What is Seaport Res Ptn's Estimate for AMETEK Q2 Earnings?

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME - Free Report) - Stock analysts at Seaport Res Ptn cut their Q2 2025 EPS estimates for shares of AMETEK in a report released on Thursday, May 1st. Seaport Res Ptn analyst S. Graham now anticipates that the technology company will post earnings of $1.73 per share for the quarter, down from their previous estimate of $1.75. The consensus estimate for AMETEK's current full-year earnings is $7.15 per share. Seaport Res Ptn also issued estimates for AMETEK's Q3 2025 earnings at $1.75 EPS, Q4 2025 earnings at $1.80 EPS, FY2025 earnings at $7.03 EPS, Q1 2026 earnings at $1.77 EPS, Q2 2026 earnings at $1.81 EPS, Q3 2026 earnings at $1.88 EPS, Q4 2026 earnings at $1.98 EPS and FY2026 earnings at $7.43 EPS.

AMETEK (NYSE:AME - Get Free Report) last released its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, May 1st. The technology company reported $1.75 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.69 by $0.06. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.94% and a net margin of 19.83%. The company had revenue of $1.73 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.74 billion. During the same period in the prior year, the company posted $1.64 EPS. The company's revenue was down .2% compared to the same quarter last year.

Other equities analysts have also issued reports about the stock. StockNews.com lowered shares of AMETEK from a "buy" rating to a "hold" rating in a research report on Friday, April 11th. Robert W. Baird cut their price objective on AMETEK from $200.00 to $197.00 and set a "neutral" rating for the company in a research report on Wednesday, February 5th. BNP Paribas upgraded AMETEK from a "neutral" rating to an "outperform" rating and set a $210.00 target price on the stock in a report on Thursday, January 16th. Truist Financial lowered their target price on AMETEK from $216.00 to $196.00 and set a "buy" rating for the company in a research note on Tuesday, April 8th. Finally, Royal Bank of Canada upped their price target on shares of AMETEK from $194.00 to $201.00 and gave the stock an "outperform" rating in a research report on Friday. One research analyst has rated the stock with a sell rating, four have issued a hold rating, seven have assigned a buy rating and one has assigned a strong buy rating to the company. According to MarketBeat, AMETEK currently has an average rating of "Moderate Buy" and an average price target of $197.20.

AMETEK Stock Performance

AMETEK stock opened at $170.15 on Monday. AMETEK has a 52-week low of $145.02 and a 52-week high of $198.33. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.15, a current ratio of 1.24 and a quick ratio of 0.75. The stock has a fifty day moving average price of $170.16 and a two-hundred day moving average price of $179.49. The firm has a market capitalization of $39.26 billion, a P/E ratio of 28.69, a P/E/G ratio of 2.73 and a beta of 1.12.

Institutional Trading of AMETEK

A number of hedge funds and other institutional investors have recently made changes to their positions in the business. National Bank of Canada FI increased its stake in AMETEK by 17.4% in the 4th quarter. National Bank of Canada FI now owns 142,093 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $25,616,000 after buying an additional 21,009 shares during the last quarter. Everence Capital Management Inc. acquired a new stake in shares of AMETEK in the fourth quarter valued at about $999,000. Czech National Bank boosted its position in AMETEK by 6.3% during the fourth quarter. Czech National Bank now owns 50,153 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $9,041,000 after purchasing an additional 2,987 shares during the last quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. grew its stake in AMETEK by 434.5% in the fourth quarter. Assenagon Asset Management S.A. now owns 541,517 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $97,614,000 after purchasing an additional 440,197 shares in the last quarter. Finally, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank grew its stake in AMETEK by 16.5% in the fourth quarter. Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank now owns 88,898 shares of the technology company's stock valued at $16,025,000 after purchasing an additional 12,584 shares in the last quarter. 87.43% of the stock is currently owned by institutional investors and hedge funds.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In other news, Director Steven W. Kohlhagen sold 1,320 shares of the stock in a transaction on Monday, March 3rd. The shares were sold at an average price of $189.41, for a total transaction of $250,021.20. Following the completion of the sale, the director now owns 22,029 shares of the company's stock, valued at $4,172,512.89. This represents a 5.65 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The sale was disclosed in a legal filing with the Securities & Exchange Commission, which is available at this hyperlink. Also, Director Thomas A. Amato sold 710 shares of the company's stock in a transaction on Thursday, March 27th. The stock was sold at an average price of $176.64, for a total transaction of $125,414.40. Following the completion of the transaction, the director now directly owns 10,560 shares of the company's stock, valued at approximately $1,865,318.40. The trade was a 6.30 % decrease in their ownership of the stock. The disclosure for this sale can be found here. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company's stock.

AMETEK announced that its board has approved a stock repurchase plan on Friday, February 7th that authorizes the company to repurchase $1.25 billion in shares. This repurchase authorization authorizes the technology company to reacquire up to 2.9% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are generally an indication that the company's management believes its stock is undervalued.

AMETEK Increases Dividend

The firm also recently disclosed a quarterly dividend, which was paid on Monday, March 31st. Investors of record on Friday, March 14th were paid a dividend of $0.31 per share. This represents a $1.24 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend was Friday, March 14th. This is an increase from AMETEK's previous quarterly dividend of $0.28. AMETEK's dividend payout ratio (DPR) is presently 20.29%.

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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