AMETEK (NYSE:AME) Releases Q3 2026 Earnings Guidance

AMETEK (NYSE:AME) updated its third quarter 2026 earnings guidance on Tuesday. The company provided EPS guidance of 2.080-2.100 for the period, compared to the consensus earnings per share estimate of 2.040. The company issued revenue guidance of -, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $2.0 billion. AMETEK also updated its FY 2026 guidance to 8.200-8.300 EPS.

Wall Street Analysts Forecast Growth

Several research firms recently issued reports on AME. Mizuho set a $270.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Friday, May 1st. Wall Street Zen downgraded AMETEK from a “buy” rating to a “hold” rating in a research report on Sunday, May 10th. Truist Financial raised their target price on AMETEK from $275.00 to $303.00 and gave the stock a “buy” rating in a research note on Thursday, July 2nd. Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $265.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Thursday, June 18th. Finally, DA Davidson reaffirmed a “buy” rating and set a $265.00 price objective on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Monday, May 4th. One research analyst has rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, nine have assigned a Buy rating and five have assigned a Hold rating to the company’s stock. According to data from MarketBeat, the company has a consensus rating of “Moderate Buy” and an average target price of $256.29.

AMETEK Price Performance

AME traded up $1.77 during midday trading on Tuesday, reaching $245.54. 341,646 shares of the company’s stock were exchanged, compared to its average volume of 1,271,125. The business’s 50-day moving average price is $233.95 and its 200 day moving average price is $228.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $56.28 billion, a PE ratio of 37.14, a P/E/G ratio of 3.39 and a beta of 0.98. AMETEK has a 1-year low of $179.24 and a 1-year high of $257.40. 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 issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The technology company reported $2.09 EPS for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.99 by $0.10. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.11% and a return on equity of 16.63%. The firm’s revenue for the quarter was up 15.0% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $1.78 earnings per share. AMETEK has set its Q3 2026 guidance at 2.080-2.100 EPS and its FY 2026 guidance at 8.200-8.300 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that AMETEK will post 8.14 EPS for the current fiscal year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

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

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of large investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in AME. Compound Planning Inc. increased its position in AMETEK by 16.8% in the 4th quarter. Compound Planning Inc. now owns 2,236 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $459,000 after acquiring an additional 321 shares during the period. Corient Private Wealth LLC grew its stake in shares of AMETEK by 18.8% in the fourth quarter. Corient Private Wealth LLC now owns 230,397 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $47,303,000 after acquiring an additional 36,529 shares during the last quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV lifted its position in shares of AMETEK by 6.3% in the 4th quarter. Mercer Global Advisors Inc. ADV now owns 25,291 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $5,541,000 after acquiring an additional 1,504 shares during the period. Vident Advisory LLC boosted its stake in AMETEK by 3.7% in the 4th quarter. Vident Advisory LLC now owns 9,114 shares of the technology company’s stock valued at $1,871,000 after buying an additional 329 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC increased its position in shares of AMETEK by 16.3% during the 4th quarter. Beacon Pointe Advisors LLC now owns 4,136 shares of the technology company’s stock worth $849,000 after purchasing an additional 579 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

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.