AMETEK Stock Price, News & Analysis (NYSE:AME)

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

AMETEK announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, August 2nd. Investors of record on Monday, September 16th will be paid a dividend of $0.14 per share on Monday, September 30th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a yield of 0.63%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, September 13th. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

AMETEK declared that its board has authorized a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 13th 2019, which permits the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization permits the company to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase programs are generally an indication that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 30th. The technology company reported $1.05 earnings per share for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.02. The technology company earned $1.29 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.32 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 19.27% and a net margin of 16.32%. AMETEK's revenue for the quarter was up 6.7% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the business posted $0.83 earnings per share. View AMETEK's Earnings History.

AMETEK is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, October 31st 2019. View Earnings Estimates for AMETEK.

AMETEK will be holding an earnings conference call on Thursday, October 31st at 12:00 AM Eastern. Interested parties can register for or listen to the call using this link or dial in at Not Available.

AMETEK issued an update on its third quarter earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 30th. The company provided EPS guidance of $1.00 to $1.02 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.01.

13 equities research analysts have issued 12 month target prices for AMETEK's shares. Their predictions range from $79.00 to $101.00. On average, they expect AMETEK's stock price to reach $94.82 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 7.3% 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 1 hold rating and 12 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for AMETEK.

News coverage about AME stock has been trending somewhat positive on Sunday, InfoTrie Sentiment reports. InfoTrie rates the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores closest to five being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a coverage optimism score of 0.8 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned headlines about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the near future. View News Stories for AMETEK.

AMETEK saw a increase in short interest in September. As of September 15th, there was short interest totalling 2,800,000 shares, an increase of 34.0% from the August 15th total of 2,090,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,250,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.2 days. Currently, 1.2% of the shares of the company are sold short. View AMETEK's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to AMETEK include Nidec (NJDCY), Generac (GNRC), Regal Beloit (RBC), Aggreko (ARGKF), XT Energy Group (XTNY), 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 institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID (0.23%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.12%), Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V. (0.10%), CIBC Private Wealth Group LLC (0.10%), Assenagon Asset Management S.A. (0.06%) and Forte Capital LLC ADV (0.04%). Company insiders that own AMETEK stock include Anthony James Conti, 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, Tony J Ciampitti, 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 Robeco Institutional Asset Management B.V., Dudley & Shanley Inc., Capital Investment Services of America Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC, Vigilant Capital Management LLC, Oakbrook Investments LLC, Envestnet Asset Management Inc. and Northstar Asset Management LLC. Company insiders that have sold AMETEK company stock in the last year include Anthony James Conti, David A Zapico, Dennis K Williams, Elizebeth R Varet, Ronald J Oscher, Steven W Kohlhagen, Thomas A Amato, Thomas C Marecic, Thomas M Montgomery, Timothy N Jones, Tony J Ciampitti, 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 Assenagon Asset Management S.A., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Bright Rock Capital Management LLC, Forte Capital LLC ADV, Buffington Mohr McNeal, Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft FI, DNB Asset Management AS and Sumitomo Mitsui DS Asset Management Company Ltd. 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AME stock can currently be purchased for approximately $88.35.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $20.17 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.View Additional Information About AMETEK.

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.