Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) Releases Q1 2025 Earnings Guidance

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) updated its first quarter 2025 earnings guidance on Thursday. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 7.750-7.950 for the period, compared to the consensus estimate of 7.820. The company issued revenue guidance of $888.9 million-$898.2 million, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $896.6 million. Mettler-Toledo International also updated its FY 2025 guidance to 42.350-43.000 EPS.

Wall Street Analyst Weigh In

Several research analysts have issued reports on MTD shares. Robert W. Baird dropped their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,375.00 to $1,310.00 and set a “neutral” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Citigroup upgraded shares of Mettler-Toledo International from a “sell” rating to a “neutral” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $1,200.00 to $1,300.00 in a research report on Wednesday, December 11th. Wells Fargo & Company decreased their price objective on shares of Mettler-Toledo International from $1,400.00 to $1,350.00 and set an “equal weight” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 11th. Evercore ISI upgraded Mettler-Toledo International from an “in-line” rating to an “outperform” rating and increased their price target for the stock from $1,375.00 to $1,450.00 in a research note on Thursday, January 2nd. Finally, Stifel Nicolaus lowered their price objective on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,550.00 to $1,450.00 and set a “buy” rating on the stock in a research report on Monday, November 11th. One investment analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, six have given a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the stock presently has an average rating of “Hold” and a consensus price target of $1,351.25.

Mettler-Toledo International Stock Performance

Shares of MTD traded down $6.78 during mid-day trading on Thursday, hitting $1,356.78. 142,553 shares of the stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 118,636. The firm has a 50-day moving average of $1,273.86 and a two-hundred day moving average of $1,343.14. Mettler-Toledo International has a 52-week low of $1,133.46 and a 52-week high of $1,546.93. The company has a market cap of $28.63 billion, a PE ratio of 36.58, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.83 and a beta of 1.13.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, February 6th. The medical instruments supplier reported $12.41 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $11.76 by $0.65. Mettler-Toledo International had a net margin of 21.15% and a negative return on equity of 531.78%. On average, sell-side analysts predict that Mettler-Toledo International will post 40.42 EPS for the current year.

Insider Activity

In other Mettler-Toledo International news, Director Elisha W. Finney sold 76 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, November 11th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,311.75, for a total value of $99,693.00. Following the sale, the director now owns 240 shares in the company, valued at $314,820. This trade represents a 24.05 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The transaction was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, insider Gerry Keller sold 140 shares of the business’s stock in a transaction on Tuesday, December 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $1,254.09, for a total transaction of $175,572.60. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 6 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,524.54. This represents a 95.89 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 1.94% of the company’s stock.

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.