AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Receives Average Recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from Analysts

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) has been given a consensus recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the thirteen research firms that are currently covering the stock, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Six research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation and seven have issued a buy recommendation on the company. The average 12 month target price among brokers that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $212.00.

A number of research firms have issued reports on AME. Weiss Ratings reissued a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, October 8th. Royal Bank Of Canada lifted their price target on AMETEK from $212.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research note on Friday, October 31st. DA Davidson lifted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $235.00 to $240.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research report on Monday, December 8th. KeyCorp boosted their price objective on AMETEK from $205.00 to $220.00 and gave the company an “overweight” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Finally, Wall Street Zen upgraded shares of AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating in a report on Saturday, November 1st.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider Thomas C. Marecic sold 14,310 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction dated Monday, December 15th. The shares were sold at an average price of $202.11, for a total transaction of $2,892,194.10. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 42,589 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $8,607,662.79. This trade represents a 25.15% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the SEC, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, CEO David A. Zapico sold 28,390 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, December 12th. The shares were sold at an average price of $201.76, for a total value of $5,727,966.40. The SEC filing for this sale provides additional information. In the last 90 days, insiders have sold 156,990 shares of company stock worth $31,161,795. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Trading of AMETEK

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AME. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new stake in AMETEK during the second quarter valued at about $25,000. Bares Capital Management Inc. purchased a new stake in AMETEK during the first quarter valued at approximately $26,000. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. raised its holdings in AMETEK by 628.6% during the 2nd quarter. ST Germain D J Co. Inc. now owns 153 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $28,000 after buying an additional 132 shares during the period. NewSquare Capital LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 129.7% in the 2nd quarter. NewSquare Capital LLC now owns 170 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $31,000 after acquiring an additional 96 shares during the last quarter. Finally, TruNorth Capital Management LLC purchased a new position in shares of AMETEK during the third quarter valued at approximately $31,000. 87.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AMETEK Stock Performance

Shares of AME stock opened at $201.71 on Wednesday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a quick ratio of 0.72 and a current ratio of 1.16. The firm has a market cap of $46.43 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 31.82, a P/E/G ratio of 2.89 and a beta of 1.04. AMETEK has a 52 week low of $145.02 and a 52 week high of $204.43. The firm’s 50-day simple moving average is $193.37 and its two-hundred day simple moving average is $186.47.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last released its earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.76 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.81 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.50% and a return on equity of 16.66%. The company’s revenue was up 10.8% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS. AMETEK has set its Q4 2025 guidance at 1.900-1.950 EPS and its FY 2025 guidance at 7.320-7.370 EPS. As a group, equities analysts forecast that AMETEK will post 7.15 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The company also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Friday, December 19th. Investors of record on Friday, December 5th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date is Friday, December 5th. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s payout ratio is currently 19.56%.

About AMETEK

AMETEK, Inc manufactures and sells electronic instruments and electromechanical devices in the North America, Europe, Asia, and South America, and internationally. The company's EIG segment offers advanced instruments for the process, aerospace, power, and industrial markets; process and analytical instruments for the oil and gas, petrochemical, pharmaceutical, semiconductor, automation, and food and beverage industries; instruments to the laboratory equipment, ultra-precision manufacturing, medical, and test and measurement markets; power quality monitoring and c devices, uninterruptible power supplies, programmable power and electromagnetic compatibility test equipment, and sensors for gas turbines and dashboard instruments; heavy trucks, instrumentation, and controls for the food and beverage industries; and aircraft and engine sensors, power supplies, embedded computing, monitoring, fuel and fluid measurement, and data acquisition systems for aerospace and defense industry.