NYSE:AME - AMETEK Stock Price, News, & Analysis

AMETEK trades on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) under the ticker symbol "AME."

AMETEK declared a quarterly dividend on Friday, May 10th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 14th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, June 28th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.66%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 13th. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

AMETEK declared that its board has approved a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 13th 2019, which permits the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization permits the company to purchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) released its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, May, 1st. The technology company reported $1.00 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.97 by $0.03. The technology company earned $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 16.14% and a return on equity of 18.56%. AMETEK's quarterly revenue was up 9.8% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.79 EPS. View AMETEK's Earnings History.

AMETEK is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July 30th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AMETEK.

AMETEK updated its second quarter 2019 earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 1st. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.00-1.01 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $1.02. AMETEK also updated its FY19 guidance to $3.98-4.08 EPS.

13 brokerages have issued 1-year target prices for AMETEK's shares. Their predictions range from $79.00 to $101.00. On average, they expect AMETEK's share price to reach $91.6364 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 8.5% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AMETEK.

13 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AMETEK in the last year. There are currently 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for AMETEK.

News articles about AME stock have been trending positive on Saturday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a daily sentiment score of 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 10.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely likely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

Some companies that are related to AMETEK include Nidec (NJDCY), Generac (GNRC), Regal Beloit (RBC), XT Energy Group (XTNY), Aggreko (ARGKF), Franklin Electric (FELE) and American Superconductor (AMSC).

Based on aggregate information from My MarketBeat watchlists, some companies that other AMETEK investors own include CA (CA), Endologix (ELGX), BlackRock (BLK), Chipotle Mexican Grill (CMG), Athabasca Oil (ATH), NIC (EGOV), Micron Technology (MU), Aegean Marine Petroleum Network (ANW), Continental Resources (CLR) and Allergan (AGN).

AMETEK's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.68%), FMR LLC (4.11%), Wellington Management Group LLP (2.90%), Boston Partners (2.15%), American Century Companies Inc. (2.03%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.82%). Company insiders that own AMETEK stock include David A Zapico, Dennis K Williams, Elizebeth R Varet, Frank S Hermance, Gretchen W Mcclain, John Wesley Hardin, Ronald J Oscher, Steven W Kohlhagen, Thomas A Amato, Thomas C Marecic, Thomas M Montgomery, Timothy N Jones, William D Eginton and William Joseph Burke. View Institutional Ownership Trends for AMETEK.

AME stock was sold by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Boston Partners, Select Equity Group L.P., BlackRock Inc., Westfield Capital Management Co. LP, Caisse DE Depot ET Placement DU Quebec, Hsbc Holdings PLC and Assenagon Asset Management S.A.. Company insiders that have sold AMETEK company stock in the last year include David A Zapico, Dennis K Williams, Elizebeth R Varet, Gretchen W Mcclain, John Wesley Hardin, Ronald J Oscher, Steven W Kohlhagen, Thomas A Amato, Thomas C Marecic, Thomas M Montgomery, Timothy N Jones, William D Eginton and William Joseph Burke. View Insider Buying and Selling for AMETEK.

AME stock was purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including JPMorgan Chase & Co., Argent Capital Management LLC, Natixis, Marshall Wace North America L.P., Pictet Asset Management Ltd., Wellington Management Group LLP, The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company and Voya Investment Management LLC. View Insider Buying and Selling for AMETEK.

Shares of AME can be purchased through any online brokerage account. Popular online brokerages with access to the U.S. stock market include Vanguard Brokerage Services, TD Ameritrade, E*TRADE, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AME stock can currently be purchased for approximately $84.49.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $19.25 billion and generates $4.85 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $777.93 million in net income (profit) each year or $3.29 on an earnings per share basis. AMETEK employs 18,200 workers across the globe.

The official website for AMETEK is http://www.ametek.com/.

AMETEK's mailing address is 1100 CASSATT ROAD, BERWYN PA, 19312. The technology company can be reached via phone at 610-647-2121.