Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) Rating Increased to Buy at Wall Street Zen

Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) from a hold rating to a buy rating in a report published on Saturday.

Other analysts have also issued research reports about the company. Morgan Stanley dropped their price target on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,550.00 to $1,475.00 and set an “equal weight” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, February 10th. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a research report on Monday, December 29th. The Goldman Sachs Group began coverage on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a research report on Tuesday, December 9th. They set a “neutral” rating and a $1,475.00 price target on the stock. Stifel Nicolaus increased their price target on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,450.00 to $1,600.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Monday, November 10th. Finally, Bank of America raised Mettler-Toledo International from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $1,600.00 price objective on the stock in a research report on Monday, December 15th. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $1,435.42.

Mettler-Toledo International Stock Up 0.3%

Shares of Mettler-Toledo International stock opened at $1,362.59 on Friday. The firm has a market cap of $27.70 billion, a PE ratio of 32.35, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.86 and a beta of 1.42. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $1,416.03 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,363.76. Mettler-Toledo International has a 12-month low of $946.69 and a 12-month high of $1,525.17.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, February 5th. The medical instruments supplier reported $13.36 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $12.76 by $0.60. Mettler-Toledo International had a net margin of 21.59% and a negative return on equity of 495.07%. The company had revenue of $1.13 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.10 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $12.41 earnings per share. Mettler-Toledo International’s revenue for the quarter was up 8.1% on a year-over-year basis. Mettler-Toledo International has set its Q1 2026 guidance at 8.600-8.750 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 46.050-46.700 EPS. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Mettler-Toledo International will post 42.71 earnings per share for the current fiscal year.

Insider Activity at Mettler-Toledo International

In other news, CFO Shawn Vadala sold 1,025 shares of Mettler-Toledo International stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,452.00, for a total value of $1,488,300.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief financial officer owned 5,288 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,678,176. The trade was a 16.24% decrease in their position. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through the SEC website. Also, insider La Guerroniere Marc De sold 6,055 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, November 25th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,488.18, for a total transaction of $9,010,929.90. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider owned 187 shares in the company, valued at approximately $278,289.66. The trade was a 97.00% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders sold a total of 9,116 shares of company stock valued at $13,473,111 in the last 90 days. Corporate insiders own 1.94% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Several large investors have recently bought and sold shares of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 1.3% during the third quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 2,591,173 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $3,180,950,000 after buying an additional 34,466 shares during the last quarter. Capital International Investors boosted its stake in Mettler-Toledo International by 12.7% during the 4th quarter. Capital International Investors now owns 969,067 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $1,351,064,000 after purchasing an additional 109,508 shares during the last quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp boosted its stake in Mettler-Toledo International by 71.3% during the 2nd quarter. Bank of New York Mellon Corp now owns 904,264 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $1,062,257,000 after purchasing an additional 376,419 shares during the last quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. increased its holdings in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 10.7% in the 3rd quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 793,927 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $974,633,000 after purchasing an additional 76,478 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Geode Capital Management LLC raised its stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 2.4% in the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 597,448 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $830,879,000 after purchasing an additional 14,106 shares during the last quarter. 95.07% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

About Mettler-Toledo International

Mettler-Toledo International Inc is a global manufacturer and distributor of precision instruments and services for laboratory, industrial and food retail applications. The company’s product portfolio includes laboratory balances and analytical instruments, industrial weighing systems, process analytics and sensors, metal detection and x-ray inspection equipment, checkweighers, and a range of automated inspection and data-management solutions. Mettler-Toledo also provides software, calibration and lifecycle services intended to support compliance, quality control and operational efficiency across customer facilities.

The company serves a broad set of end markets including pharmaceutical and biotech laboratories, chemical and food processors, logistics and manufacturing operations, and retail environments where accurate weighing and inspection are critical.