AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) Receives Average Recommendation of "Moderate Buy" from Brokerages

Key Points

• AMETEK has a “Moderate Buy” consensus rating from 17 analysts, including 11 buys, five holds and one strong buy. The average 12-month price target is $266.69, above the stock’s reported $234.43 opening price.
• The company exceeded quarterly expectations, reporting $2.09 in EPS and $2.04 billion in revenue, up 15% year over year. Management provided Q3 2026 EPS guidance of $2.08–$2.10 and full-year guidance of $8.20–$8.30.
• AMETEK declared a quarterly dividend of $0.34 per share, equivalent to a 0.6% annualized yield. Institutional investors own 87.43% of the stock, while an insider recently sold 6,608 shares.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) has been assigned a consensus rating of "Moderate Buy" from the seventeen analysts that are currently covering the company, MarketBeat reports. Five investment analysts have rated the stock with a hold rating, eleven have given a buy rating and one has issued a strong buy rating on the company. The average 12 month price objective among brokerages that have issued ratings on the stock in the last year is $266.6875.

A number of research analysts recently issued reports on AME shares. Weiss Ratings upgraded AMETEK from a "buy (b-)" rating to a "buy (b)" rating in a research note on Tuesday, August 11th. KeyCorp lifted their price target on shares of AMETEK from $260.00 to $295.00 and gave the company an "overweight" rating in a report on Wednesday, August 5th. Robert W. Baird set a $275.00 price target on shares of AMETEK in a research report on Wednesday, August 5th. TD Cowen reissued a "buy" rating on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Thursday, August 6th. Finally, Rothschild & Co Redburn set a $265.00 target price on shares of AMETEK in a research note on Thursday, June 18th.

AMETEK Trading Up 1.0%

Shares of AMETEK stock opened at $234.43 on Friday. AMETEK has a 1-year low of $179.24 and a 1-year high of $261.16. The company's fifty day simple moving average is $241.45 and its 200-day simple moving average is $232.61. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.09, a current ratio of 1.21 and a quick ratio of 0.76. The stock has a market capitalization of $53.73 billion, a PE ratio of 34.27, a P/E/G ratio of 2.97 and a beta of 0.99.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last released its earnings results on Tuesday, August 4th. The technology company reported $2.09 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.99 by $0.10. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.93% and a net margin of 20.04%.The company had revenue of $2.04 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.95 billion. During the same period in the previous year, the business earned $1.78 earnings per share. AMETEK's quarterly revenue was up 15.0% compared to the same quarter last year. 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 8.32 earnings per share for the current year.

AMETEK Announces Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, September 30th. Stockholders of record on Tuesday, September 15th will be paid a $0.34 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Tuesday, September 15th. This represents a $1.36 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.6%. AMETEK's dividend payout ratio is 19.88%.

Insider Activity

In related news, insider David Hermance sold 6,608 shares of AMETEK stock in a transaction that occurred on Friday, August 7th. The stock was sold at an average price of $254.00, for a total transaction of $1,678,432.00. Following the sale, the insider owned 42,509 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $10,797,286. This trade represents a 13.45% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a document filed with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which can be accessed through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.54% of the company's stock.

Institutional Inflows and Outflows

Hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently added to or reduced their stakes in the business. Anchor Investment Management LLC lifted its holdings in shares of AMETEK by 1,114.9% in the second quarter. Anchor Investment Management LLC now owns 3,025 shares of the technology company's stock worth $732,000 after buying an additional 2,776 shares in the last quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC grew its stake in AMETEK by 15.7% during the second quarter. Sequoia Financial Advisors LLC now owns 9,978 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $2,414,000 after acquiring an additional 1,352 shares in the last quarter. Tidal Investments LLC increased its holdings in AMETEK by 143.6% in the 2nd quarter. Tidal Investments LLC now owns 89,554 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $21,667,000 after acquiring an additional 52,795 shares during the last quarter. National Pension Service lifted its stake in AMETEK by 1.6% in the 2nd quarter. National Pension Service now owns 338,990 shares of the technology company's stock worth $82,015,000 after purchasing an additional 5,382 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Cidel Asset Management Inc. purchased a new stake in AMETEK in the 2nd quarter worth $209,000. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors.

About AMETEK

AMETEK, Inc NYSE: AME is a diversified manufacturer of industrial technology products and solutions. The company develops equipment used to monitor, measure, test, control and analyze processes across a range of industrial and commercial applications.

AMETEK operates through two primary business groups: Electronic Instruments, which provides analytical, monitoring, testing and measurement equipment; and Electromechanical, which supplies automation systems, motors, power systems, aerospace and defense products, engineered materials and other specialized components.

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