AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Receives $255.57 Consensus PT from Analysts

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) has been given an average recommendation of “Moderate Buy” by the fifteen ratings firms that are presently covering the firm, MarketBeat Ratings reports. Five research analysts have rated the stock with a hold recommendation, nine have assigned a buy recommendation and one has given a strong buy recommendation to the company. The average 1-year target price among brokerages that have covered the stock in the last year is $255.5714.

Several equities analysts have recently issued reports on AME shares. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $265.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a report on Thursday, June 18th. Wall Street Zen downgraded AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research note on Sunday, May 10th. Citigroup began coverage on AMETEK in a research note on Monday, June 15th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $257.00 target price for the company. Mizuho set a $270.00 price target on AMETEK in a report on Friday, May 1st. Finally, Barclays raised their price target on AMETEK from $220.00 to $230.00 and gave the stock an “equal weight” rating in a research report on Monday, May 4th.

AMETEK Stock Performance

Shares of NYSE:AME opened at $231.86 on Friday. The company has a market capitalization of $53.14 billion, a price-to-earnings ratio of 35.02, a P/E/G ratio of 3.33 and a beta of 0.99. The firm’s 50 day simple moving average is $231.05 and its 200 day simple moving average is $224.99. 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 has a fifty-two week low of $174.43 and a fifty-two week high of $244.71.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) last issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, April 30th. The technology company reported $1.97 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating analysts’ consensus estimates of $1.90 by $0.07. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.11% and a return on equity of 16.63%. The firm had revenue of $1.93 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $1.91 billion. During the same quarter in the previous year, the company earned $1.75 earnings per share. The business’s revenue for the quarter was up 11.3% on a year-over-year basis. 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, sell-side analysts forecast that AMETEK will post 8.13 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The business also recently declared a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Tuesday, June 30th. Shareholders of record on Monday, June 15th were paid a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Monday, June 15th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.6%. AMETEK’s payout ratio is presently 20.54%.

Institutional Investors Weigh In On AMETEK

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the stock. State Street Corp raised its stake in shares of AMETEK by 2.0% in the 4th quarter. State Street Corp now owns 9,956,361 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $2,044,140,000 after purchasing an additional 192,677 shares during the period. Geode Capital Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 0.6% during the fourth quarter. Geode Capital Management LLC now owns 5,891,236 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $1,204,722,000 after buying an additional 37,651 shares in the last quarter. Invesco Ltd. raised its position in AMETEK by 4.9% in 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. Norges Bank acquired a new position in AMETEK during the 4th quarter worth approximately $831,372,000. Finally, Morgan Stanley grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 2.9% during the 4th quarter. Morgan Stanley now owns 3,963,062 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $813,657,000 after acquiring an additional 110,037 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

AMETEK Company Profile

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.