Agilent Technologies vs Mettler Toledo International
A and MTD side by side, both in laboratory apparatus and analytical, optical, measuring, and controlling instruments. Figures are trailing twelve months unless noted, from SEC filings and end-of-day prices.
How A and MTD compare
Agilent Technologies is the larger company, worth 1.4 times as much as Mettler Toledo International ($49.9B against $35.0B).
On earnings, Agilent Technologies is cheaper: it trades at 34.9× trailing earnings, against 37.9× for Mettler Toledo International.
Agilent Technologies grew revenue faster over the last twelve months (8.6% versus 6.5% for Mettler Toledo International).
Mettler Toledo International keeps more of each dollar of sales as profit, with a net margin of 22.2% compared with 19.5% at Agilent Technologies.
Agilent Technologies pays a dividend yielding 0.58%; Mettler Toledo International does not pay one.
Agilent Technologies scores higher on the StockData Score (21 against 9 for Mettler Toledo International), which adds up 30 checks on valuation, growth, past performance, financial health and dividends.
Key numbers
A dot marks the better figure where higher or lower is clearly better.
| Metric | A | MTD |
|---|---|---|
| Size and price | ||
| Market cap | $49.9B | $35.0B |
| Share price | $176.95 | $1749.01 |
| Change, 1 year | 20.9% | 22.1% |
| Change, 5 years | 7.7% | 12.7% |
| Beta (5Y) | 1.03 | 1.15 |
| Employees | 18K | 17K |
| StockData Score | ||
| Total score | 21 (better) | 9 |
| Valuation score | 1 (better) | 0 |
| Growth score | 4 (better) | 3 |
| Performance score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Health score | 6 (better) | 3 |
| Dividend score | 4 (better) | 0 |
| Valuation | ||
| P/E | 34.9× (better) | 37.9× |
| P/S | 6.8× (better) | 8.3× |
| P/B | 6.8× (better) | 451× |
| EV/EBITDA | 25.4× | – |
| P/FCF | 39.4× (better) | 40.3× |
| PEG | 11.56 (better) | 12.37 |
| FCF yield | 2.5% (better) | 2.5% |
| Fair value | $144.17 | – |
| Margin of safety | −22.7% | – |
| Growth | ||
| Revenue growth (TTM) | 8.6% (better) | 6.5% |
| Revenue growth, 5Y average | 5.4% | 5.5% (better) |
| Net income growth (TTM) | 18.0% (better) | 11.8% |
| EPS growth (TTM) | 18.7% (better) | 15.1% |
| EPS growth, 5Y average | 14.7% (better) | 11.0% |
| Profitability | ||
| Gross margin | 53.8% | 60.4% (better) |
| Operating margin | 22.2% | – |
| Net margin | 19.5% | 22.2% (better) |
| FCF margin | 17.2% | 20.7% (better) |
| Return on equity | 21.0% | – |
| Return on invested capital | 26.4% | – |
| Financial health | ||
| Debt / equity | 0.04 (better) | 26.06 |
| Net debt / EBITDA | −0.76 | – |
| Interest coverage | 15.5× | – |
| Current ratio | 2.05 (better) | 1.10 |
| Altman Z-score | 5.85 | 10.73 (better) |
| Piotroski F-score | 5 | 7 (better) |
| Dividends and buybacks | ||
| Dividend yield | 0.58% | – |
| Payout ratio | 19.9% | – |
| Years of dividend growth | 10 | – |
| Dividend growth, 5Y average | 6.6% | – |
| Buyback yield | 0.76% | 2.2% (better) |
| Shareholder yield | 1.3% | 2.2% (better) |
| Ownership | ||
| Held by institutions | 92.8% | 102% |
| Held by insiders | 0.29% | 0.37% |
| Insider net buying, 12 months | −$702K (better) | −$8.0M |
| Superinvestors holding | 3 (better) | 1 |
| Short interest, % of float | 1.7% | 3.1% |
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