MTD Quote, Financials, Valuation and Earnings

Quest Diagnostics has a net margin of 24.14% compared to Mettler-Toledo International's net margin of 8.47%. Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity of -- beat Quest Diagnostics's return on equity of 12.99%.

Mettler-Toledo International has a consensus price target of $1,360.80, signalling upside risk potential of 30.61%. On the other hand Quest Diagnostics has an analysts' consensus of $178.80 which suggests that it could grow by 9.03%. Given that Mettler-Toledo International has higher upside potential than Quest Diagnostics, analysts believe Mettler-Toledo International is more attractive than Quest Diagnostics.

Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.281, which suggesting that the stock is 28.096% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Quest Diagnostics has a beta of 0.781, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 21.91%.

Mettler-Toledo International has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Quest Diagnostics offers a yield of 1.86% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.80 per share. Mettler-Toledo International pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Quest Diagnostics pays out 38% of its earnings as a dividend. Quest Diagnostics's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Mettler-Toledo International quarterly revenues are $1B, which are smaller than Quest Diagnostics quarterly revenues of $2.6B. Mettler-Toledo International's net income of $252.3M is higher than Quest Diagnostics's net income of $222M. Notably, Mettler-Toledo International's price-to-earnings ratio is 25.71x while Quest Diagnostics's PE ratio is 21.33x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Mettler-Toledo International is 5.74x versus 1.88x for Quest Diagnostics. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Danaher has a net margin of 24.14% compared to Mettler-Toledo International's net margin of 16.61%. Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity of -- beat Danaher's return on equity of 7.57%.

Mettler-Toledo International has a consensus price target of $1,360.80, signalling upside risk potential of 30.61%. On the other hand Danaher has an analysts' consensus of $259.06 which suggests that it could grow by 37.27%. Given that Danaher has higher upside potential than Mettler-Toledo International, analysts believe Danaher is more attractive than Mettler-Toledo International.

Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.281, which suggesting that the stock is 28.096% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Danaher has a beta of 0.866, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 13.413%.

Mettler-Toledo International has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Danaher offers a yield of 0.6% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.32 per share. Mettler-Toledo International pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Danaher pays out 19.7% of its earnings as a dividend. Danaher's payout ratio is sufficient to cover dividend payouts with earnings for the foreseeable future.

Mettler-Toledo International quarterly revenues are $1B, which are smaller than Danaher quarterly revenues of $6.5B. Mettler-Toledo International's net income of $252.3M is lower than Danaher's net income of $1.1B. Notably, Mettler-Toledo International's price-to-earnings ratio is 25.71x while Danaher's PE ratio is 35.74x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Mettler-Toledo International is 5.74x versus 5.83x for Danaher. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Star Equity Holdings has a net margin of 24.14% compared to Mettler-Toledo International's net margin of -14.37%. Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity of -- beat Star Equity Holdings's return on equity of -17.45%.

Mettler-Toledo International has a consensus price target of $1,360.80, signalling upside risk potential of 30.61%. On the other hand Star Equity Holdings has an analysts' consensus of $10.00 which suggests that it could grow by 400%. Given that Star Equity Holdings has higher upside potential than Mettler-Toledo International, analysts believe Star Equity Holdings is more attractive than Mettler-Toledo International.

Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.281, which suggesting that the stock is 28.096% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Star Equity Holdings has a beta of 0.668, suggesting its less volatile than the S&P 500 by 33.205%.

Mettler-Toledo International has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Star Equity Holdings offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Mettler-Toledo International pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Star Equity Holdings pays out -19.54% of its earnings as a dividend.

Mettler-Toledo International quarterly revenues are $1B, which are larger than Star Equity Holdings quarterly revenues of $17.1M. Mettler-Toledo International's net income of $252.3M is higher than Star Equity Holdings's net income of -$2.5M. Notably, Mettler-Toledo International's price-to-earnings ratio is 25.71x while Star Equity Holdings's PE ratio is 0.75x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Mettler-Toledo International is 5.74x versus 0.12x for Star Equity Holdings. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.

Waters has a net margin of 24.14% compared to Mettler-Toledo International's net margin of 26.52%. Mettler-Toledo International's return on equity of -- beat Waters's return on equity of 43.99%.

Mettler-Toledo International has a consensus price target of $1,360.80, signalling upside risk potential of 30.61%. On the other hand Waters has an analysts' consensus of $397.69 which suggests that it could grow by 22.28%. Given that Mettler-Toledo International has higher upside potential than Waters, analysts believe Mettler-Toledo International is more attractive than Waters.

Mettler-Toledo International has a beta of 1.281, which suggesting that the stock is 28.096% more volatile than S&P 500. In comparison Waters has a beta of 1.036, suggesting its more volatile than the S&P 500 by 3.583%.

Mettler-Toledo International has a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share corresponding to a yield of 0%. Waters offers a yield of 0% to investors and pays a quarterly dividend of $0.00 per share. Mettler-Toledo International pays -- of its earnings as a dividend. Waters pays out -- of its earnings as a dividend.

Mettler-Toledo International quarterly revenues are $1B, which are larger than Waters quarterly revenues of $872.7M. Mettler-Toledo International's net income of $252.3M is higher than Waters's net income of $231.4M. Notably, Mettler-Toledo International's price-to-earnings ratio is 25.71x while Waters's PE ratio is 30.37x. Generally a lower price-to-earnings ratio signals a stock is trading at a lower multiple of earnings and is a better value. Another key metric is the price-to-sales ratio, which for Mettler-Toledo International is 5.74x versus 6.55x for Waters. Usually stocks with elevated PS ratios are considered overvalued.