Brokers Offer Predictions for Mettler-Toledo International Inc.’s Q2 2026 Earnings (NYSE:MTD)

Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) – Research analysts at Zacks Research lowered their Q2 2026 earnings per share (EPS) estimates for Mettler-Toledo International in a note issued to investors on Wednesday, July 31st. Zacks Research analyst R. Department now expects that the medical instruments supplier will post earnings per share of $12.25 for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $12.31. The consensus estimate for Mettler-Toledo International’s current full-year earnings is $40.13 per share.

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

A number of other brokerages also recently weighed in on MTD. Jefferies Financial Group reiterated an “underperform” rating and issued a $1,250.00 target price (up from $1,230.00) on shares of Mettler-Toledo International in a report on Monday, June 3rd. The Goldman Sachs Group lifted their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,150.00 to $1,300.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Tuesday, July 9th. Citigroup lifted their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $975.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the stock a “sell” rating in a report on Monday, May 13th. Stifel Nicolaus lifted their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,270.00 to $1,510.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a report on Monday, May 13th. Finally, Robert W. Baird lifted their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,212.00 to $1,360.00 and gave the stock a “neutral” rating in a report on Monday, May 13th. Two investment analysts have rated the stock with a sell rating, four have assigned a hold rating and three have assigned a buy rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock currently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $1,301.25.

Mettler-Toledo International Price Performance

Shares of MTD opened at $1,521.17 on Thursday. Mettler-Toledo International has a 1 year low of $928.49 and a 1 year high of $1,545.88. The company has a market capitalization of $32.49 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 42.66, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 4.05 and a beta of 1.17. The business has a 50-day moving average of $1,414.21 and a 200-day moving average of $1,323.71.

Institutional Trading of Mettler-Toledo International

Hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of the business. MV Capital Management Inc. lifted its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 162.5% during the fourth 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 during the period. Rise Advisors LLC bought a new stake in Mettler-Toledo International during the first quarter worth $25,000. Family Firm Inc. bought a new stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International in the second quarter valued at $25,000. Spartan Planning & Wealth Management bought a new stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International in the fourth quarter valued at $27,000. Finally, Bellevue Group AG bought a new stake in shares of Mettler-Toledo International in the fourth quarter valued at $30,000. 95.07% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

Insider Activity at Mettler-Toledo International

In related news, CFO Shawn Vadala sold 300 shares of Mettler-Toledo International 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 transaction of $437,121.00. Following the transaction, the chief financial officer now owns 4,914 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $7,160,041.98. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which can be accessed through this link. In related news, insider Christian Magloth sold 1,100 shares of Mettler-Toledo International stock in a transaction on Monday, May 13th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,470.97, for a total transaction of $1,618,067.00. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 734 shares in the company, valued at $1,079,691.98. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is accessible through this hyperlink. Also, CFO Shawn Vadala sold 300 shares of Mettler-Toledo International stock in a transaction 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 owns 4,914 shares in the company, valued at $7,160,041.98. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Insiders have sold a total of 3,278 shares of company stock valued at $4,871,849 over the last 90 days. 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.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.