SeekingAlpha · Oct 2, 2026
Mettler-Toledo International: Why The Valuation Is Problematic
Mettler-Toledo is a high-quality, mission-critical medtech/equipment provider with exceptional 29%+ operating margins. Learn why MTD stock is a hold.
NYSE · MTD
Mettler-Toledo International Inc.
Healthcare · Medical - Diagnostics & Research
$1,549.99
Up+$20.53 (+1.34%)
Updated Oct 10, 2026, 11:41 PM
SID Score
5.8/10
Composite research score
Smart Money
58/100
Neutral
- Market cap
- 29.05B
- P/E ratio
- 35.02
- Dividend yield
- 0.00%
- 52-week range
- $1,023.05 – $1,585.72
- Volume
- 180.65K
- Avg. volume
- 147.1K
Price performance · MTD
MTD price history
1M range · 21 trading sessions · Daily adjusted prices
Prices through Oct 9, 2026
MTD closed at $1,549.99 after 21 trading sessions, up 19.83% for the selected period.
- Last close
- $1,549.99
- Period change
- +19.83%
- Period low
- $1,285.75
- Period high
- $1,549.99
Daily close
View OHLC price history
| Date | Open | High | Low | Close | Volume |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 9, 2026 | $1,530.56 | $1,562.16 | $1,527.525 | $1,549.99 | 180.65K |
| Oct 8, 2026 | $1,521.56 | $1,536.54 | $1,500.90 | $1,529.46 | 264.56K |
| Oct 7, 2026 | $1,532.82 | $1,551.17 | $1,516.54 | $1,533.48 | 227.2K |
| Oct 6, 2026 | $1,560.00 | $1,585.72 | $1,512.52 | $1,533.07 | 196.05K |
| Oct 5, 2026 | $1,483.14 | $1,545.75 | $1,479.145 | $1,541.63 | 167.81K |
| Oct 2, 2026 | $1,491.84 | $1,501.90 | $1,480.15 | $1,486.19 | 129.33K |
| Oct 1, 2026 | $1,533.55 | $1,533.55 | $1,473.81 | $1,481.17 | 167.67K |
| Sep 30, 2026 | $1,535.12 | $1,554.83 | $1,510.38 | $1,510.95 | 153.92K |
| Sep 29, 2026 | $1,540.42 | $1,552.82 | $1,523.54 | $1,537.33 | 144.79K |
| Sep 28, 2026 | $1,488.97 | $1,545.45 | $1,485.02 | $1,545.26 | 186.45K |
| Sep 25, 2026 | $1,510.39 | $1,525.54 | $1,495.51 | $1,511.64 | 129.64K |
| Sep 24, 2026 | $1,484.91 | $1,541.015 | $1,478.19 | $1,519.15 | 260.92K |
| Sep 23, 2026 | $1,484.57 | $1,512.8799 | $1,482.20 | $1,492.34 | 238.57K |
| Sep 22, 2026 | $1,432.90 | $1,506.645 | $1,424.82 | $1,490.76 | 302.05K |
| Sep 21, 2026 | $1,402.66 | $1,436.09 | $1,396.11 | $1,430.44 | 168.94K |
| Sep 18, 2026 | $1,404.82 | $1,415.63 | $1,385.125 | $1,392.32 | 544.55K |
| Sep 17, 2026 | $1,401.12 | $1,423.42 | $1,380.44 | $1,410.44 | 288.01K |
| Sep 16, 2026 | $1,337.56 | $1,400.08 | $1,331.235 | $1,378.69 | 355.61K |
| Sep 15, 2026 | $1,293.46 | $1,335.84 | $1,284.7254 | $1,330.40 | 211.75K |
| Sep 14, 2026 | $1,302.88 | $1,306.14 | $1,274.51 | $1,285.75 | 206K |
| Sep 11, 2026 | $1,294.03 | $1,302.845 | $1,286.66 | $1,293.52 | 96.7K |
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Company profile
Mettler-Toledo supplies weighing and precision instruments to customers in the life sciences (around 55% of sales), industrial (around 40%), and food retail (around 5%) industries. Its products include laboratory and retail scales, pipettes, pH meters, thermal analysis equipment, titrators, metal detectors, and X-ray analyzers. Mettler leads the market for weighing instrumentation and controls more than 50% of the market for lab balances. The business is geographically diversified, with the Americas accounting for about 37% of sales, Europe about 28%, China about 16% and the rest of the world about 19%.
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- Consensus
- Hold
- Average target
- $1,443.75
- Implied upside
- —
- Analysts
- 18
| Date | Firm | Rating | Target |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 2026 | Barclays | Overweight | — |
| Sep 2, 2026 | Rothschild & Co | Sell | — |
| Sep 1, 2026 | RBC Capital | Sector Perform | — |
| Aug 4, 2026 | Morgan Stanley | Equal-Weight | — |
| Aug 3, 2026 | Evercore ISI Group | Outperform | — |
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Yahoo · Sep 27, 2026
Mettler Toledo International (MTD), Why Is It Getting Fresh Attention?
Mettler-Toledo International (MTD) is back in focus after fresh attention on its precision instruments business and diversified end markets, from pharmaceuticals to food manufacturing. Investors are reassessing the stock following this renewed spotlight. Recent trading has been lively for Mettler-Toledo International, with the share price climbing 20.08% over the past 90 days and 8.08% across the last month. The 1-year total shareholder return of 25.51% and 3-year total shareholder return of...
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