AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Receives $252.33 Consensus Target Price from Analysts

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) has earned an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” from the fourteen analysts that are presently covering the stock, MarketBeat.com reports. Four equities research analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, nine have issued a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month target price among analysts that have issued a report on the stock in the last year is $252.3333.

AME has been the topic of a number of recent analyst reports. DA Davidson reiterated a “buy” rating and issued a $265.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, May 4th. Morgan Stanley increased their price objective on AMETEK from $215.00 to $235.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Thursday, March 12th. Weiss Ratings reiterated a “buy (b)” rating on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, January 21st. Wall Street Zen downgraded AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Finally, Robert W. Baird set a $244.00 price objective on AMETEK in a research report on Friday, May 1st.

AMETEK Trading Up 1.5%

NYSE:AME opened at $224.57 on Friday. The company has a market cap of $51.47 billion, a P/E ratio of 33.92, a P/E/G ratio of 3.10 and a beta of 1.03. The stock’s fifty day moving average price is $225.03 and its two-hundred day moving average price is $216.89. AMETEK has a 1 year low of $174.43 and a 1 year high of $243.18. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.10, a current ratio of 1.14 and a quick ratio of 0.72.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last posted its earnings results on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.90 by $0.07. The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.91 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.63% and a net margin of 20.11%.The business’s quarterly revenue was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.75 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its FY 2026 guidance at 7.940-8.140 EPS and its Q2 2026 guidance at 1.960-2.000 EPS. As a group, analysts expect that AMETEK will post 8.13 EPS for the current year.

AMETEK Dividend Announcement

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Investors of record on Monday, June 15th will be given a $0.34 dividend. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. The ex-dividend date is Monday, June 15th. AMETEK’s dividend payout ratio (DPR) is 20.54%.

Insider Activity

In related news, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 530 shares of the stock in a transaction on Tuesday, March 24th. The stock was sold at an average price of $216.78, for a total value of $114,893.40. Following the sale, the director owned 4,480 shares in the company, valued at approximately $971,174.40. This trade represents a 10.58% decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through the SEC website. Company insiders own 0.54% of the company’s stock.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AMETEK

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently made changes to their positions in AME. Darwin Wealth Management LLC bought a new position in AMETEK in the second quarter valued at $25,000. CoreCap Advisors LLC increased its stake in AMETEK by 84.3% in the fourth quarter. CoreCap Advisors LLC now owns 129 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $26,000 after acquiring an additional 59 shares during the last quarter. MV Capital Management Inc. bought a new position in AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at $28,000. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. increased its stake in AMETEK by 878.6% in the first quarter. Brown Lisle Cummings Inc. now owns 137 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $29,000 after acquiring an additional 123 shares during the last quarter. Finally, BOKF NA increased its stake in AMETEK by 137.7% in the fourth quarter. BOKF NA now owns 145 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $30,000 after acquiring an additional 84 shares during the last quarter. Hedge funds and other institutional investors 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.