Rep. Julie Johnson Sells Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD) Shares

Posted by Geri Gentry on May 18th, 2025

Representative Julie Johnson (D-Texas) recently sold shares of Mettler-Toledo International Inc. (NYSE:MTD). In a filing disclosed on May 14th, the Representative disclosed that they had sold between $1,001 and $15,000 in Mettler-Toledo International stock on April 1st. The trade occurred in the Representative’s “MERRILL LYNCH TAX EFFICIENT CORE” account.

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Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Fidelity National Information Services (NYSE:FIS) on 4/22/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) on 4/15/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of United Parcel Service (NYSE:UPS) on 4/11/2025.
Purchased $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of 3M (NYSE:MMM) on 4/11/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of DT Midstream (NYSE:DTM) on 4/7/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Intuitive Surgical (NASDAQ:ISRG) on 4/7/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Howmet Aerospace (NYSE:HWM) on 4/7/2025.
Sold $1,001 – $15,000 in shares of Carlisle Companies (NYSE:CSL) on 4/7/2025.

Mettler-Toledo International Stock Performance

Mettler-Toledo International stock traded up $15.57 during midday trading on Friday, hitting $1,158.93. 148,650 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 146,543. Mettler-Toledo International Inc. has a 52-week low of $946.69 and a 52-week high of $1,546.93. The stock has a 50-day moving average price of $1,107.03 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $1,218.11. The company has a market cap of $24.09 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.59, a PEG ratio of 3.30 and a beta of 1.40.

Mettler-Toledo International (NYSE:MTD – Get Free Report) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, May 1st. The medical instruments supplier reported $8.19 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $7.90 by $0.29. Mettler-Toledo International had a negative return on equity of 591.54% and a net margin of 22.29%. The business had revenue of $883.74 million during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $876.61 million. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $8.89 earnings per share. The firm’s revenue was down 4.6% on a year-over-year basis. As a group, sell-side analysts expect that Mettler-Toledo International Inc. will post 42.71 earnings per share for the current year.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On Mettler-Toledo International

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently bought and sold shares of MTD. GAMMA Investing LLC raised its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 131,246.3% during the first quarter. GAMMA Investing LLC now owns 386,158 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $456,018,000 after acquiring an additional 385,864 shares during the period. Norges Bank bought a new stake in Mettler-Toledo International during the fourth quarter valued at about $372,954,000. Proficio Capital Partners LLC bought a new stake in Mettler-Toledo International during the fourth quarter valued at about $163,216,000. Alliancebernstein L.P. raised its holdings in Mettler-Toledo International by 21.6% during the first quarter. Alliancebernstein L.P. now owns 709,328 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock valued at $837,653,000 after acquiring an additional 126,147 shares during the period. Finally, T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. increased its holdings in shares of Mettler-Toledo International by 36.1% in the fourth quarter. T. Rowe Price Investment Management Inc. now owns 363,107 shares of the medical instruments supplier’s stock worth $444,327,000 after purchasing an additional 96,300 shares during the last quarter. 95.07% of the stock is owned by institutional investors.

Insider Transactions at Mettler-Toledo International

In other news, insider Christian Magloth sold 790 shares of Mettler-Toledo International stock in a transaction dated Monday, February 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $1,313.69, for a total value of $1,037,815.10. Following the sale, the insider now directly owns 734 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $964,248.46. The trade was a 51.84% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which can be accessed through this hyperlink. Insiders own 1.94% of the company’s stock.

Analyst Upgrades and Downgrades

Several brokerages have issued reports on MTD. Citigroup raised Mettler-Toledo International from a “neutral” rating to a “buy” rating and set a $1,400.00 price target for the company in a research note on Monday, April 7th. StockNews.com lowered Mettler-Toledo International from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Evercore ISI lifted their price target on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,450.00 to $1,475.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, February 10th. Robert W. Baird dropped their price target on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,369.00 to $1,034.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 22nd. Finally, Wells Fargo & Company boosted their target price on Mettler-Toledo International from $1,125.00 to $1,200.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research note on Monday, May 5th. Seven analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating and three have given a buy rating to the company. Based on data from MarketBeat, Mettler-Toledo International has an average rating of “Hold” and an average price target of $1,296.13.

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About Representative Johnson

Julie Johnson (Democratic Party) is a member of the U.S. House, representing Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She assumed office on January 3, 2025. Her current term ends on January 3, 2027.

Johnson (Democratic Party) ran for election to the U.S. House to represent Texas’ 32nd Congressional District. She won in the general election on November 5, 2024.

Julie Johnson earned a B.A. in history and government from the University of Texas at Austin in 1987 and a J.D. from the University of Houston Law Center in 1991. Johnson’s career experience includes working as an attorney.

About Mettler-Toledo International

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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.