MTD
Mettler-Toledo · Sep 17, 2026
$1,414.81
Shares
Hold
Fair value $1,239; the price is close to it, 14% over (range $580–$1,513, 4 of 4 models).
How we value it ›Prices as of 2:48 PM ET, Sep 17. Check the live quote before you send an order.
The put
Skip
Skip the put. The money looks good, but MTD swings more than it pays. Want MTD? Buy shares.
If it goes against you: you buy 100 shares at $1400, which after the $3,395 you keep works out to $1,366.05 a share. Below $1,366.05 you are down on the trade. From that day the shares take above is the one that applies.
The order, if you sell it anyway
You get$3,395 (limit about $33.95)
If it fallsBuy 100 shares at $1400
Cash to hold$140,000
Close earlyBuy back at about $33.95 ($3,395)
Chance you buy the sharesabout 42 in 100
ContractMTD Oct 16 $1400 put
ActionSell to open
In your broker app: open the stock → Trade → Options → Sell to open → pick the contract shown here.
Why skip
The put: Oct 16, $1400 strike, 29 days out. Pays $3,395. Roughly a 42-in-100 chance you end up buying the shares.
On paper: 30% a year. That number assumes MTD keeps moving like it did the past two years. Take that away and it is -17% a year. That is why we say skip.
Next earnings Nov 5, after this put ends. We never sell a put across a report.
If you already own 100 shares
Income call
For income on MTD you already hold: sell the Oct 16 $1540 call and take $900 now. If MTD climbs to $1540 by Oct 16, your 100 shares are sold at $1540, so only do it if you're happy selling there.
If it climbs past $1540 your 100 shares are sold at $1540 and you keep the $900. That is the trade working, not a loss.
The call order
ActionSell to open
ContractMTD Oct 16 $1540 call
You get$900 (limit about $9.00)
If it climbsYour 100 shares sell at $1540
Chance your shares are soldabout 16 in 100
After removing the trend-24% a year
First take on MTD. Result Oct 16. See the record
Everyone sees the same card. It is not advice for you personally. You can lose more than you collect.
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