NYSE:AME - AMETEK Stock Price, Forecast & News

AMETEK's stock was trading at $77.25 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 (Coronavirus) reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AME shares have decreased by 8.0% and is now trading at $71.09. View which stocks have been mosted impacted by Coronavirus.

16 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AMETEK in the last year. There are currently 3 hold ratings and 13 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View analyst ratings for AMETEK.

AMETEK is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View our earnings forecast for AMETEK.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) announced its quarterly earnings data on Wednesday, February, 5th. The technology company reported $1.08 earnings per share for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $1.03 by $0.05. The technology company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.34 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 20.14% and a net margin of 16.70%. The company's revenue was up 2.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the firm earned $0.86 EPS. View AMETEK's earnings history.

AMETEK announced a quarterly dividend on Wednesday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.72 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 1.01%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, March 12th. This is a positive change from AMETEK's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. View AMETEK's dividend history.

AMETEK announced that its Board of Directors has authorized a stock buyback plan on Wednesday, February 13th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This repurchase authorization allows the company to repurchase up to 2.8% of its shares through open market purchases. Shares repurchase plans are typically a sign that the company's board believes its shares are undervalued.

AMETEK issued an update on its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.24-4.38 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $4.35.

16 analysts have issued 12-month price objectives for AMETEK's stock. Their forecasts range from $78.00 to $125.00. On average, they anticipate AMETEK's share price to reach $100.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 41.7% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for AMETEK.

Media headlines about AME stock have been trending very negative recently, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm ranks the sentiment of media coverage by monitoring more than six thousand blog and news sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a media sentiment score of -3.3 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned news 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 the latest news aboutAMETEK.

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

AMETEK's stock is owned by a variety of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc. (0.01%). 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, Ruby R Chandy, 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 Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc.. 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, Gretchen W Mcclain, Ronald J Oscher, Ruby R Chandy, Thomas A Amato, Thomas C Marecic, Thomas M Montgomery, Tony J Ciampitti, and William Joseph Burke. View insider buying and selling activity 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 $71.09.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $16.29 billion and generates $5.16 billion in revenue each year. The technology company earns $861.30 million in net income (profit) each year or $4.19 on an earnings per share basis. AMETEK employs 18,100 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.