NYSE:AME - AMETEK Stock Price, Price Target & More

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

AMETEK announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) released its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The technology company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.72 by $0.06. The technology company had revenue of $1.17 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.12 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 16.64% and a net margin of 16.21%. The company's revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.61 earnings per share. View AMETEK's Earnings History.

AMETEK is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, July, 31st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for AMETEK.

AMETEK issued an update on its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The company provided earnings per share guidance of $0.76 to $0.78 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.77.

11 analysts have issued 1 year price targets for AMETEK's stock. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $92.00. On average, they expect AMETEK's share price to reach $81.9091 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.3% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings 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."

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

News stories about AME stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. Accern identifies negative and positive press coverage by reviewing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a news sentiment score of 0.04 on Accern's scale. They also assigned media stories about the technology company an impact score of 46.93 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the near term.

AMETEK's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Davis R M Inc. (0.22%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.15%), Port Capital LLC (0.15%), Bank of Montreal Can (0.15%), JLB & Associates Inc. (0.05%) and Retirement Systems of Alabama (0.05%). Company insiders that own AMETEK stock include Anthony James Conti, David A Zapico, Dennis K Williams, Elizebeth R Varet, Frank S Hermance, James R Malone, John Wesley Hardin, Ronald J Oscher, Steven W Kohlhagen, 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 Bank of Montreal Can, Hartford Investment Management Co., Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., Columbia Partners L L C Investment Management, JLB & Associates Inc., Retirement Systems of Alabama, LS Investment Advisors LLC and Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc.. Company insiders that have sold AMETEK company stock in the last year include David A Zapico, Elizebeth R Varet, Frank S Hermance, John Wesley Hardin, Ronald J Oscher, Steven W Kohlhagen, Thomas C Marecic, Thomas M Montgomery and William D Eginton. View Insider Buying and Selling for AMETEK.

AME stock was bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Assenagon Asset Management S.A., Fred Alger Management Inc., Municipal Employees Retirement System of Michigan, Davis R M Inc., Vigilant Capital Management LLC, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, State of Alaska Department of Revenue and Port Capital 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 $73.57.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $17.05 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.

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