Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA Sells 14,738 Shares of Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. $MTD

Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA lowered its position in Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. (NYSE:MTD) by 7.5% during the 3rd quarter, according to the company in its most recent Form 13F filing with the SEC. The firm owned 181,867 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock after selling 14,738 shares during the quarter. Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA owned about 0.88% of Mettler-Toledo International worth $223,262,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

Other institutional investors and hedge funds also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Versant Capital Management Inc increased its stake in Mettler-Toledo International by 42.1% in the 3rd quarter. Versant Capital Management Inc now owns 27 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $33,000 after acquiring an additional 8 shares during the last quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. grew its holdings in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 2,700.0% during the third quarter. SJS Investment Consulting Inc. now owns 28 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $34,000 after purchasing an additional 27 shares in the last quarter. Salomon & Ludwin LLC bought a new position in shares of Mettler-Toledo International in the third quarter worth approximately $43,000. NewSquare Capital LLC raised its stake in Mettler-Toledo International by 94.4% in the second quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 35 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $41,000 after purchasing an additional 17 shares in the last quarter. Finally, MV Capital Management Inc. raised its stake in Mettler-Toledo International by 50.0% in the second quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. now owns 36 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $42,000 after purchasing an additional 12 shares in the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other Mettler-Toledo International news, CEO Patrick Kaltenbach sold 2,000 shares of the stock in a transaction on Wednesday, November 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,462.50, for a total transaction of $2,925,000.00. Following the completion of the sale, the chief executive officer owned 3,670 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $5,367,375. This represents a 35.27% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is available at the SEC website. Also, Director Elisha W. Finney sold 474 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, November 10th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,433.57, for a total transaction of $679,512.18. Following the completion of the transaction, the director owned 311 shares in the company, valued at $445,840.27. The trade was a 60.38% decrease in their position. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 19,565 shares of company stock valued at $28,683,737. Corporate insiders own 0.77% of the company’s stock.

Mettler-Toledo International Trading Down 2.6%

Shares of NYSE:MTD opened at $1,457.91 on Tuesday. The stock has a market capitalization of $29.79 billion, a P/E ratio of 36.36, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.34 and a beta of 1.41. The stock’s 50-day moving average price is $1,433.32 and its 200-day moving average price is $1,341.19. Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. has a 12-month low of $946.69 and a 12-month high of $1,525.17.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) last issued its earnings results on Thursday, November 6th. The medical instruments supplier reported $11.15 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $10.62 by $0.53. Mettler-Toledo International had a negative return on equity of 426.96% and a net margin of 21.20%.The company had revenue of $1.03 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $997.36 million. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $10.21 EPS. Mettler-Toledo International’s quarterly 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 and its FY 2025 guidance at 42.050-42.250 EPS. As a group, research analysts predict that Mettler-Toledo International, Inc. will post 42.71 EPS for the current year.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

A number of brokerages have recently commented on MTD. 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 report on Monday, November 10th. 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. Wells Fargo & Company lifted their price target on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,400.00 to $1,450.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, December 15th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “hold (c+)” rating on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a report on Monday, December 29th. Finally, Wall Street Zen raised Mettler-Toledo International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Monday. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a Buy rating and seven have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat, the company currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $1,441.67.

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.