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

Shares of AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) have been given a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” by the fourteen brokerages that are presently covering the company, Marketbeat Ratings reports. Three analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, ten have given a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1 year price objective among brokers that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $223.75.

Several research analysts have recently commented on the company. Royal Bank Of Canada boosted their price target on AMETEK from $212.00 to $229.00 and gave the stock an “outperform” rating in a research report on Friday, October 31st. Barclays increased their price target on shares of AMETEK from $205.00 to $210.00 and gave the company an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Wednesday. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Wednesday, October 8th. Mizuho raised their target price on shares of AMETEK from $225.00 to $230.00 and gave the company an “outperform” rating in a research note on Monday, January 5th. Finally, TD Cowen raised AMETEK from a “hold” rating to a “buy” rating and upped their price target for the stock from $180.00 to $230.00 in a research report on Tuesday, December 23rd.

AMETEK Stock Up 0.3%

NYSE:AME opened at $210.59 on Friday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.14, a current ratio of 1.16 and a quick ratio of 0.72. AMETEK has a 1-year low of $145.02 and a 1-year high of $214.60. The company has a 50-day moving average of $200.86 and a 200 day moving average of $190.15. The firm has a market cap of $48.48 billion, a PE ratio of 33.22, a price-to-earnings-growth ratio of 2.77 and a beta of 1.04.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last announced its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October 30th. The technology company reported $1.89 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.76 by $0.13. The firm had revenue of $1.89 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations 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 quarter in the prior year, the company 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, research analysts anticipate that AMETEK will post 7.15 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Friday, December 19th. Shareholders of record on Friday, December 5th were issued a $0.31 dividend. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, December 5th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is currently 19.56%.

Insider Activity at AMETEK

In related news, CEO David A. Zapico sold 88,000 shares of the stock in a transaction that occurred on Tuesday, November 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $196.39, for a total value of $17,282,320.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the chief executive officer directly owned 348,955 shares of the company’s stock, valued at $68,531,272.45. This trade represents a 20.14% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the SEC, which is available through this hyperlink. Also, insider Ronald J. Oscher sold 26,290 shares of the firm’s stock in a transaction on Friday, October 31st. The stock was sold at an average price of $200.05, for a total transaction of $5,259,314.50. Following the completion of the transaction, the insider directly owned 40,226 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $8,047,211.30. This represents a 39.52% decrease in their position. Additional details regarding this sale are available in the official SEC disclosure. In the last three months, insiders have sold 163,378 shares of company stock worth $32,471,654. 0.57% of the stock is owned by insiders.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AMETEK

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently modified their holdings of the company. Vanguard Group Inc. raised its position in AMETEK by 0.7% during the 3rd quarter. Vanguard Group Inc. now owns 27,173,705 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,108,657,000 after buying an additional 176,040 shares during the last quarter. State Street Corp raised its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 1.3% during the third quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,763,684 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,835,573,000 after purchasing an additional 126,381 shares during the last quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC lifted its position in AMETEK by 1.8% during the second quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,794,236 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,044,009,000 after purchasing an additional 104,139 shares during the period. Invesco Ltd. raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 4.9% during the 3rd quarter. Invesco Ltd. now owns 4,463,518 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $839,141,000 after buying an additional 209,043 shares during the last quarter. Finally, Flossbach Von Storch SE lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 0.4% in the 2nd quarter. Flossbach Von Storch SE now owns 3,785,676 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $685,056,000 after buying an additional 15,610 shares during the period. Institutional investors and hedge funds own 87.43% of the company’s stock.

About AMETEK

AMETEK, Inc is a global manufacturer of electronic instruments and electromechanical devices that serves a broad range of industries. Headquartered in Berwyn, Pennsylvania, the company designs and produces precision instruments, electronic measurement devices, specialty sensors, and electric motors and motion control systems. Its product portfolio includes analytical and monitoring instruments, calibration equipment, power supplies, embedded electronics, and industrial motors and drives used for critical applications.

The company operates through two primary business platforms — an electronic instruments group focused on analytical, test and measurement and sensor products, and an electromechanical group that supplies motors, actuators, and related power and motion solutions.