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

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

AMETEK declared a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, May 9th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 15th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, June 29th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.77%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The technology company reported $0.78 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $0.72 by $0.06. The technology company earned $1.17 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.12 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 16.21% and a return on equity of 16.64%. The firm's quarterly revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter last year, the company earned $0.61 EPS. 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 updated its second quarter earnings guidance on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The company provided EPS guidance of $0.76 to $0.78 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.77.

11 equities research analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for AMETEK's shares. Their forecasts range from $70.00 to $92.00. On average, they anticipate AMETEK's stock price to reach $81.9091 in the next year. View Analyst Ratings for AMETEK.

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

Media stories about AME stock have been trending somewhat positive recently, according to Accern. The research firm rates the sentiment of news coverage by monitoring more than 20 million blog and news sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of -1 to 1, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a news impact score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave news headlines about the technology company an impact score of 46.66 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days.

AMETEK's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.02%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.32%), Boston Partners (2.27%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.76%), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (1.45%) and Allianz Asset Management GmbH (1.30%). 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 Honeywell International Inc., Select Equity Group L.P., Sei Investments Co., Champlain Investment Partners LLC, JPMorgan Chase & Co., Millennium Management LLC, Echo Street Capital Management LLC and FIL Ltd. 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 acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., The Manufacturers Life Insurance Company, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Principal Financial Group Inc., Principal Financial Group Inc., State of Tennessee Treasury Department, Barclays PLC and Teacher Retirement System of Texas. 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 $73.00.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $16.98 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.