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

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

AMETEK announced a quarterly dividend on Monday, November 12th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 7th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, December 21st. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 6th. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) issued its quarterly earnings data on Thursday, November, 1st. The technology company reported $0.82 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.04. The technology company earned $1.19 billion during the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.18 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 17.08% and a net margin of 17.06%. AMETEK's revenue was up 10.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the previous year, the firm earned $0.66 EPS. View AMETEK's Earnings History.

AMETEK is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, February 7th 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AMETEK.

AMETEK updated its fourth quarter 2018 earnings guidance on Thursday, November, 1st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $0.82-0.84 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $0.82. AMETEK also updated its FY 2018 guidance to $3.25-3.27 EPS.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued twelve-month target prices for AMETEK's shares. Their forecasts range from $81.00 to $92.00. On average, they expect AMETEK's share price to reach $87.1818 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 17.9% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AMETEK.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AMETEK in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for AMETEK.

News stories about AME stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to InfoTrie. The research firm rates the sentiment of media coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a media sentiment score of 1.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave media stories about the technology company a news buzz of 7.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is likely to have an impact on the company's share price in the near term.

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

AMETEK's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (7.66%), FMR LLC (3.84%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.38%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.83%), Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.43%) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.42%). Company insiders that own AMETEK stock include Anthony James Conti, David A Zapico, Dennis K Williams, Elizebeth R Varet, Frank S Hermance, Gretchen W Mcclain, James R Malone, 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 BlackRock Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Mitsubishi UFJ Trust & Banking Corp, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., First Trust Advisors LP, Janus Henderson Group PLC, Achmea Investment Management B.V. and Victory Capital Management Inc.. Company insiders that have sold AMETEK company stock in the last year include David A Zapico, Elizebeth R Varet, Gretchen W Mcclain, John Wesley Hardin, Ronald J Oscher, Steven W Kohlhagen, Thomas M Montgomery, William D Eginton and William Joseph Burke. View Insider Buying and Selling for AMETEK.

AME stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including American Century Companies Inc., FMR LLC, Schroder Investment Management Group, Hsbc Holdings PLC, AustralianSuper Pty Ltd, Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Westpac Banking Corp and Bank of Montreal Can. 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 $73.96.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $16.88 billion and generates $4.30 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $681.47 million in net income (profit) each year or $2.61 on an earnings per share basis. AMETEK employs 16,900 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.