Analysts Issue Forecasts for AMETEK's Q3 Earnings (NYSE:AME)

Key Points

• Zacks Research has lowered its Q3 2025 earnings estimate for AMETEK from $1.78 to $1.74 per share, with a full-year consensus estimate of $7.15 per share.
• Institutional investors own approximately 87.43% of AMETEK's stock, indicating strong institutional interest in the company.
• AMETEK has announced a quarterly dividend of $0.31 per share, set to be paid on September 30th, with a current annualized yield of 0.7%.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Zacks Research dropped their Q3 2025 earnings estimates for shares of AMETEK in a note issued to investors on Thursday, August 14th. Zacks Research analyst Team now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $1.74 per share for the quarter, down from their prior forecast of $1.78. The consensus estimate for AMETEK's current full-year earnings is $7.15 per share. Zacks Research also issued estimates for AMETEK's Q4 2025 earnings at $1.87 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.14 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.82 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.97 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $2.03 EPS, FY2026 earnings at $7.70 EPS, Q1 2027 earnings at $1.94 EPS, Q2 2027 earnings at $2.05 EPS and FY2027 earnings at $8.12 EPS.

Other analysts also recently issued reports about the stock. DA Davidson boosted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $210.00 to $215.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a report on Friday, August 1st. Melius Research raised shares of AMETEK to a "hold" rating in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Truist Financial lifted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $196.00 to $200.00 and gave the stock a "buy" rating in a research report on Monday, May 5th. Melius downgraded shares of AMETEK from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating and set a $192.00 target price on the stock. in a research report on Monday, July 14th. Finally, Mizuho lifted their target price on shares of AMETEK from $212.00 to $225.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday, August 1st. One equities research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, five have issued a hold rating and eight have issued a buy rating to the company's stock. According to data from MarketBeat.com, the company has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $208.00.

AMETEK Stock Down 1.9%

NYSE AME opened at $181.21 on Monday. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.63 and a quick ratio of 1.04. The company's 50 day simple moving average is $180.57 and its 200 day simple moving average is $176.89. AMETEK has a 12 month low of $145.02 and a 12 month high of $198.33. The company has a market capitalization of $41.85 billion, a P/E ratio of 29.18, a PEG ratio of 2.61 and a beta of 1.10.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Thursday, July 31st. The technology company reported $1.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.69 by $0.09. AMETEK had a net margin of 20.60% and a return on equity of 16.53%. The business had revenue of $1.78 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.74 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $1.66 EPS. The business's revenue for the quarter was up 2.5% on a year-over-year basis.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

A number of institutional investors and hedge funds have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the stock. DAVENPORT & Co LLC grew its position in AMETEK by 0.8% during the first quarter. DAVENPORT & Co LLC now owns 7,125 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $1,226,000 after purchasing an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. grew its position in AMETEK by 1.0% in the first quarter. Alps Advisors Inc. now owns 6,260 shares of the technology company's stock worth $1,078,000 after acquiring an additional 60 shares in the last quarter. EWA LLC grew its position in AMETEK by 4.9% in the first quarter. EWA LLC now owns 1,382 shares of the technology company's stock worth $238,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC grew its position in AMETEK by 0.3% in the first quarter. Buckhead Capital Management LLC now owns 22,830 shares of the technology company's stock worth $3,930,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. Finally, SouthState Corp grew its position in AMETEK by 47.4% in the second quarter. SouthState Corp now owns 202 shares of the technology company's stock worth $37,000 after acquiring an additional 65 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is owned by hedge funds and other institutional investors.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The business also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Tuesday, September 30th. Investors of record on Monday, September 15th will be given a dividend of $0.31 per share. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Monday, September 15th. This represents a $1.24 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.7%. AMETEK's payout ratio is presently 19.97%.

AMETEK Company Profile

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.

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