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 Wednesday, February 12th. Shareholders of record on Friday, March 13th will be paid a dividend of $0.18 per share on Tuesday, March 31st. This represents a $0.72 dividend on an annualized basis and a yield of 0.71%. The ex-dividend date is Thursday, March 12th. This is a boost from AMETEK's previous quarterly dividend of $0.14. View AMETEK's Dividend History.

AMETEK announced that its Board of Directors has approved a share repurchase program on Wednesday, February 13th 2019, which allows the company to buyback $500,000,000.00 in outstanding shares, according to EventVestor. This buyback authorization allows the company to reacquire up to 2.8% of its stock through open market purchases. Stock buyback programs are often a sign that the company's leadership believes its stock is undervalued.

AMETEK, Inc. (NYSE:AME) issued its quarterly earnings results on Wednesday, February, 5th. The technology company reported $1.08 EPS for the quarter, beating the consensus estimate of $1.03 by $0.05. The technology company had revenue of $1.30 billion for the quarter, compared to the consensus estimate of $1.34 billion. AMETEK had a return on equity of 20.14% and a net margin of 16.70%. The firm's revenue for the quarter was up 2.6% on a year-over-year basis. During the same quarter in the prior year, the business earned $0.86 EPS. View AMETEK's Earnings History.

AMETEK is scheduled to release their next quarterly earnings announcement on Wednesday, May 6th 2020. View Earnings Estimates for AMETEK.

AMETEK updated its FY20 earnings guidance on Wednesday, February, 5th. The company provided earnings per share (EPS) guidance of $4.24-4.38 for the period, compared to the Thomson Reuters consensus EPS estimate of $4.35.

15 equities research analysts have issued 1 year price targets for AMETEK's shares. Their forecasts range from $95.00 to $125.00. On average, they anticipate AMETEK's stock price to reach $104.36 in the next twelve months. This suggests a possible upside of 3.0% from the stock's current price. View Analyst Price Targets for AMETEK.

15 Wall Street analysts have issued "buy," "hold," and "sell" ratings for AMETEK in the last year. There are currently 4 hold ratings and 11 buy ratings for the stock, resulting in a consensus recommendation of "Buy." View Analyst Ratings for AMETEK.

News headlines about AME stock have trended somewhat positive this week, InfoTrie Sentiment Analysis reports. InfoTrie identifies negative and positive media coverage by reviewing more than six thousand news and blog sources in real-time. The firm ranks coverage of companies on a scale of negative five to positive five, with scores nearest to five being the most favorable. AMETEK earned a coverage optimism score of 2.0 on InfoTrie's scale. They also assigned media 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 effect on the stock's share price in the near future. View News Stories for AMETEK.

AMETEK saw a decrease in short interest in January. As of January 15th, there was short interest totalling 1,980,000 shares, a decrease of 11.6% from the December 31st total of 2,240,000 shares. Based on an average trading volume of 992,200 shares, the days-to-cover ratio is currently 2.0 days. Approximately 0.9% of the shares of the stock are sold short. View AMETEK's Current Options Chain.

Some companies that are related to AMETEK include Acuity Brands (AYI), American Superconductor (AMSC), Belden (BDC), Brady (BRC), Eaton (ETN), Emerson Electric (EMR), Encore Wire (WIRE), EnerSys (ENS), Enphase Energy (ENPH), Franklin Electric (FELE), FuelCell Energy (FCEL), Generac (GNRC), II-VI (IIVI), LSI Industries (LYTS) and Powell Industries (POWL).

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 variety of of institutional and retail investors. Top institutional shareholders include FMR LLC (5.80%), State Street Corp (3.99%), Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA (3.25%), Boston Partners (1.63%), Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (1.52%) and Champlain Investment Partners LLC (1.00%). 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 Victory Capital Management Inc., Renaissance Technologies LLC, Panagora Asset Management Inc., Los Angeles Capital Management & Equity Research Inc., Jennison Associates LLC, Victory Capital Management Inc., Westfield Capital Management Co. LP and Goldman Sachs Group Inc.. 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 FMR LLC, Massachusetts Financial Services Co. MA, Bank of New York Mellon Corp, Marshall Wace North America L.P., FIL Ltd, Waratah Capital Advisors Ltd., Public Employees Retirement Association of Colorado and Marshall Wace LLP. 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 $101.34.

AMETEK has a market capitalization of $23.17 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 18,200 workers across the globe.View Additional Information About AMETEK.