Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC Has $1.75 Million Holdings in Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. $MTD

Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC increased its stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (NYSE:MTD) by 1.5% in the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 1,487 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock after purchasing an additional 22 shares during the period. Linden Thomas Advisory Services LLC’s holdings in Mettler-Toledo International were worth $1,747,000 as of its most recent SEC filing.

Other institutional investors have also made changes to their positions in the company. WPG Advisers LLC acquired a new stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International during the first quarter worth $41,000. Zions Bancorporation National Association UT acquired a new stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International during the first quarter worth $43,000. Golden State Wealth Management LLC grew its stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 583.3% during the first quarter. Golden State Wealth Management LLC now owns 41 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $48,000 after purchasing an additional 35 shares during the period. Sound Income Strategies LLC grew its stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 477.8% during the second quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 52 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $61,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the period. Finally, Caitong International Asset Management Co. Ltd acquired a new stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International during the second quarter worth $63,000. 95.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insider Buying and Selling

In related news, CFO Shawn Vadala sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Tuesday, August 19th. The stock was 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 in the company, valued at approximately $6,750,875. This represents a 5.56% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gerry Keller sold 165 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Thursday, August 14th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,308.64, for a total value of $215,925.60. Following the sale, the insider owned 94 shares in the company, valued at $123,012.16. The trade was a 63.71% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 1,827 shares of company stock worth $2,371,208. Corporate insiders own 1.94% of the company’s stock.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

MTD has been the subject of a number of analyst reports. Weiss Ratings reaffirmed a “hold (c)” rating on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a research note on Saturday. Robert W. Baird boosted their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,210.00 to $1,230.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, August 4th. Bank of America boosted their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,260.00 to $1,390.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Monday, September 22nd. JPMorgan Chase & Co. boosted their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,200.00 to $1,285.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 9th. Finally, Barclays boosted their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,325.00 to $1,350.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research note on Thursday, October 2nd. Five equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company. According to data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $1,336.50.

Mettler-Toledo International Price Performance

MTD stock opened at $1,435.51 on Friday. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.57 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.35, a P/E/G ratio of 4.31 and a beta of 1.37. The business has a 50-day moving average of $1,297.24 and a 200-day moving average of $1,208.34. Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $946.69 and a fifty-two week high of $1,454.68.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) last posted its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, July 31st. The medical instruments supplier reported $10.09 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $9.58 by $0.51. The company had revenue of $983.22 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $957.41 million. Mettler-Toledo International had a negative return on equity of 476.07% and a net margin of 21.46%.Mettler-Toledo International’s revenue for the quarter was up 3.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $9.65 earnings per share. Mettler-Toledo International has set its FY 2025 guidance at 42.100-42.600 EPS. Q3 2025 guidance at 10.550-10.750 EPS. Equities analysts expect that Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. will post 42.71 EPS for the current year.

Mettler-Toledo International Company Profile

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.