AMETEK (AME) Stock Price, News & Analysis

Company Overview

AMETEK, Inc. is a global manufacturer of industrial technology solutions. The company develops and produces advanced analytical, monitoring, testing, and measurement instruments, as well as engineered electromechanical products used in industrial, aerospace, defense, energy, medical, and other specialized markets.

AMETEK operates through two primary business groups: Electronic Instruments and Electromechanical. Its products include process and power monitoring systems, analytical instruments, automation and control technologies, aerospace and defense equipment, precision motion-control systems, motors, thermal-management solutions, engineered materials, and specialty metal products.

The company traces its roots to 1930 and has expanded through the development and acquisition of specialized technology businesses. AMETEK serves customers in North America, Europe, Asia, and other international markets through a broad operating and distribution network. David A. Zapico has served as the company’s chairman and chief executive officer since 2016.

Key Stats

• Today's Range: $234.43 to $247.00
• 50-Day Range: $231.07 to $254.98
• 52-Week Range: $182.87 to $261.16
• Volume: 1.91 million shs
• Average Volume: 1.34 million shs
• Market Capitalization: $54.68 billion
• P/E Ratio: 31.44
• Dividend Yield: 0.57%
• Price Target: $274.41
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy

AMETEK Stock Analysis - MarketRank™

AMETEK scored higher than 94% of companies evaluated by MarketBeat, and ranked 89th out of 591 stocks in the technology sector. Scores are calculated by averaging available category scores, with extra weight given to analysis and valuation.

Analyst's Opinion

• Score: 3.6 / 5
• Analyst Rating: Moderate Buy

Consensus Rating

AMETEK has received a consensus rating of Moderate Buy. The company's average rating score is 2.79, and is based on 1 strong buy rating, 13 buy ratings, 5 hold ratings, and no sell ratings.

Upside Potential

AMETEK has a consensus price target of $274.41, representing about 15.0% upside from its current price of $238.58.

Amount of Analyst Coverage

AMETEK has been the subject of 14 research reports in the past 90 days, demonstrating strong analyst interest in this stock.

Earnings and Valuation

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Proj. Earnings Growth: 13.67%

Earnings Growth

Earnings for AMETEK are expected to grow by 13.67% in the coming year, from $8.41 to $9.56 per share.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. the Market

The P/E ratio of AMETEK is 34.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the market average P/E ratio of about 38.75.

Price to Earnings Ratio vs. Sector

The P/E ratio of AMETEK is 34.88, which means that it is trading at a less expensive P/E ratio than the Technology sector average P/E ratio of about 77.76.

Price to Earnings Growth Ratio

AMETEK has a PEG Ratio of 2.34. PEG Ratios above 1 indicate that a company could be overvalued.

Price to Book Value per Share Ratio

AMETEK has a P/B Ratio of 5.14. P/B Ratios above 3 indicate that a company could be overvalued with respect to its assets and liabilities.

Short Interest

• Score: 3.0 / 5
• Short Interest Level: Healthy

Percentage of Shares Shorted

1.67% of the float of AMETEK has been sold short.

Short Interest Ratio / Days to Cover

AMETEK has a short interest ratio ("days to cover") of 2.48, which is generally considered an acceptable ratio of short interest to trading volume.

Change versus previous month

Short interest in AMETEK has recently increased by 28.61%, indicating that investor sentiment is decreasing significantly.

Dividend

• Score: 2.5 / 5
• Dividend Strength: Moderate

Dividend Yield

AMETEK has a dividend yield of 0.55%, which is in the bottom 25% of all stocks that pay dividends.

Dividend Growth

AMETEK has been increasing its dividend for 6 years.

Dividend Coverage

The dividend payout ratio of AMETEK is 19.88%. This payout ratio is at a healthy, sustainable level, below 75%.

Dividend Sustainability

Based on earnings estimates, AMETEK will have a dividend payout ratio of 14.23% next year. This indicates that AMETEK will be able to sustain or increase its dividend.

News and Social Media

• Score: 4.3 / 5
• News Sentiment: 0.83

News Sentiment

AMETEK has a news sentiment score of 0.83. This score is calculated as an average of sentiment of articles about the company over the last seven days and ranges from 2 (good news) to -2 (bad news). This is a higher news sentiment than the 0.50 average news sentiment score of Technology companies.

News Coverage This Week

MarketBeat has tracked 13 news articles for AMETEK this week, compared to 6 articles on an average week.

Search Interest

12 people have searched for AME on MarketBeat in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 20% compared to the previous 30 days.

MarketBeat Follows

7 people have added AMETEK to their MarketBeat watchlist in the last 30 days. This is an increase of 250% compared to the previous 30 days.

Company Ownership

• Score: 1.4 / 5
• Insider Trading: Selling Shares

Insider Buying vs. Insider Selling

In the past three months, AMETEK insiders have sold more of their company's stock than they have bought. Specifically, they have bought $0.00 in company stock and sold $1,678,432.00 in company stock.

Percentage Held by Insiders

0.54% of the stock of AMETEK is held by insiders.

Percentage Held by Institutions

87.43% of the stock of AMETEK is held by institutions. High institutional ownership can be a signal of strong market trust in this company.

Company Calendar

• Last Earnings: 8/04/2026
• Record date for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Ex-Dividend for 9/30 Dividend: 9/15/2026
• Dividend Payable: 9/30/2026
• Today: 10/22/2026
• Next Earnings (Estimated): 11/03/2026
• Fiscal Year End: 12/31/2026

Industry, Sector and Symbol

• Stock Exchange: NYSE
• Sector: Technology
• Industry: Electronic Equipment, Instruments & Components
• Sub-Industry: Electronic Equipment & Instruments
• Current Symbol: NYSE:AME
• CIK: 1037868
• Web: www.ametek.com
• Phone: (610) 647-2121
• Fax: 215-323-9337
• Employees: 22,500
• Year Founded: 1930

Price Target and Rating

• Average Price Target for AMETEK: $274.41
• High Price Target: $318.00
• Low Price Target: $230.00
• Potential Upside/Downside: +15.0%
• Consensus Rating: Moderate Buy
• Rating Score (0-4): 2.79
• Research Coverage: 19 Analysts

Profitability

• EPS (Trailing Twelve Months): $6.84
• Trailing P/E Ratio: 31.44
• Forward P/E Ratio: 28.37
• P/E Growth: 2.37
• Net Income: $1.48 billion
• Net Margins: 20.04%
• Pretax Margin: 24.25%
• Return on Equity: 16.93%
• Return on Assets: 11.26%

Debt

• Debt-to-Equity Ratio: 0.09
• Current Ratio: 1.21
• Quick Ratio: 0.76

Sales & Book Value

• Annual Sales: $7.40 billion
• Price / Sales: 7.39
• Cash Flow: $8.92 per share
• Price / Cash Flow: 26.76
• Book Value: $46.42 per share
• Price / Book: 5.14

Miscellaneous

• Outstanding Shares: 229,200,000
• Free Float: 227,965,000
• Market Cap: $54.68 billion
• Optionable: Optionable
• Beta: 0.96