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. Stockholders 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 dividend yield of 0.76%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, June 14th. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) announced its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, May, 2nd. The technology company reported $0.78 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' 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 return on equity of 16.64% and a net margin of 16.21%. The company's revenue was up 16.4% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period in the previous year, the company posted $0.61 earnings per share. 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 issued an update on 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 Wall Street analysts have issued 1 year target prices for AMETEK's shares. Their predictions range from $70.00 to $92.00. On average, they expect AMETEK's stock price to reach $81.9091 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 11.1% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Ratings for AMETEK.

11 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AMETEK in the last year. There are currently 1 hold rating and 10 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy."

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 headlines about AME stock have been trending somewhat positive on Monday, Accern Sentiment reports. Accern rates the sentiment of press coverage by monitoring more than twenty million news and blog sources in real time. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to one, with scores nearest to one being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a media sentiment score of 0.11 on Accern's scale. They also gave news coverage about the technology company an impact score of 45.17 out of 100, indicating that recent press coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the company's share price in the immediate future.

AMETEK's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional investors. Top institutional shareholders include Port Capital LLC (0.15%), JLB & Associates Inc. (0.05%), Forte Capital LLC ADV (0.04%), Fjarde AP Fonden Fourth Swedish National Pension Fund (0.03%), Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB (0.03%) and State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.02%). 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 Columbia Partners L L C Investment Management, JLB & Associates Inc., Neville Rodie & Shaw Inc., Capital Investment Services of America Inc., Gateway Investment Advisers LLC and DAVENPORT & Co LLC. 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 Vigilant Capital Management LLC, Xact Kapitalforvaltning AB, State of Alaska Department of Revenue, Port Capital LLC, DnB Asset Management AS, First Citizens Bank & Trust Co., Handelsbanken Fonder AB and IFM Investors Pty 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, Scottrade, Fidelity and Charles Schwab.

One share of AME stock can currently be purchased for approximately $73.70.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $17.07 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.