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MTDMettler-Toledo International, IHold5.2·$1144.40-0.86%
MTD · Why this verdict

Why Mettler-Toledo International, I (MTD) is rated HOLD

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VerdictHOLD
Overall score5.2/10
ConfidenceMEDIUM
MacroRISK_OFF

Per-dimension breakdown

Value

4.4/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
P/E4.7
P/S6.4
EV/EBITDA0.0
Fwd P/E5.7
PEG4.1
Analyst target5.0
  • Forward P/E: 22.5x
  • PEG: 2.42

Quality

7.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
ROA10.0
Gross margin7.8
Op margin9.3
Net margin10.0
Current ratio4.6
FCF quality5.4
Moat6.4
Piotroski F8.9
  • Strong margins: 21%
  • Earnings quality warning: 70% FCF/NI
  • Strong Piotroski F-Score: 8/9
  • High-quality business

Growth

3.8/10data confidence 67%
ComponentSub-score
Rev growth4.3
EPS growth3.3

Momentum

3.8/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
RSI3.5
MACD10.0
OBV1.0
MA position4.5
Volume0.0
  • Volume distribution (falling OBV)
  • Below 200-MA, MA slope flat

Sentiment

6.1/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
LLM sentiment4.0
Analyst rating7.1
Price target7.2

Insider

5.0/10data confidence 50%
ComponentSub-score
materiality5.0
holder change5.1
  • No net insider activity — $0 (0.000% of mkt cap)

Peer rank

5.5/10data confidence 80%
ComponentSub-score
value rank5.0
quality rank9.2
growth rank2.7
  • Best-in-class margins

Technical

3.7/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
bollinger3.3
support resistance2.9
52w position5.0

Risk (lower is worse)

5.6/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
short interest8.1
days to cover6.9
volatility4.6
put call5.6
implied vol5.4
max pain risk3.0
beta5.9
  • Above max pain $870

Catalyst

5.2/10data confidence 100%
ComponentSub-score
erm5.0
earnings history6.7
earnings timing5.0
surprise avg4.1
news activity5.0
  • Strong earnings: 3B/1M

How the verdict was assembled

Engine trigger

Maintain position. Not compelling to add more.

Engine technical detail
verdict_path: L4:PATH_F_HOLD
Passed (5)
  • INSIDER:OK
  • 8K:CLEAN
  • EARNINGS_PROXIMITY:52d clear
  • SEMI_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
  • MATERIALS_CYCLE_PEAK:CLEAR
Failed (3)
  • MOMENTUM:3.8<4.5
  • ASYMMETRY:0.1<1.5@spot
  • DEATH_CROSS:HARD_BLOCK
Warning (0)

none

Reward-to-Risk
0.06
Upside
+0.7%
Downside
10.8%
Sizing output
AVOID

SetupRECOVERY Death cross but MACD improving, RSI 65

EdgeTEMP_HEADWIND High quality (7.8) with weak momentum (3.8)

SuitabilityMODERATE Balanced profile

Investment implication

None of the engine's positive-conviction paths (C-quality, D-momentum) triggered — the F-path HOLD reflects balanced signals. Strongest-cleared gate: INSIDER:OK. Top dim: Quality at 7.8; weakest: Technical at 3.7. No conviction either direction.

The strongest dimensions are Quality at 7.8, Sentiment at 6.1, and Risk (lower is worse) at 5.6; the weakest are Technical at 3.7, Momentum at 3.8, and Growth at 3.8. The V9 engine flagged 3 failed gates, producing an asymmetric reward-to-risk of 0.06 and an engine sizing output of AVOID.

Engine reasoning is mechanically derived from pipeline gate outputs. See decision view.

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