Equities Analysts Issue Forecasts for Mettler-Toledo International Inc.’s Q1 2026 Earnings (NYSE:MTD)

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) – Analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q1 2026 earnings per share estimates for shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a research note issued to investors on Friday, July 26th. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now anticipates that the medical instruments supplier will earn $10.97 per share for the quarter, down from their prior estimate of $10.99. The consensus estimate for Mettler-Toledo International’s current full-year earnings is $40.13 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for Mettler-Toledo International’s FY2026 earnings at $50.18 EPS.

A number of other analysts also recently weighed in on MTD. Robert W. Baird upped their target price on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,212.00 to $1,360.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a research report on Monday, May 13th. The Goldman Sachs Group raised their target price on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,150.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the company a “neutral” rating in a research note on Tuesday, July 9th. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated an “underperform” rating and set a $1,250.00 target price (up from $1,230.00) on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a report on Monday, June 3rd. StockNews.com upgraded Mettler-Toledo International from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 11th. Finally, Citigroup lifted their price objective on Mettler-Toledo International from $975.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company a “sell” rating in a research note on Monday, May 13th. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $1,301.25.

Mettler-Toledo International Stock Performance

Mettler-Toledo International stock opened at $1,509.56 on Monday. Mettler-Toledo International has a fifty-two week low of $928.49 and a fifty-two week high of $1,535.86. The stock’s 50 day simple moving average is $1,413.83 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $1,322.32. The stock has a market cap of $32.24 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.33, a PEG ratio of 3.89 and a beta of 1.17.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) last posted its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, May 9th. The medical instruments supplier reported $8.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.61 by $1.28. Mettler-Toledo International had a net margin of 20.55% and a negative return on equity of 662.32%. The business had revenue of $925.95 million during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $879.72 million. During the same period in the previous year, the firm posted $8.69 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was down .3% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Trading of Mettler-Toledo International

A number of hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the stock. MV Capital Management Inc. raised its position in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 162.5% in the 4th quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. now owns 21 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $25,000 after acquiring an additional 13 shares in the last quarter. Rise Advisors LLC bought a new position in Mettler-Toledo International in the first quarter worth about $25,000. Family Firm Inc. purchased a new stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Spartan Planning & Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International in the 4th quarter valued at about $27,000. Finally, Bellevue Group AG bought a new stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International in the 4th quarter valued at about $30,000. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 95.07% of the company’s stock.

Insider Activity

In other news, CFO Shawn Vadala sold 300 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Monday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,457.07, for a total value of $437,121.00. Following the sale, the chief financial officer now directly owns 4,914 shares in the company, valued at $7,160,041.98. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this link. In other Mettler-Toledo International news, CFO Shawn Vadala sold 300 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction dated Monday, May 13th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,457.07, for a total value of $437,121.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now directly owns 4,914 shares in the company, valued at approximately $7,160,041.98. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Gerry Keller sold 310 shares of Mettler-Toledo International stock in a transaction that occurred on Wednesday, May 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,511.56, for a total transaction of $468,583.60. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 6 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $9,069.36. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Over the last quarter, insiders have sold 3,278 shares of company stock valued at $4,871,849. 1.94% of the stock is currently owned by company insiders.

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.Its industrial instruments comprise industrial weighing instruments and related terminals, automatic dimensional measurement and data capture solutions, vehicle scale systems, industrial software, metal detection equipment, x-ray systems, check weighing equipment, camera-based imaging equipment, track-and-trace solutions, and product inspection systems.