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 Wednesday, February 13th. Stockholders of record on Friday, March 15th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, March 29th. This represents a $0.56 dividend on an annualized basis and a dividend yield of 0.69%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 14th. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

AMETEK declared that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock repurchase program on Wednesday, February 13th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock repurchase programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its shares are undervalued.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) announced its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, February, 5th. The technology company reported $0.86 earnings per share for the quarter, beating analysts' consensus estimates of $0.84 by $0.02. The technology company had revenue of $1.27 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.26 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 17.72% and a net margin of 16.05%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 11.1% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business earned $0.70 earnings per share. View AMETEK's Earnings History.

AMETEK is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 1st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AMETEK.

AMETEK issued an update on its FY19 earnings guidance on Tuesday, February, 5th. The company provided EPS guidance of $3.95-$4.05 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $3.61. AMETEK also updated its FY 2019 guidance to $3.95-4.05 EPS.

10 analysts have issued 12 month target prices for AMETEK's stock. Their forecasts range from $79.00 to $92.00. On average, they anticipate AMETEK's stock price to reach $87.1111 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.7% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AMETEK.

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

News coverage about AME stock has trended positive recently, InfoTrie reports. The research group identifies negative and positive news coverage by reviewing more than six thousand blog and news sources. The firm ranks coverage of 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 2.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 6.0 out of 10, indicating that recent news coverage is somewhat likely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

Some companies that are related to AMETEK include Nidec (NJDCY), Regal Beloit (RBC), Generac (GNRC), 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), Micron Technology (MU), NVIDIA (NVDA), BlackRock (BLK), Cisco Systems (CSCO), Intel (INTC), Starbucks (SBUX), Applied Materials (AMAT), QUALCOMM (QCOM) and Johnson & Johnson (JNJ).

AMETEK's stock is owned by many different of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include BlackRock Inc. (6.77%), FMR LLC (4.00%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.51%), Boston Partners (2.46%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.91%) and Geode Capital Management LLC (1.28%). 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., Prudential Financial Inc., Eagle Asset Management Inc., Nordea Investment Management AB, D. E. Shaw & Co. Inc., Bank of America Corp DE, Jennison Associates LLC and First Quadrant L P CA. 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 C Marecic, Thomas M Montgomery, 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 Norges Bank, Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund, FMR LLC, Kornitzer Capital Management Inc. KS, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Bank of Nova Scotia, American Century Companies Inc. and Hsbc Holdings PLC. 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 $80.86.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $18.40 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.