Mettler-Toledo International Inc.

NYSE:MTD Stock Report

Market Cap: US$26.8b

Mettler-Toledo International Valuation

Is MTD undervalued compared to its fair value, analyst forecasts and its price relative to the market?

Valuation Score

1/6

Valuation Score 1/6

  • Below Fair Value

  • Significantly Below Fair Value

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Peers

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Industry

  • Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio

  • Analyst Forecast

Share Price vs Fair Value

What is the Fair Price of MTD when looking at its future cash flows? For this estimate we use a Discounted Cash Flow model.

Below Fair Value: MTD ($1290.42) is trading above our estimate of fair value ($1023.27)

Significantly Below Fair Value: MTD is trading above our estimate of fair value.


Key Valuation Metric

Which metric is best to use when looking at relative valuation for MTD?

Other financial metrics that can be useful for relative valuation.

MTD key valuation metrics and ratios. From Price to Earnings, Price to Sales and Price to Book to Price to Earnings Growth Ratio, Enterprise Value and EBITDA.
Key Statistics
Enterprise Value/Revenue7.6x
Enterprise Value/EBITDA24.9x
PEG Ratio4.5x

Price to Earnings Ratio vs Peers

How does MTD's PE Ratio compare to its peers?

The above table shows the PE ratio for MTD vs its peers. Here we also display the market cap and forecasted growth for additional consideration.
CompanyForward PEEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Peer Average36.3x
WST West Pharmaceutical Services
46.8x10.7%US$26.7b
WAT Waters
33.1x7.9%US$19.2b
A Agilent Technologies
34.4x9.0%US$41.8b
IQV IQVIA Holdings
30.8x13.0%US$41.5b
MTD Mettler-Toledo International
35x7.7%US$26.8b

Price-To-Earnings vs Peers: MTD is good value based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the peer average (36.3x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Industry

How does MTD's PE Ratio compare vs other companies in the US Life Sciences Industry?

0 CompaniesPrice / EarningsEstimated GrowthMarket Cap
Industry Avg.n/a16.6%
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No. of CompaniesPE048121620

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Price-To-Earnings vs Industry: MTD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the Global Life Sciences industry average (32x).


Price to Earnings Ratio vs Fair Ratio

What is MTD's PE Ratio compared to its Fair PE Ratio? This is the expected PE Ratio taking into account the company's forecast earnings growth, profit margins and other risk factors.

MTD PE Ratio vs Fair Ratio.
Fair Ratio
Current PE Ratio35x
Fair PE Ratio23.1x

Price-To-Earnings vs Fair Ratio: MTD is expensive based on its Price-To-Earnings Ratio (35x) compared to the estimated Fair Price-To-Earnings Ratio (23.1x).


Analyst Price Targets

What is the analyst 12-month forecast and do we have any statistical confidence in the consensus price target?

The above table shows the analyst MTD forecast and predictions for the stock price in 12 month’s time.
DateShare PriceAverage 1Y Price TargetDispersionHighLow1Y Actual priceAnalysts
CurrentUS$1,290.42
US$1,177.70
-8.7%
12.6%US$1,360.00US$880.00n/a10
May ’25US$1,249.75
US$1,188.73
-4.9%
12.3%US$1,360.00US$880.00n/a11
Apr ’25US$1,341.20
US$1,177.82
-12.2%
12.0%US$1,360.00US$880.00n/a11
Mar ’25US$1,267.98
US$1,177.82
-7.1%
12.0%US$1,360.00US$880.00n/a11
Feb ’25US$1,224.00
US$1,148.04
-6.2%
14.2%US$1,491.40US$880.00n/a11
Jan ’25US$1,212.96
US$1,121.20
-7.6%
14.8%US$1,491.40US$880.00n/a12
Dec ’24US$1,104.47
US$1,114.00
+0.9%
13.6%US$1,450.00US$880.00n/a12
Nov ’24US$969.48
US$1,243.00
+28.2%
16.1%US$1,521.00US$880.00n/a12
Oct ’24US$1,108.07
US$1,323.50
+19.4%
12.5%US$1,521.00US$880.00n/a12
Sep ’24US$1,222.50
US$1,323.50
+8.3%
12.5%US$1,521.00US$880.00n/a12
Aug ’24US$1,284.43
US$1,323.50
+3.0%
12.5%US$1,521.00US$880.00n/a12
Jul ’24US$1,311.64
US$1,449.67
+10.5%
13.1%US$1,660.00US$880.00n/a12
Jun ’24US$1,329.32
US$1,449.67
+9.1%
13.1%US$1,660.00US$880.00n/a12
May ’24US$1,519.30
US$1,498.83
-1.3%
14.9%US$1,700.00US$830.00US$1,249.7512
Apr ’24US$1,530.21
US$1,484.83
-3.0%
14.5%US$1,700.00US$830.00US$1,341.2012
Mar ’24US$1,417.97
US$1,484.83
+4.7%
14.5%US$1,700.00US$830.00US$1,267.9812
Feb ’24US$1,560.54
US$1,394.25
-10.7%
15.5%US$1,700.00US$830.00US$1,224.0012
Jan ’24US$1,445.45
US$1,318.00
-8.8%
12.7%US$1,500.00US$830.00US$1,212.9612
Dec ’23US$1,490.33
US$1,279.18
-14.2%
13.7%US$1,500.00US$830.00US$1,104.4711
Nov ’23US$1,280.84
US$1,279.82
-0.08%
14.2%US$1,500.00US$830.00US$969.4811
Oct ’23US$1,084.12
US$1,288.45
+18.8%
13.8%US$1,500.00US$830.00US$1,108.0711
Sep ’23US$1,208.33
US$1,283.00
+6.2%
15.0%US$1,500.00US$770.00US$1,222.5011
Aug ’23US$1,350.83
US$1,283.00
-5.0%
15.0%US$1,500.00US$770.00US$1,284.4311
Jul ’23US$1,161.85
US$1,297.90
+11.7%
15.1%US$1,500.00US$770.00US$1,311.6410
Jun ’23US$1,263.40
US$1,297.90
+2.7%
15.1%US$1,500.00US$770.00US$1,329.3210
May ’23US$1,277.53
US$1,388.00
+8.6%
18.4%US$1,650.00US$770.00US$1,519.3010

Analyst Forecast: Target price is lower than the current share price.


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