Mettler-Toledo (MTD) came out with quarterly earnings of $8.89 per share, beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $7.61 per share. This compares to earnings of $8.69 per share a year ago. These figures are adjusted for non-recurring items.This quarterly report represents an earnings surprise of 16.82%. A quarter ago, it was expected that this maker of precision instruments would post earnings of $10.32 per share when it actually produced earnings of $9.40, delivering a surprise of -8.91%.Over the last four ...