NYSE:AMEAMETEK Stock Price, Forecast & News

AMETEK's stock was trading at $77.25 on March 11th, 2020 when COVID-19 reached pandemic status according to the World Health Organization. Since then, AME shares have increased by 15.0% and is now trading at $88.86. View which stocks have been most impacted by Coronavirus.

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.

AMETEK is scheduled to release its next quarterly earnings announcement on Tuesday, August 4th 2020. View our earnings forecast for AMETEK.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, May, 5th. The technology company reported $1.02 EPS for the quarter, topping the Thomson Reuters' consensus estimate of $0.96 by $0.06. The technology company earned $1.20 billion during the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.24 billion. AMETEK had a net margin of 18.48% and a return on equity of 18.77%. The firm's quarterly revenue was down 6.6% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business posted $1.00 earnings per share. View AMETEK's earnings history.

AMETEK announced a quarterly dividend on Thursday, May 7th. Shareholders of record on Friday, June 12th will be given a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, June 30th. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.81%. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Thursday, June 11th. View AMETEK's dividend history.

AMETEK announced that its board has authorized a share buyback program on Wednesday, February 13th 2019, which allows the company to repurchase $500,000,000.00 in 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 programs are often a sign that the company's board of directors believes its shares are undervalued.

AMETEK issued an update on its first quarter 2020 Pre-Market earnings guidance on Thursday, April, 16th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of 1.01-1.04 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus earnings per share estimate of $0.98. The company issued revenue guidance of $1.204-1.204 billion, compared to the consensus revenue estimate of $1.27 billion.

13 equities research analysts have issued 12 month price targets for AMETEK's stock. Their forecasts range from $84.00 to $125.00. On average, they expect AMETEK's share price to reach $100.07 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 12.6% from the stock's current price. View analysts' price targets for AMETEK.

News headlines about AME stock have trended very negative on Monday, InfoTrie reports. The research group rates the sentiment of press coverage by analyzing more than six thousand news and blog 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 coverage optimism score of -3.2 on InfoTrie's scale. They also gave news stories about the technology company a news buzz of 0.0 out of 10, indicating that recent press coverage is extremely unlikely to have an impact on the stock's share price in the next few days. View the latest news about AMETEK.

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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 number of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID (0.23%), Envestnet Asset Management Inc. (0.08%), Forte Capital LLC ADV (0.04%), JLB & Associates Inc. (0.04%), State of Alaska Department of Revenue (0.03%) and DNB Asset Management AS (0.02%). 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 Envestnet Asset Management Inc., Moody National Bank Trust Division, IFM Investors Pty Ltd, Nelson Van Denburg & Campbell Wealth Management Group LLC, JLB & Associates Inc., State of Alaska Department of Revenue, and Capital Investment Services of America Inc.. Company insiders that have sold AMETEK company stock in the last year include Anthony James Conti, Dennis K Williams, Elizebeth R Varet, Gretchen W Mcclain, Ronald J Oscher, Ruby R Chandy, Thomas C Marecic, Thomas M Montgomery, Tony J Ciampitti, and William Joseph Burke. View insider buying and selling activity for AMETEK.

AME stock was acquired by a variety of institutional investors in the last quarter, including Canandaigua National Corp, Diversified Trust Co, Mountain Pacific Investment Advisers Inc. ID, DNB Asset Management AS, Forte Capital LLC ADV, Vigilant Capital Management LLC, and Private Trust Co. NA. 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 $88.86.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $20.39 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.

The official website for AMETEK is 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.