Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund Has $2.92 Million Position in Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. $MTD

Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund boosted its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (NYSE:MTD) by 30.9% during the third quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The firm owned 2,378 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock after acquiring an additional 562 shares during the quarter. Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund’s holdings in Mettler-Toledo International were worth $2,919,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other hedge funds and other institutional investors have also recently added to or reduced their stakes in MTD. Corient Private Wealth LLC increased its holdings in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 91.8% during the second quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 140,267 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $164,775,000 after buying an additional 67,149 shares in the last quarter. Stance Capital LLC acquired a new stake in Mettler-Toledo International during the 2nd quarter valued at $2,012,000. Sound Income Strategies LLC raised its position in Mettler-Toledo International by 477.8% in the 2nd quarter. Sound Income Strategies LLC now owns 52 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $61,000 after purchasing an additional 43 shares during the last quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC raised its position in Mettler-Toledo International by 12.3% in the 2nd quarter. Acadian Asset Management LLC now owns 2,823 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $3,312,000 after purchasing an additional 310 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Voya Investment Management LLC boosted its stake in Mettler-Toledo International by 15.4% in the third quarter. Voya Investment Management LLC now owns 81,086 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $99,545,000 after purchasing an additional 10,841 shares in the last quarter. Institutional investors own 95.07% of the company’s stock.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other Mettler-Toledo International news, insider Gerry Keller sold 236 shares of the stock in a transaction dated Friday, November 21st. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,418.58, for a total value of $334,784.88. Following the transaction, the insider owned 159 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $225,554.22. This represents a 59.75% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through the SEC website. Also, Director Elisha W. Finney sold 474 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,433.57, for a total value of $679,512.18. Following the transaction, the director owned 311 shares in the company, valued at approximately $445,840.27. This trade represents a 60.38% decrease in their position. The disclosure for this sale is available in the SEC filing. Insiders have sold a total of 19,565 shares of company stock valued at $28,683,737 in the last ninety days. 0.77% of the stock is currently owned by insiders.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

A number of analysts have recently weighed in on the company. Barclays lowered their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,600.00 to $1,550.00 and set an “overweight” rating for the company in a research note on Monday, December 15th. The Goldman Sachs Group initiated coverage on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a research note on Tuesday, December 9th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $1,475.00 target price for the company. Evercore ISI upped their target price on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,275.00 to $1,400.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Tuesday, October 7th. Bank of America raised shares of Mettler-Toledo International from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $1,600.00 price target for the company in a report on Monday, December 15th. Finally, Citigroup boosted their price objective on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,600.00 to $1,700.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, November 10th. Six equities research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have issued a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $1,441.67.

Mettler-Toledo International Price Performance

MTD opened at $1,485.42 on Monday. The firm has a 50 day simple moving average of $1,427.52 and a 200 day simple moving average of $1,329.24. Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. has a fifty-two week low of $946.69 and a fifty-two week high of $1,525.17. The company has a market cap of $30.35 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 37.04, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.42 and a beta of 1.41.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) last released its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The medical instruments supplier reported $11.15 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts’ consensus estimates of $10.62 by $0.53. The firm had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $997.36 million. Mettler-Toledo International had a net margin of 21.20% and a negative return on equity of 426.96%. The business’s quarterly revenue was up 7.9% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the previous year, the business earned $10.21 EPS. Mettler-Toledo International has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 12.680-12.880 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 42.050-42.250 EPS. As a group, 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 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.