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 Friday, August 3rd. Stockholders of record on Friday, September 14th will be given a dividend of $0.14 per share on Friday, September 28th. This represents a $0.56 annualized dividend and a dividend yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, September 13th. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) posted its earnings results on Tuesday, July, 31st. The technology company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.78 by $0.05. The technology company had revenue of $1.21 billion for the quarter, compared to analyst estimates of $1.19 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 16.65% and a return on equity of 16.94%. The company's revenue was up 13.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same period in the prior year, the business posted $0.65 earnings per share. View AMETEK's Earnings History.

AMETEK is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Thursday, November, 1st 2018. View Earnings Estimates for AMETEK.

AMETEK issued an update on its FY18 earnings guidance on Tuesday, July, 31st. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $3.16-3.20 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus estimate of $3.14. AMETEK also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.76-0.78 EPS.

12 analysts have issued 1 year target prices for AMETEK's stock. Their forecasts range from $77.00 to $93.00. On average, they anticipate AMETEK's stock price to reach $86.1667 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.8% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AMETEK.

12 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AMETEK in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." 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).

News articles about AME stock have trended somewhat positive on Tuesday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern rates the sentiment of news coverage by analyzing more than 20 million news and blog sources. Accern ranks coverage of public companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a media and rumor sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also assigned news stories about the technology company an impact score of 47.31 out of 100, meaning that recent news coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next several days. View Recent Headlines for AMETEK.

AMETEK's stock is owned by a variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional investors include BlackRock Inc. (7.84%), FMR LLC (3.68%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (2.35%), Boston Partners (2.35%), American Century Companies Inc. (1.65%) and Janus Henderson Group PLC (1.50%). 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 Janus Henderson Group PLC, FMR LLC, Jennison Associates LLC, Columbus Circle Investors, American Century Companies Inc., Eagle Asset Management Inc., Russell Investments Group Ltd. and State of Wisconsin Investment Board. 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 bought by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including BlackRock Inc., Millennium Management LLC, Renaissance Technologies LLC, BNP Paribas Arbitrage SA, Epoch Investment Partners Inc., Natixis, AustralianSuper Pty Ltd and Advisors Asset Management Inc.. 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 $77.05.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $17.70 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.