MTD Insider Trading
METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/ | Laboratory Analytical Instruments
Comprehensive Trading Performance Summary
The investment history of corporate insiders at METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/ provides a unique lens into the internal conviction of the company's leadership. By analyzing SEC Form 4 filings, investors can track how directors and officers are allocating their own capital. High-conviction buying often signals that management believes the current market price significantly undervalues future growth prospects, while strategic selling might occur for personal liquidity or portfolio diversification. Monitoring these shifts in ownership is essential for understanding the alignment between management and shareholders in the Laboratory Analytical Instruments sector.
Transactions on Chart
Open Full Chart| Filing Date | Trade Date | Reporting Person | Relationship | Type | Price | Qty | Total, $ | Owned After | Change, % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-02-14 17:42 | 2019-02-12 | Chu Wah-Hui | Director | OPT+S | $666.00 | 384 | $255,744 | 2,854 | 0.0% |
| 2019-02-13 23:47 | 2019-02-11 | SPOERRY ROBERT F | Director | OPT+S | $665.14 | 23,175 | $15,414,659 | 325,651 | 0.0% |
| 2019-02-13 19:27 | 2019-02-11 | FILLIOL OLIVER A | Director, Officer - President and CEO | OPT+S | $664.37 | 34,000 | $22,588,645 | 16,279 | 0.0% |
| 2019-02-13 19:13 | 2019-02-11 | Keller Gerry | Officer - Head of Process Analytics | SELL | $664.50 | 250 | $166,125 | 404 | -38.2% |
| 2018-12-06 21:50 | 2018-12-03 | de la Guerroniere Marc | Officer - Head of Eur & NA Market Orgs. | OPT+S | $642.79 | 6,245 | $4,014,220 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-12-06 16:42 | 2018-12-03 | MAERKI HANS ULRICH | Director | OPT+S | $650.00 | 2,600 | $1,690,000 | 6,887 | 0.0% |
| 2018-12-03 22:50 | 2018-11-29 | de la Guerroniere Marc | Officer - Head of Eur & NA Market Orgs. | OPT+S | $633.65 | 6,000 | $3,801,905 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-12-03 22:49 | 2018-11-29 | Magloth Christian | Officer - Head of Human Resources | OPT+S | $623.14 | 750 | $467,355 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-29 21:48 | 2018-11-27 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $606.44 | 3,816 | $2,314,163 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-29 21:43 | 2018-11-27 | MAERKI HANS ULRICH | Director | OPT+S | $605.00 | 3,384 | $2,047,320 | 6,887 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-28 19:24 | 2018-11-26 | Kirk Simon | Officer - Head of Product Inspection | OPT+S | $603.67 | 3,357 | $2,026,520 | 1,075 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-27 19:42 | 2018-11-23 | SPOERRY ROBERT F | Director | OPT+S | $600.00 | 2,699 | $1,619,400 | 5,894 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-27 19:32 | 2018-11-23 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $602.82 | 4,000 | $2,411,295 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-21 00:13 | 2018-11-16 | Vadala Shawn | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $597.21 | 449 | $268,148 | 5,150 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-21 00:13 | 2018-11-16 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $598.20 | 2,500 | $1,495,500 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-11-14 22:17 | 2018-11-12 | Kelly Michael A | Director | OPT+S | $603.82 | 2,600 | $1,569,930 | 1,454 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-12 16:48 | 2018-09-10 | SPOERRY ROBERT F | Director | OPT+S | $600.00 | 1,836 | $1,101,600 | 5,587 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-12 16:47 | 2018-09-10 | de la Guerroniere Marc | Officer - Head of Eur & NA Market Orgs. | OPT+S | $600.00 | 740 | $444,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-10 17:25 | 2018-09-06 | Vadala Shawn | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $590.00 | 300 | $177,000 | 5,299 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-10 17:24 | 2018-09-06 | Heidingsfelder Michael | Officer - Head of Industrial | OPT+S | $589.00 | 4,305 | $2,535,645 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-07 17:39 | 2018-09-05 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $586.78 | 2,873 | $1,685,824 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-05 16:42 | 2018-08-31 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $583.50 | 1,000 | $583,500 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-09-04 19:09 | 2018-08-30 | de la Guerroniere Marc | Officer - Head of Eur & NA Market Orgs. | OPT+S | $581.91 | 7,555 | $4,396,365 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-31 17:07 | 2018-08-29 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $579.08 | 2,000 | $1,158,155 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-29 15:43 | 2018-08-27 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $571.50 | 1,000 | $571,500 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-20 16:59 | 2018-08-16 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $570.00 | 500 | $285,000 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-13 16:15 | 2018-08-09 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $585.00 | 500 | $292,500 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-09 14:10 | 2018-08-07 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $587.67 | 1,500 | $881,500 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-08-07 13:10 | 2018-08-03 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $590.07 | 3,000 | $1,770,200 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-11 17:40 | 2018-06-07 | Heidingsfelder Michael | Officer - Head of Industrial | OPT+S | $590.00 | 2,562 | $1,511,580 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-11 17:39 | 2018-06-08 | Chu Wah-Hui | Director | OPT+S | $595.00 | 700 | $416,500 | 2,778 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-08 18:24 | 2018-06-06 | SPOERRY ROBERT F | Director | OPT+S | $582.80 | 5,355 | $3,120,900 | 5,587 | 0.0% |
| 2018-06-08 18:22 | 2018-06-06 | Chu Wah-Hui | Director | OPT+S | $587.83 | 1,150 | $676,000 | 2,778 | 0.0% |
| 2018-05-21 17:09 | 2018-05-17 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $564.73 | 3,372 | $1,904,258 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-05-21 17:08 | 2018-05-17 | Chu Wah-Hui | Director | OPT+S | $566.95 | 2,850 | $1,615,800 | 2,778 | 0.0% |
| 2018-05-16 16:28 | 2018-05-14 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $567.86 | 4,000 | $2,271,420 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-05-14 17:28 | 2018-05-10 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $563.38 | 5,000 | $2,816,895 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-12 19:17 | 2018-03-09 | Rauch Waldemar | Officer - Head of Process Analytics | SELL | $616.72 | 3,568 | $2,200,459 | 0 | -100.0% |
| 2018-03-06 17:20 | 2018-03-02 | Heidingsfelder Michael | Officer - Head of Industrial | OPT+S | $590.39 | 3,000 | $1,771,170 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-03-02 17:37 | 2018-02-28 | Heidingsfelder Michael | Officer - Head of Industrial | OPT+S | $630.58 | 1,400 | $882,810 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-26 18:35 | 2018-02-22 | CONTINO FRANCIS A | Director | OPT+S | $636.02 | 608 | $386,698 | 1,544 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-23 18:03 | 2018-02-21 | SPOERRY ROBERT F | Director | OPT+S | $640.00 | 2,000 | $1,280,000 | 5,587 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-23 18:02 | 2018-02-21 | de la Guerroniere Marc | Officer - Head of Eur & NA Market Orgs. | OPT+S | $640.00 | 3,000 | $1,920,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-20 18:01 | 2018-02-15 | de la Guerroniere Marc | Officer - Head of Eur & NA Market Orgs. | OPT+S | $630.00 | 2,000 | $1,260,000 | 0 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-16 17:25 | 2018-02-14 | SPOERRY ROBERT F | Director | OPT+S | $625.26 | 2,500 | $1,563,142 | 5,587 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-15 22:12 | 2018-02-13 | Rauch Waldemar | Officer - Head of Process Analytics | OPT+S | $614.18 | 4,500 | $2,763,797 | 3,568 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-14 21:01 | 2018-02-12 | Vadala Shawn | Officer - Chief Financial Officer | OPT+S | $605.20 | 300 | $181,560 | 5,299 | 0.0% |
| 2018-02-14 20:57 | 2018-02-12 | DONNELLY WILLIAM P | Officer - Executive Vice President | OPT+S | $612.17 | 10,105 | $6,186,020 | 1,000 | 0.0% |
| 2017-12-01 23:37 | 2017-11-29 | Kirk Simon | Officer - Head of Product Inspection | OPT+S | $629.01 | 4,726 | $2,972,688 | 1,075 | 0.0% |
| 2017-11-29 18:30 | 2017-11-27 | Caratsch Thomas | Officer - Head of Laboratory | OPT+S | $634.44 | 1,333 | $845,709 | 770 | 0.0% |
How to Interpret $MTD Trades
Not every insider transaction in METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/ is a signal for immediate action. Professional investors look for "cluster buying"—when multiple executives simultaneously purchase $MTD shares on the open market. It is crucial to distinguish between scheduled sales (under Rule 10b5-1) and voluntary increases in ownership, which demonstrate management’s true conviction that the stock is undervalued.
Data Source & Accuracy for MTD
Insider activity data for METTLER TOLEDO INTERNATIONAL INC/ is streamed in real-time directly from the SEC EDGAR system. We analyze raw Form 4 filings, filtering out technical adjustments and complex derivative transactions. This provides a transparent view of how ownership structure is evolving in $MTD, allowing you to follow the capital of those with the most intimate knowledge of the company.
UNDERSTANDING THE DATA
FILING DATE: The date and time when the transaction was reported to the SEC. This is when the public first receives the information.
TRADE DATE: The actual day the insider executed the purchase or sale in the market.
INDUSTRY: The specific market sector the company operates in. Useful for identifying broader institutional capital flows across sectors.
OWNED AFTER: The total number of shares held by the insider following the transaction. This highlights the insider's remaining conviction in the company.
CHANGE %: The percentage increase or decrease of the insider's total position. Large percentage changes often carry more weight than the dollar amount alone.
TRADE TYPES DEFINITIONS
BUY: An open market purchase. Typically indicates an insider's belief that the stock is undervalued or poised for growth.
SELL: An open market sale. While often used for diversification or liquidity, large or unexpected sales can be a warning signal.
OPT+S (OPTION EXERCISE & SALE): This occurs when an insider exercises their stock options and sells them immediately. Often part of a structured compensation plan.