NYSE:AME - AMETEK Stock Price, Forecast & News

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

AMETEK announced a quarterly dividend on Friday, November 8th. Stockholders of record on Friday, December 6th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, December 20th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.56%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, December 5th. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

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

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) released its quarterly earnings results on Thursday, October, 31st. The technology company reported $1.06 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, beating the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $1.01 by $0.05. The technology company earned $1.28 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.28 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 16.63% and a return on equity of 20.04%. The firm's revenue was up 7.0% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the business posted $0.91 EPS. View AMETEK's Earnings History.

AMETEK is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, February 5th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for AMETEK.

AMETEK will be holding an earnings conference call on Wednesday, February 5th 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 updated its fourth quarter earnings guidance on Thursday, October, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $1.01-1.03 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $1.03.

13 analysts have issued 1-year price targets for AMETEK's shares. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $125.00. On average, they expect AMETEK's share price to reach $103.75 in the next year. This suggests a possible upside of 4.2% 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 3 hold ratings and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for AMETEK.

News articles about AME stock have been trending extremely negative this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. The research firm identifies positive and negative media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of -5 to 5, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a media sentiment score of -5.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave press coverage about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, meaning that recent media coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View News Stories for AMETEK.

AMETEK saw a drop in short interest in December. As of December 31st, there was short interest totalling 1,980,000 shares, a drop of 11.6% from the December 15th total of 2,240,000 shares. Based on an average daily trading volume, of 1,000,000 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is presently 2.0 days. Currently, 0.9% of the shares of the company are sold short. View AMETEK's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to AMETEK include Emerson Electric (EMR), Eaton (ETN), Roper Technologies (ROP), Rockwell Automation (ROK), Generac (GNRC), Acuity Brands (AYI), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Regal Beloit (RBC), II-VI (IIVI), EnerSys (ENS), Brady (BRC), Franklin Electric (FELE), Belden (BDC), Vicor (VICR) and Encore Wire (WIRE).

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 a number of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional investors include Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt (0.44%), Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID (0.23%), Davis R M Inc. (0.20%), New York State Teachers Retirement System (0.13%), Strs Ohio (0.12%) and Braun Stacey Associates Inc. (0.07%). 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 Boston Trust Walden Corp, Meag Munich Ergo Kapitalanlagegesellschaft MBH, Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Northstar Asset Management LLC, Zurcher Kantonalbank Zurich Cantonalbank, Davis R M Inc. and IFM Investors Pty Ltd. 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, 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 purchased by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Alecta Pensionsforsakring Omsesidigt, Howard Capital Management, First National Bank of Omaha, Intl Fcstone Inc., Nippon Life Global Investors Americas Inc., Three Peaks Capital Management LLC, UNIVEST FINANCIAL Corp and Tributary Capital Management 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, Robinhood, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AME stock can currently be purchased for approximately $99.57.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $22.76 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.