter worth approximately $58,000. Caxton Associates LLP purchased a new position in Mettler-Toledo International in the second quarter worth about $369,000. FORA Capital LLC bought a new stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International in the 2nd quarter worth about $351,000. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC lifted its stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 12.4% during the 2nd quarter. Tower Research Capital LLC TRC now owns 390 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $458,000 after acquiring an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Finally, MUFG Securities EMEA plc purchased a new stake in Mettler-Toledo International in the second quarter worth $72,000. 95.07% of the stock is currently owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Mettler-Toledo International

Mettler-Toledo International Inc manufactures and supplies precision instruments and services in the Americas, Europe, Asia, and internationally. It operates through five segments: U.S. Operations, Swiss Operations, Western European Operations, Chinese Operations, and Other. The company’s laboratory instruments include laboratory balances, liquid pipetting solutions, automated laboratory reactors, real-time analytics, titrators, pH meters, process analytics sensors and analyzer technologies, physical value analyzers, density and refractometry, thermal analysis systems, and other analytical instruments; and LabX, a laboratory software platform to manage and analyze data generated from its instruments.