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. Shareholders 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 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.73%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, September 13th. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July, 31st. The technology company reported $0.83 earnings per share (EPS) for the quarter, topping analysts' consensus estimates of $0.78 by $0.05. The technology company earned $1.21 billion during the quarter, compared to analysts' expectations of $1.19 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 16.65% and a return on equity of 16.94%. AMETEK's revenue was up 13.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same period last year, the company earned $0.65 EPS. 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 updated 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 EPS estimate of $3.14. AMETEK also updated its Q3 guidance to $0.76-0.78 EPS.

12 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for AMETEK's shares. 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 12.9% 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 coverage about AME stock has been trending somewhat positive recently, Accern reports. The research group identifies negative and positive media coverage by monitoring more than twenty million blog and news sources. Accern ranks coverage of publicly-traded companies on a scale of negative one to positive one, with scores closest to one being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a news and rumor sentiment score of 0.14 on Accern's scale. They also gave press coverage about the technology company an impact score of 49.50 out of 100, indicating that recent media coverage is somewhat unlikely to have an effect on the stock's share price in the next few days. View Recent Headlines for AMETEK.

AMETEK's stock is owned by a variety of of retail and institutional 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 acquired 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 $76.31.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $17.60 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.